Summary:
In the story, "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, the protagonist Miss Emily was introduced at her funeral. Faulkner tells about how well known she was with her vintage lifestyle by saying that the whole town was at the funeral. He then uses a flashback to show Miss Emily at a younger age. He tells us about the power that her family had, her father and his death, the servant, the arsenic that was bought, how the town thought she was crazy and Homer Barron.
Analysis:
Throughout the story "A Rose for Emily", William Faulkner uses the death of Miss Emily's father and the death of Homer Barron to symbolize the change that was happening to not only her life with her loosing two important people but also loosing the vintage lifestyle
In the story, "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, the protagonist Miss Emily was introduced at her funeral. Faulkner tells about how well known she was with her vintage lifestyle by saying that the whole town was at the funeral. He then uses a flashback to show Miss Emily at a younger age. He tells us about the power that her family had, her father and his death, the servant, the arsenic that was bought, how the town thought she was crazy and Homer Barron.
Analysis:
Throughout the story "A Rose for Emily", William Faulkner uses the death of Miss Emily's father and the death of Homer Barron to symbolize the change that was happening to not only her life with her loosing two important people but also loosing the vintage lifestyle