For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her

The room is like a “tomb furnished as … a bridal” (86) suite. Among the items found in this room is the toiletry set and clothes that Emily bought for Homer some forty years earlier. But the most disturbing thing that the townspeople find, is a man’s body that had “apparently once lain in the attitude of an embrace… [and next to him is a] second pillow [with] the indention of a head… [and] a long strand of iron-gray hair” (86). It is difficult for any person who is of sound mind and body to be able to understand why and how Emily could live all these years, not only alone in that house with a dead body, but sleeping in the same bed with it. However, if the reader considers this behavior along with Emily’s actions over the next forty years; he or she can see that Emily’s reality is not the reality of a sane person.…

Abduction On November 20, 2015 I was abducted by aliens. Luckily, I was not harmed just very frightened. They were all purple with one eye and one antennae on their head. I was surrounded by them and they told me that I needed to give them all of the information I could on one of many topics. Depending on the information I provided them, they will choose to either let Earth join them or destroy Earth, so I wanted to be sure I provided them with the most knowledge I could. I decided to inform…

Jane moved to a new house with her husband while dealing with depression. John was her absolute everything. She rarely did anything without him and anything she needed, John was on task. However, shortly after their arrival, John’s company became less and less. At times in the day, Jane would speak of needing John or him being away and it was uncertain how long he would be gone. Jane was use to John taking care of her. He did things that were unnecessary and also did things for her she did not…

We have all known an ‘Emily Grierson’ at one point or another in our lives. We have all known someone who seems to think they are too important or too good to even be seen with someone that they think is a lesser to them. Someone who would rather sit alone, than make conversation with anyone they think will hurt their image. The ‘Emily Grierson’s’ in our world think that their human worth is defined by their status. We have words to describe people who think and act this way; arrogant, snob,…

In the story Emily lived with her father who was known as a greedy and powerful man. His scary nature is seen in a scene from the standpoint of the town her father demand her with his rules and kept her away from living a normal life. She wanted to date boys just like any other girl, but her father didn’t allow her to date because no one is good enough for Emily. Later in the story it is obvious that her father’s selfishness had a strong consequence on his daughter. He wanted to keep her for…

“A Rose for Emily” Faulkner’s story of a daughter who was born into wealth in the deep South, “A Rose for Emily” leaves the reader with the impression that no one will ever know if the meaning of the story directly relates to the motive for the murder of Homer Barron. Faulkner’s use of first person plural narration, left the reader in suspense with a need to be the detective in the case of the noble women who murdered her lover. Since Tobe, the servant, ran off as soon as Miss Emily passed, he…

story "A Rose for Emily", the author, William Faulkner, portrays Emily as a mysterious older lady, which is unusual. In most people 's idea of an older woman, everyone knows what is going on with her; she talks about her grandchildren and pays her bills. Emily Grierson was not like that at all. She was, in fact, the complete opposite. She was traditional, stubborn, overly adoring over subjects that could easily be solved a different way. Emily Grierson lives in traditional ways. She felt that as…

For one, she lived alone with Toby her manservant and combination of a chef and gardener. Emily herself goes through very traumatic and life changing events. For one she grew up in a house where she had no freedom and was abused by her father. A man who had a tight control on her and her life. A man who never lets Emily leave the house on her own. He might have been experiencing fear of sharing her with the rest of the world, but ultimately this lead to her isolation. She also couldn’t be left…

W.W. Jacobs and “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner both detail the tragedy of loss and how one reacts to it. Tragedy is an ever-present occurrence in life and death is often a cause of it, that is the main issue of both texts. Both stories go on to teach us that letting go is necessary for both the living and dead. Those that bring us the most grief when they die are the ones that we love dearly in “The Monkey’s Paw” it is the White family’s only son and in “A Rose for Emily” it is the…

In this story the author Faulkner uses Emily and her house as a symbol of the old South. In this story Emily’s house and how the people in town treat her is resembling the past and the South. Her house used to be on the best street in the town and the house itself used to be decorated extravagantly. Now it is an industrial area with gas stations and buildings are all around it and the house is out of place just like the South's old values are out of place in this changing society. The house …