In William Faulkner 's fictional short story, "A Rose for Emily" he illustrates Emily Grierson’s struggle to find her own identity in the judgmental society surrounding her. As the story continues, the generations become more modern. The encroaching subjective society tries to overcome Emily’s traditionalist manner, but Emily’s behavior conveys how she surpasses the new generation, and continued her tradition as though she did before. Faulkner’s use of a first person-plural narration potrays Emily Grierson as a mystery, because we never enter Emily’s thoughts. Faulkner leaves the reader with subtle implications, that allows them to make their own interpretations of what they gained from his writing.
As we know, in “Rose for Emily”, Emily is struggling with the loss of her father and the abandonment of the guy she was waiting to marry. Emily’s father crippled her until death, because of the unconditional love her had for her. When he died, she did not want to accept the fact that he was gone, by saying that her father was not dead …show more content…
As we know, the Grierson family was an aristocracy. I believe she stood behind that foundation. In section three, the narrator describes a Sunday afternoon when Emily was spotted with Homer Barron. The narrator states that Emily held her head high as if she demanded the recognition of her dignity as the last Grierson (717). Being that her father was the reason behind her existence, she perhaps felt the pressure to uphold that respect. Another reason I believed Emily valued her father was because she would consistently turned down the tax notice given to her by the city authorities (715). I believe Emily did not accept because she knew their offering was simply charity. Emily was very close to her father, she probably would have known if her father invested money into the town she lived
As we know, in “Rose for Emily”, Emily is struggling with the loss of her father and the abandonment of the guy she was waiting to marry. Emily’s father crippled her until death, because of the unconditional love her had for her. When he died, she did not want to accept the fact that he was gone, by saying that her father was not dead …show more content…
As we know, the Grierson family was an aristocracy. I believe she stood behind that foundation. In section three, the narrator describes a Sunday afternoon when Emily was spotted with Homer Barron. The narrator states that Emily held her head high as if she demanded the recognition of her dignity as the last Grierson (717). Being that her father was the reason behind her existence, she perhaps felt the pressure to uphold that respect. Another reason I believed Emily valued her father was because she would consistently turned down the tax notice given to her by the city authorities (715). I believe Emily did not accept because she knew their offering was simply charity. Emily was very close to her father, she probably would have known if her father invested money into the town she lived