In the short story “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, Emily, the protagonist, life changed completely after her father’s death. Emily is forced to enter a completely different lifestyle, one where she finds difficulty adapting to thus, isolating herself from the townspeople. Furthermore, Emily appears to be a troubled woman who is in a great of denial and living in a world where she feels trapped while desperately searching for love. Therefore, let us examine her denial with reality, her isolation, and her journey of searching for love.
After her father's death, Emily became in denial with reality to the point where she kept her father’s corpse in the house for several days exhuming unbearable odors. Men were even sent to her house to …show more content…
Emily is a tragic character because she lived a life in that took a distract turn in which she had to adapt to quickly. Upon her attempt, she never succeeded. Failing to cope with her father's death and her lover’s death ultimately led to her strange actions. Furthermore, Emily nor her actions were never really understood because she was only being observed from the outside by the townspeople so most of what was occurring inside the house or inside her head is unknown. Moreover, Emily became isolated from the town because no one took the time to really understand what she was feeling and immediately pitied her. Lastly, paragraph 26 further reiterates how she was pitied by the town increasing her isolation. The Griersons were a wealthy family who was expected to be at such a level of social status. Due to their high level of social status, they were set apart from anyone who could not relate, like the townspeople. Her life was shaped in such a way by her father to the point where she became isolated from many people later making it difficult for Emily relate to others. For example, it is understood that the house was all that Emily had left. “[P]eople were glad. At last, they could pity Miss Emily. Being left alone, and a pauper, she had become humanized. Now she too would know the old thrill and the old despair of a penny more or less” (67;par. 26). This quote emphasizes the towns’ pity
After her father's death, Emily became in denial with reality to the point where she kept her father’s corpse in the house for several days exhuming unbearable odors. Men were even sent to her house to …show more content…
Emily is a tragic character because she lived a life in that took a distract turn in which she had to adapt to quickly. Upon her attempt, she never succeeded. Failing to cope with her father's death and her lover’s death ultimately led to her strange actions. Furthermore, Emily nor her actions were never really understood because she was only being observed from the outside by the townspeople so most of what was occurring inside the house or inside her head is unknown. Moreover, Emily became isolated from the town because no one took the time to really understand what she was feeling and immediately pitied her. Lastly, paragraph 26 further reiterates how she was pitied by the town increasing her isolation. The Griersons were a wealthy family who was expected to be at such a level of social status. Due to their high level of social status, they were set apart from anyone who could not relate, like the townspeople. Her life was shaped in such a way by her father to the point where she became isolated from many people later making it difficult for Emily relate to others. For example, it is understood that the house was all that Emily had left. “[P]eople were glad. At last, they could pity Miss Emily. Being left alone, and a pauper, she had become humanized. Now she too would know the old thrill and the old despair of a penny more or less” (67;par. 26). This quote emphasizes the towns’ pity