a rose for emily
'A Rose for Emily' came out in 1930. To some readers this horror story is the most 'gothic' that Faulkner ever wrote as a writer. But if horror is all he/she gets from the story then that person is missing the meaning of the story. 'A Rose for Emily' is told by a nameless narrator(first person) describing the life of a pathetic women, Emily representing a figure from the past. Her life is shaped by her fathers repression, in effect taking away her opportunity to love and driving her mad in the process as she tries to cling to the present.Miss Emily is unlucky by being the daughter of a dominating father. This father being proud of the Crierson name, undoubtly thinks that any young man no matter who he is, is unworthy of his daughter. These selfish beliefs and views are successful in getting rid of any young men that did try. This in turn confines Emily into the beliefs of the past and relying only on her father(mother long dead) for a family. Actually Miss Emily does possess some 'aristocratic' traits. She has great independence and dosen't go with the bureaucratic rules and regulations. This in turn gets some admiration from the people of Jefferson(the town) as it is 'digging' into the future. But then Mr. Crierson died and all
That was hard to pick up though the first time through. The Town had thought he just wasn't the marring type, but Emily buying poison was a foreshadow of things to come. Another was the smell from the house. Miss Emily is unlucky by being the daughter of a dominating father. A week later they had left for back home. The metaphor the town used was 'she would have to cling to that which had robbed her, as people will'. We know this by the imagery given by the long strand of iron-gray hair(color of Emily), which the town people found next to Homer in bed. This story is clearly a statement about the effect of the past on the present and the responsibility that follows the findings of this effect. This father being proud of the Crierson name, undoubtly thinks that any young man no matter who he is, is unworthy of his daughter. Faulkners use of foreshadowing by inciting our anticipation is well put in the story. ' I do not know, what reason did Quentin have? Under gods heaven what reason did he have? It cant be simply to flout and hurt me. Her life is shaped by her fathers repression, in effect taking away her opportunity to love and driving her mad in the process as she tries to cling to the present. The day after that she bought rat poison , and two days later a neighbor saw Homer get let in by Tobe her servent.
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