Emily Grierson could be thought of as a freak during her time period. Why would she do the things she did and act as innocent as she did? William Faulkner from New Albany, Mississippi wrote “A Rose For Emily” to show historical standpoints between the north and the south in the 30’s. As women try to break away from the social contracts placed on them, they fight to fix old ways to gain freedom. Emily Grierson has her own ways of fixing things. She is gifted with the ability to play things off very well. As if nothing in the world could change her ways, people of the town showed great respect for Ms. Grierson. In “A Rose for Emily” she could be described as a traditional old lady that seemed possessive of times with very rigid ways.
Mr. Grierson never really lets Emily grow into the person she could have become. She was confined to her house for nearly thirty years. After living in confinement for thirty years Ms. Emily’s …show more content…
In the 1930’s women are not allowed to work and are forced to stay home instead. She lives in a little town of Jefferson and according to Academia, “Emily’s house was one of the finest houses then in Jefferson and the house was well-cared, but soon the house became “an eyesore” (Academia 3). She could be found at home working on her Chinese fine art skills that could otherwise be seen as a lost skill. The Griersons were well known “ Alive, Miss Emily had been a tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town” “A Rose for Emily 1”. They had a Negro that worked for them at the time he never spoke to anyone but did the things that he was told to do and got back out of the Grierson's house. Traditions that lasts a lifetime now would be let down due to issues that arose in other places. She maintains high standards throughout the majority of life until her father died. Once he passed away, her rate of mortality decreased
Mr. Grierson never really lets Emily grow into the person she could have become. She was confined to her house for nearly thirty years. After living in confinement for thirty years Ms. Emily’s …show more content…
In the 1930’s women are not allowed to work and are forced to stay home instead. She lives in a little town of Jefferson and according to Academia, “Emily’s house was one of the finest houses then in Jefferson and the house was well-cared, but soon the house became “an eyesore” (Academia 3). She could be found at home working on her Chinese fine art skills that could otherwise be seen as a lost skill. The Griersons were well known “ Alive, Miss Emily had been a tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town” “A Rose for Emily 1”. They had a Negro that worked for them at the time he never spoke to anyone but did the things that he was told to do and got back out of the Grierson's house. Traditions that lasts a lifetime now would be let down due to issues that arose in other places. She maintains high standards throughout the majority of life until her father died. Once he passed away, her rate of mortality decreased