William Faulkner’s, “A Rose for Emily”, is a southern gothic short story divided into five separate sections. Faulkner’s story extends over several decades and entails a series of flashbacks. In the first section, the narrator shares how the entire town attends Emily Grierson’s funeral. The funeral is located in Emily’s home, which no outsider has visited for more than ten years. Emily’s house was once-elegant, which means now the house is dated and from a lost era. The town’s former mayor, Colonel Sartoris, had suspended Emily’s tax responsibilities after her father’s death. Overtime, new officials come into position and make ineffective attempts to get Emily to recommence payments. Emily protests informing the officials that Colonel
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Emily Grierson tries to preserve tradition in the aspect of extensive, radical change. The town of Jefferson attempts to embrace a modern future, however, it possesses part of the past. Emily Grierson home is faded, along with the news of the town cemetery where unidentified Civil War soldiers have been buried. Emily represents tradition; she continues to stay the same over the years in spite of her shifting community. Emily signifies the traditions that the townspeople desire to value and respect. Conversely, she is also an inconvenience and completely removed from the outside world. Emily is stubborn when it comes to tradition; she even refuses to have numbers attached to the side of her house once Jefferson obtains an up-to-date mail service. Ultimately, she is distant from reality and strongly believes time is …show more content…
Death prevails throughout the short story, the narrator mentions Emily’s death at the beginning of the story. Furthermore, Emily’s is considered to be “death-haunted life to the foundering of tradition in the face of modern changes” (Faulkner ---). Death always triumphs, no matter how many attempts to control it. The narrator suggest Emily is similar to a drowned women, she as is a pale figure, looking as if she was left in the water too long. Additionally, her figure is considered to be small and similar to a spare skeleton. Emily symbolizes an emblem of the Deep-rooted South, a lady with morals and charm that embodies the outdated sensibilities of the Griersons. The death of the long-standing social order is inevitable, despite the efforts to stay true to
Emily Grierson tries to preserve tradition in the aspect of extensive, radical change. The town of Jefferson attempts to embrace a modern future, however, it possesses part of the past. Emily Grierson home is faded, along with the news of the town cemetery where unidentified Civil War soldiers have been buried. Emily represents tradition; she continues to stay the same over the years in spite of her shifting community. Emily signifies the traditions that the townspeople desire to value and respect. Conversely, she is also an inconvenience and completely removed from the outside world. Emily is stubborn when it comes to tradition; she even refuses to have numbers attached to the side of her house once Jefferson obtains an up-to-date mail service. Ultimately, she is distant from reality and strongly believes time is …show more content…
Death prevails throughout the short story, the narrator mentions Emily’s death at the beginning of the story. Furthermore, Emily’s is considered to be “death-haunted life to the foundering of tradition in the face of modern changes” (Faulkner ---). Death always triumphs, no matter how many attempts to control it. The narrator suggest Emily is similar to a drowned women, she as is a pale figure, looking as if she was left in the water too long. Additionally, her figure is considered to be small and similar to a spare skeleton. Emily symbolizes an emblem of the Deep-rooted South, a lady with morals and charm that embodies the outdated sensibilities of the Griersons. The death of the long-standing social order is inevitable, despite the efforts to stay true to