A rose for emily
William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" has been interpreted in many different ways. Most of these rely solely on hints found within the story. I believe that his life can also help one analyze this story. By knowing that Faulkner's strongest influence was his independent mother, one can guess that Miss Emily Grierson's character was based partly on Maud Falkner. William Cuthbert Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi on September 25, 1897. His family moved to Oxford, Mississippi when Faulkner was five years old (Larinde). His parents were Murry and Maud Falkner (Zane 2). Faulkner added the "u" to his last name on his Royal Air Force application for unknown reasons (5). Faulkner's great-grandfather, Colonel William C. Falkner had moved from Tennessee to the Mississippi Delta in 1841. The Colonel was a Civil War hero, plantation owner, railroad builder, and even a writer (Larinde). Faulkner's grandfather and father were both respected, though not wealthy. They were also both alcoholics. Faulkner and his father never had a very good relationship. He and his mother, though, were very close. Maud gave him his love of art and literature. She influenced Faulkner more than anyone else with her strong independence (Zane 3-
There are several clues within the story that could possibly lead a reader to this conclusion. William Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily" is an intriguing story of a lady who gets away with murder in the South around the turn of the century. When she continues to live, no one gives a second thought as to what the poison was really for. However, I enjoy thinking that Miss Emily Grierson was cunning enough to use the stereotype of a lady that the men and women in Jefferson forced her into against them. Fetterley believes that within her patriarchal society, Emily suffers the most injury from being forced into the position of a "lady". When Homer Barron tried to escape from her world into the new world, Emily murdered him to keep him in the past with her (2). The men do this rather than acting in a way that is considered unbecoming of a gentlemen. She tells them to go ask him if they do not believe her. The women instantly assume that Emily will use it to commit suicide because her suitor, Homer Barron, has abandoned her. She refuses to be criticized by the town when she gallivants around with Homer Barron.
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