Neglect, Poverty, and Stubbornness
William Faulkner's, "A Rose for Emily", is a detailed and exciting tale of a small town, southern woman, whose funeral draws the attention of her entire community. Through his vivid and descriptive use of words, Faulkner takes us down a road of similarity to show the past and present of two interesting pieces of history: Miss Emily Grierson and her house. They both show signs of poverty and neglect, as well as very evident stubbornness. Traditionally, when most think of the word "poverty" and neglect, what comes to mind are scenes of children in third-world countries without food, clothing, or shelter. Miss Emily doesn't fall into that specific catagory of poverty. She could be considered however, poverty stricken in mind and certainly neglected. She has little family, her mother isn't mentioned in the story, and her father has what seems to be complete control over his daughter, not allowing her to live her life. So, it doesn't come as a surprise that she would want to hold on to Homer Barron, her "husband", forever. She had been without such happiness her whole life, that when she found him, she wasn't going to let go of him, so he could desert her and leave her alone. Seeing som
lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumps. Granted, she was told that her father had loaned the town some money and as a way to pay him back, their taxes were remitted. Also, like her father, Miss Emily possessed an unrelenting outlook toward life, and she refused to change, which made her quite headstrong. A house that stood by her, had similiar qualities, and at times acted as her only friend. Gold around the house was tarnished and a staircase was mounted into a descending darkness. Most people can at times be stubborn. Her stubbornness applied to everything. She refused to hear that she had to pay taxes. Her leather furniture was cracked and a layer of dust covered it. In ending, the similar illustrations of house and occupant relate a common unattractive presence of neglect and poverty, with some stubbornness. Faulkner's use of such beautiful words makes the house seem like something wonderful to look at.
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