A Rose For Emily And The Cask Of Amontillado Analysis

The debate between A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner and The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe and been well presented both teams had accurate information to prove whose character was more disturbing than the others. A Rose for Emily is about a character who kills her husband and sleeps with him till her death. As for The Cask of Amontillado this short story is about a friend who gets out of control and kills his friend however, he plans the murder and finds the best way to have his friend suffer. The team representing The Cask of Amontillado had won the debate because, they had more knowledge about characterization, symbolism, and motives that Montresors is a more disturbed and sinister character than Emily in the story A Rose for …show more content…
One reason being is that in A Cask of Amontillado the symbol is the family motto. One statement that is brought up during the debate is “Nemo me impune lacessit” (Gabrielle Hanlon). This is symbol because the meaning of the statement is, “No one insults me without getting back at you and I’m not punished for it” (Gabrielle Hanlon). In A Rose for Emily it is talked about that the rose symbolizes her love for Homer. Gabrielle Hanlon talks about how in the short story it states, “she was robbed of love.” This is what drove Emily to commit the crime that she had. It is just disturbing to think that in The Cask of Amontillado, Montresors his moto is to have revenge on …show more content…
Those representing The Cask of Amontillado could have stated that it may be unclear to say what type of disorder Montresors has, it could quite possibly be an anger issue. As it says in the short story, “He is an ignoramus” meaning he is a stupid person since Fortunato had insulted him, this had pushed Montresors over the edge and made him feel the need to have revenge. In the story, it doesn’t exactly tell the reader how Fortunato offended Montresors, however when reading the story, the reader can assume the author is talking about Masonry. “Montresors pulls out a trowel” (Gabrielle Hanlon). The trowel is a weapon that is used for stone work. This relates back to the story later when Montresors is building a stone wall to bury Fortunato. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and how an organized killer may act. They are extremely intelligent of what their plan is going to be. They are aware of every little thought out detail and know the plan inside and out. The murder will catch the victim off guard and lead them to a new location, where he will then commit the murder (Lisa Limon). In the Cask of Amontillado Montresors is a more sinister character because he takes the time to plan the murder down to every little detail. Whereas in A Rose for Emily, Emily did take time to plan the murder although Montresors planned the murder to every little detail. The team