A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner

While one of the most traditional interpretations of “A Rose for Emily” is the variety of meanings for the “rose” presented in the title and how the “rose” fits in with the story. Laura Getty states in her article many varied perspectives that many could ponder when identifying what the

The Rose for Emily also contains multiple literary devices; such as, symbolism, the aged house Emily lives in shows her isolation, she does not leave that much, because she is hiding a terrible secret in the upstairs room. Emily only wanted a home, she could call her own and grow old with someone she loved in, which she thought was Home Barron but tragically he died and stored his body in the upstairs room, this is the reason why her house was smelling so horrible. The townspeople had to sprinkle lime on her lawn to terminate the smell. The reader is to think that she killed him because she loved him and wanted the control that she never had, because her father abused her and he was all she had before he died, so she wanted to always have Barron.

The first symbol, found in "A Rose for Emily", is the house where Emily and her father live. This house is at one time a beautiful home to Emily and her father. During that time, the house symbolizes prosperity, family, and happiness. Unfortunately, the house does not stay a positive symbol forever. Emily 's father dies and the only people that continue to live in the house is Emily and one servant. Emily does not take care of her beautiful home any longer. The house is no longer appealing. It slowly becomes rundown and is symbol of despair and grief. Emily uses the house to alienate herself from the rest of society. She comes out of her alienation when she meets a man that she likes. His name is Homer Barron and she dreams of one day sharing her home with him. However, Homer does not agree with the ideas of Emily and tries to leave her. Emily is not fond of his choice to flee her, so she murders him. She uses the house to hold him like a trophy in a room. The house that was thought of as a positive place in the

The Rose is a symbol of Love. According to, StudyMode “the love is a symbol for love. In the story, Homer is the ‘rose’ or love for Emily.” A rose usually symbolizes love. Homer Barron is the love of her life. “What was left of him, rotted… second pillow was the indentation of a head.” (stated Faulkner1219). The rose also represents Secrecy. StudyMode declares, “The rose stands for Emily’s secrets; that Homer is her ‘rose’ that she loved and kept to herself even after his body was decaying.” Homer was her love and not even death can tear them apart. “What was left of him… had become inextricable from the bed in which he lay… second pillow was the indentation of a head.” (Faulkner1219).

Not Just Any Rose Throughout the story, “A Rose for Emily”, William Faulkner interprets his story by its meaning and characterization through its symbolism. He uses characterization to show Emily lost state in mind and her passion to find and keep love. The following story represents the eager Emily

Symbolism can be defined as a figure, character, or object that is used to represent complex or abstract ideas. By expressing an idea in the form of an image, the reader can visualize the concept more concretely. The old expression, “a picture is worth a thousand words,” applies to symbolism

Tracy Lancaster English 132 S.Higgins July,06 2009 In William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily," the symbolism shows more about the character than is detailed by the author. Authors generally use symbolism as a way to represent the intangible qualities of the characters, places, and events in their work. Symbolism helps to indicate several things in a story. In "A Rose for Emily" Faulkner uses symbolism to define and characterize Emily Grierson. There are many symbols in this story each one has a special meaning to be determined by the reader. Therefore each time the story is read it can take on a new form, which will make this story lasts for generations to come The title "A Rose for Emily" holds a lot of symbolism in itself. When

Throughout many stories, they all have one main subject in common. They all use symbolization to gain the attention of the audience. In the novel, “A Rose for Emily,” has many different types of symbolizations throughout the novel.

An important symbol in the short story, “A Rose for Emily,” was the house Emily was inherited by her father. Faulkner uses the house to represent how death affects the life of a Emily. The house is an important symbol, because Faulkner used it to to show Emily herself physically, emotionally, and also used to represent her refusal to

A Rose for Emily is a short story that is written by William Faulkner and comprises of several symbols. One of the symbols used by the scholar is of Emily’s house. It is the house that Emily has shared with her father since she was young. At the beginning “the house is vibrant, with its clean and fresh white walls as well as full of life” (Joseph and Faulkner 4). It reflects Emily’s state as a young girl who is pure but also full of dreams of what she aspires to be and have in her life. It is relevant and adds depth to the story because as years pass by a house becomes more rugged and lived in. Just as there are noticeable changes to the state of the house, Emily's life and outlook also shift. It is evident when later on while she is older, she grows mad and murders her fiancé.

Rose for Emily by William Faulkner represents a tradition dominant woman who refuses to compel to death throughout her life. The narrator who is one of the town people or probably her neighbor, since he knows the details regarding the city gossip on Emily. He is at the same Emily’s age or slightly younger as he describes her life since she was in thirties. The narrater likenes Emily as fallen monument. He establishes a symbol of a powerful woman as a monument. People usually build monument for their ancestors after their death to recall them as a symbol of defeat death. However, Emily attempts to defeat the death in her life, builds her monument, and once she dies she falls down especially when people recognize her secrets. The narrator

Symbolism uses an object to convey an underlying idea in a story. These objects, known as symbols, represent ideas or qualities that the author wants to include indirectly. It relies upon the reader to analyze the meaning of these symbols and to evaluate their significance within the story. These ideas and qualities provide a deeper meaning to the story as it adds to the plot and gives the story emotional meaning. In William Faulkner’s, “A Rose for Emily,” symbolism is used to supplement the story and to allow deeper insight to be made.

The Old Gothic South of “A Rose for Emily” William Faulkner’s short story, “A Rose for Emily,” setting is in the fictional Mississippi town of Jefferson. Events in this short story take place in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. The description of the setting in the story helps the reader depict

In the story “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner talks about a woman whom many thought was a monument, others thought she was an outsider. Emily lived in her own world and loved in her own way. In the story, there were a couple meaningful moments that I thought helped boost the dramatic interest of the story. The first part that was meaningful for me was when Emily’s father died. It really caught my attention when Emily said her father was not dead. The narrator says, “We did not say she was crazy then. We believed she had to do that.” (34), at this moment the author is boosting the dramatic interest in the story by saying that they didn’t think she was crazy “yet”. The other meaningful moment in the story was when Emily when to the store to buy arsenic, “She will kill herself” (35), the whole town thought about her actions. This is a meaningful moment because the author is trying to show the mental problems Emily had in her head, but the author wasn’t talking about depression problem. A main conflict in “A rose for Emily” is between Emily and herself, Emily has an immoral way of caring for her loved ones. First, not recognizing the fact that her father was dead, and keeping him dead in her house for 3 days. Then killing her lover and leaving him dead in her bedroom until she died. Emily probably feared that Homer was to leave her like her father did, or she heard what the towns people were saying, “…he was not a marrying man.” (35). In her head, the only way to keep

A Rose for Emily a short story by William Faulkner focus on Emily appears and mental breakdown following her death of her father. Emily Grierson has trouble letting go of the past and time itself, but we all know