The character element is important in any piece of literature because the story would cease to make sense or even serve a purpose if it does not obtain any characteristics or element to further the plot of the story. In the short story “A Rose for Emily”, Emily’s character development only changes superficially and instead the trait that describes her character is her inability to change because of her relationship with her father. The townspeople witness and claimed “We did not say she was crazy then. We believed she had to do that. The townspeople have always believed that the Griersons thought too highly of themselves because the townspeople witness “We remembered all the young men her father had driven away, and we knew that with nothing
