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    watching the video of the compass rose activity, I can now prepare for future lessons. First, I reviewed the content information over the compass rose and I seemed to do a decent job of covering the necessary…

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    William Faulkner once said, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” In “A Rose for Emily”, Faulkner resurrects an old southern lady named Emily Grierson to recreate a biography covering over seventy years and her utmost life highlights. He paints a story embedded with rose motifs, contrasts, and questions of moral worth within his short story’s few pages. Just as Miss Emily painted her teacups to be symbolic of her being a lady, Faulkner decorates Emily as a tragic heroine in remembrance…

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    incorporates a full story. The story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner wrote in 1931, has both of these things with a dark twist. Although most of Faulkner’s stories are unique such as “As I lay Dying” (1930) and “Sanctuary” (1931), the one that stands out the most to me is “A Rose for Emily”. Within this story, the two themes that are really emphasized would be death and change and it is easily seen how each theme progressed with the story. What makes “A Rose for Emily” unique is the…

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    develop ‘A Rose for Emily’ was his use of an unnamed narrator whose relationship to Emily and whose role in the life of the town is somewhat uncertain. Still, the reader cannot help but be curious by the way in which the narrator tells the story of Miss Emily. Faulkner constantly uses the word “we" to describe the feelings of the townspeople and their suspicions of Miss Emily. In this essay, the effect of this narrative style will be examined through close textual analysis. In ‘A Rose for…

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    In “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, several aspects of Emily’s life drive her to different extremes. Her actions throughout the story are heavily influenced by her surroundings. Emily lives a small, southern town set in the early 1900’s after the civil war. The traditional culture of this area and her town compels her to do certain things. The setting is a significant part of the story because it influences the main characters actions and contributes to the plot. “A Rose for Emily” takes…

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    Emotions can lead to despair, for instance, “A Rose for Emily” demonstrates the desperation found when sharing human connection. The writing occurs during the era of the American Revolution and the fall of embraced Southern roots; therefore, “by creating the character of Emily Grierson, a southern woman tortured by the traditional patriarchy of her environment and forbidden love, Faulkner expresses his pity and love for his birthplace, as well as nostalgia for the past” (Hsu, Wang 87). This…

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    A Rose for Emily: An Analysis of Theme, Imagery and Symbolism A Rose for Emily is a prime example of the many themes of southern gothic literature. The story demonstrates not only the elements of southern gothic but the similarities of southern gothic and basic gothic literature such as Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein. The author’s story is thus made interesting and catches a reader attention with its non-chronological telling and dialogue. Through the use of imagery and symbolism the author gets his…

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    William Faulkner, the writer of the short story “A Rose for Emily” was a traditional southern man who liked to use symbolism of his characters to relate to the downfall of the south. Throughout my analysis, the trend of the South running itself into the ground from thinking they were so high up and the South never allowing themselves to explore different opportunities because they only knew what they were taught, appears. He uses these particular themes and puts them into symbols by using Emily…

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    William Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily is about Jefferson, Mississippi during the post-Civil War era. It focuses on the life of Emily Grierson and the conflict Emily has with her father, the townspeople, and Homer Barron. In this story, Faulkner explains the emergence of the industrialized South and how the old agrarian South resists transition to the more modern, industrialized world. A Rose for Emily is narrated by the townspeople who look back on the life and death of Emily Grierson and the…

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    ose For Emily” is an interesting story. “A Rose For Emily” is a short story written by William Faulkner. The story documents Emily’s life and how the town has reacted to Emily’s life. The story takes place in the South and documents how Emily has resisted change. Faulkner is often compared to Hemingway due to the fact that they were rivals. Faulkner is a shy but egotistical while Hemingway is extroverted but humble. Faulkner likes to have a complex style while Hemingway likes to have a simple…

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