Symbolism In A Rose For Emily Essay

In this short story Faulkner uses symbolism which has a deeper meaning, some vague and some symbolism bold. For one example of symbolism in “A Rose for Emily” is the title itself, the rose is a symbol of love. Emily’s father was at one time the most respected man in town, Emily grew up with prestige, he left Emily practically penniless. The Grierson family home, passed down from Emily’s father to his daughter, was once a southern grand lively home. The house, the rose and Emily herself are all symbolic of Emily’s inner state, her love, and the old south. William Faulkner uses the house as a symbol of Emily’s inner state and the power of the society in which she lives. The house passed down from Emily’s father to his daughter was once a southern grand lively home built just after the Civil War “…an eyesore among eyesores” (Faulkner 451). Miss Emily’s house was once the talk of the town, “It was a big squarish frame house that had once been white, decorated with cupolas and spires …show more content…
Rejecting modern ideas and standing firm on the agreement tat her taxes will be forgiven due to the favor, her father did for the town by lending money years ago. She feels the agreement will carry on and she will not by paying any taxes on the family home. Buying arsenic and poisoning her boyfriend and placing him in her bed like a “rose” tucked away in a memory book. The house had begun to have a foul odor and reeked of decomposition, no one investigated. The towns people would simply try to cover the foul smell up by breaking in the house and try to get rid of the smell. The line that the towns people sprinkle around the house symbolizes an attempt to cover up the love and the secrets the town has hidden in that generation. The symbolism in this literature piece uses multiple symbols, allowing the reader to interpret the story in various