Point of Vieew in a Rose for Emily
Point of View in Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" In William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily," the town of Jefferson is more than just the setting. It is a character with a voice and values, and ultimately it is the narrator. Throughout the story, the reader knows more about the town itself than about Emily Grierson. However, it is through the town's attitudes and the narrative voice of an unnamed townsperson that Emily's character is discovered. The narrator, the voice of the town, knows the life story of Miss Emily Grierson through gossip, speculations, and legends of the town. The story begins at the end, at the funeral of Miss Emily. The narrator, or voice of "our whole town" describes Emily as "a tradition, a duty, and a care" (465-66). The people of the town have their own views about Emily. They attend her funeral for different reasons: "the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument, the women mostly out of curiosity to see the inside of her house" (465). The narrator reflects back on the town's sense of responsibility for Miss Emily, and gives the reader the example of Col. Satoris remitting Emily's taxes in 1894. Throughout the sto
ry, generations change, the need to pacify Miss Emily is gone, and there is an attempt to collect these taxes. However, Emily, now in her sixties, does not allow this to happen. She clings to the corpse for a few days and has an emotional breakdown when they finally take the body away. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**. The townspeople paint a portrait of Miss Emily for the reader. As a group, "we noticed that in the second pillow was the indentation of a head. The town "did not say she was crazy then.
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