1. Rose
As we all know, roses stand for love. But in A Rose for Emily by offering a rose for Emily, the author is paying his sympathy and respects to Emily. As William Faulkner put it, Emily is an unfortunate woman. When she was young and beautiful, she lived in a tower built by her dominating, stubborn father. It wasted her most beautiful age as a woman. After her father’s death, with the collapse of the powerful tower, Emily did not know what to do and how to live on, so she refused to admit her father’s death. We can see this point from the original edition: the day after his death all the ladies prepared to call at the house and offer condolence and aid, as is our custom. Miss Emily met them at the door, dressed as usual and with no trace …show more content…
He is a foreman of the project of paving the sidewalks. He brings machines to the south. He has newfangled views, such as to be an unmarrying man. “Pretty soon he knew everybody in town, whenever you heard a lot of laughing anywhere about the square, Homer Barron would be in the center of the group.” It shows that the persons in the Jefferson town like him, or even welcome him. These persons of the south listen to a Yankee and make him the center of their group. So we can say that the town can accept the new things from the north. What about Miss Emily? She fell in love with this Yankee and even wanted to marry him. But finally “the north” abandoned “the south”. Miss Emily, a southern aristocratic woman; Homer Barron, a Yankee; the conflicts between them can be seen as the conflicts between the south and the north. The south is known for being traditional, and the north is known for being very adaptable to change. Homer Barron was from the north and also represented “the next generation” with its more modern ideas. He has a short relation with Miss Emily and he thinks it normal. But for Miss Emily, it seems to be unbelievable and unacceptable. In A Rose for Emily, Emily murdered Homer Barron and lived with his body for many years. In some sense, she conquered time. Can we say the south conquered the north whatever method it used? Through this ending, we can infer the author’s attitude towards the south. He has a very complex feeling towards the south, his hometown. He is connected with the south and hates it meanwhile. He doesn’t like what the north has brought, either. With Emily’s death, we can say William Faulkner admits the south’s death
As we all know, roses stand for love. But in A Rose for Emily by offering a rose for Emily, the author is paying his sympathy and respects to Emily. As William Faulkner put it, Emily is an unfortunate woman. When she was young and beautiful, she lived in a tower built by her dominating, stubborn father. It wasted her most beautiful age as a woman. After her father’s death, with the collapse of the powerful tower, Emily did not know what to do and how to live on, so she refused to admit her father’s death. We can see this point from the original edition: the day after his death all the ladies prepared to call at the house and offer condolence and aid, as is our custom. Miss Emily met them at the door, dressed as usual and with no trace …show more content…
He is a foreman of the project of paving the sidewalks. He brings machines to the south. He has newfangled views, such as to be an unmarrying man. “Pretty soon he knew everybody in town, whenever you heard a lot of laughing anywhere about the square, Homer Barron would be in the center of the group.” It shows that the persons in the Jefferson town like him, or even welcome him. These persons of the south listen to a Yankee and make him the center of their group. So we can say that the town can accept the new things from the north. What about Miss Emily? She fell in love with this Yankee and even wanted to marry him. But finally “the north” abandoned “the south”. Miss Emily, a southern aristocratic woman; Homer Barron, a Yankee; the conflicts between them can be seen as the conflicts between the south and the north. The south is known for being traditional, and the north is known for being very adaptable to change. Homer Barron was from the north and also represented “the next generation” with its more modern ideas. He has a short relation with Miss Emily and he thinks it normal. But for Miss Emily, it seems to be unbelievable and unacceptable. In A Rose for Emily, Emily murdered Homer Barron and lived with his body for many years. In some sense, she conquered time. Can we say the south conquered the north whatever method it used? Through this ending, we can infer the author’s attitude towards the south. He has a very complex feeling towards the south, his hometown. He is connected with the south and hates it meanwhile. He doesn’t like what the north has brought, either. With Emily’s death, we can say William Faulkner admits the south’s death