Emily Kuhlman's Childhood

The narrator seems unable to establish direct contact with Emily, either in the recovery center or their home life. The narrator notes how Emily grew slowly more distant and emotionally unresponsive. Emily returned home frail, distant, and rigid, with little appetite. Each time Emily returned, she was forced to reintegrate into the changing fabric of the household. Clearly, Emily and the narrator have been absent from each other’s lives during significant portions of Emily’s development. After so much absence, the narrator intensifies her attempts to show Emily affection, but these attempts are rebuffed, coming too late to prevent Emily’s withdrawal from her family and the world. Although Emily is now at home with the narrator, the sense of absence continues even in the present moment of the story. Emily, the narrator’s central

Madness and desperation can motivate some of the most extreme actions of individuals. For instance, when faced with a loneliness she was forced into by her overprotective father, Miss Emily Grierson in “A Rose for Emily” struggles to cope with a changing environment after his death. Her mental deterioration even culminates into the murder of her significant other Homer Barron to keep him from leaving her as well. In his story, William Faulkner foreshadows Miss Emily’s mental instability from the very beginning with specific hints. Some of those tactics are portrayed in the description of Miss Emily’s family history, the words and actions of the community, and her inability to distinguish between the past and the present.

Emily was kept confined from all that surrounded her. Her father had given the town folks a large amount of money which caused Emily and her father to feel superior to others. “Grierson’s held themselves a little too high for what they really were” (Faulkner). Emily’s attitude had developed as a stuck-up and stubborn girl and her father was to blame for this attitude. Emily was a normal

Emily’s upbringing is plagued with difficulties. She is the first-born of a young mother and the eldest of five brothers and sisters. As a baby, she is

I believe that the cat was the only thing that showed her love and attention. Her only son, had a family of his own, her grandchildren were older now, and she felt like she was not important to them anymore, and the children?s mother was involved with the baby. By bringing the cat, she felt like she would not be lonely. The reader can also tell that the woman is extremely prejudice. She refers to the black child as a ?cute little pickaninny? and a nigger.

Although the mother may have been trying to help Emily, the mother should have tried to take care of Emily better instead of sending her off as the only solution. One of the other effects of her mother’s unavoidable neglect is Emily’s failure to be on the same pace as her peers in class. She is at a state of illiteracy that is uncommon for her age at the time which may be a result from staying at home instead of going to class to take care of the household. In addition to the mother’s neglect, having a sister who was the ideal poster child may have caused self confidence problems as she grew older being the odd one out in the family. Emily’s mother should have made sure she was able to take care of Emily first before deciding to give birth to another child. What the mother thought would be the best option for Emily had a more clear negative effect on Emily after she grew older still not having any clear direction in her life.

Emily experienced many hardships in her early childhood. Emily spent a good portion of her day and even years in the presence of people who were not her mother. These people were harsh and did not appreciate Emily as her mother did (McMichael 1847). There were even times when Emily would come up with stories so that she would not have to go to nursery school where the children and students were mean (McMichael 1847). Some of these years were spent away from her mother. The clinic, that was advised for little Emily to attend, was one of these places spend away from home. The clinic where “‘They don’t like you to love anybody here’” (McMichael 1849). All of the places Emily was placed in so that her mother could make it, the sitters

Emily Fisher was born into a decent self sufficient, upper middle class family. She lived a normal life. As she entered high school,she had many friends, a supportive family, and a seemingly loving boyfriend. One day her boyfriend asked her if she wanted to go to a party with drugs and alcohol present; although, Emily was reluctant on going. She decided to go anyways because she thought she would be in the presence of her protecting boyfriend. After they arrived at the party, her boyfriend quickly vanished into the crowd, returning with a drink in his hand, offering it to her. Emily did not want to drink alcohol so she politely declined his offer. He somehow talked her into drinking the beverage. Due to peer pressure she drank the beverage. After about 30 minutes she started to feel weak and her vision started to blur, she did not feel like herself. Emily tried to quickly find her boyfriend before her vision blurred completely. Emily passed out. She had faint memories of someone on top of her in a bedroom that she could not recognize. Once she came to her senses she was completely naked in a public place getting arrested for public nudity. The police officer took her to a mental hospital after she reported seeing strange things and hearing noises in her head . Later she found out that was the onset to schizophrenia. The traumatic event she just endured triggered the neurotransmitters in her brain to emit too much dopamine in her brain causing her to develop Schizophrenia,

I am a self-proclaimed “cat person.” I can’t imagine my two cats being homeless. Nonetheless, have them fend for themselves. Will they be able to survive? How would they fend for themselves? Randy’s stories of Sunshine, Noel, Sota and Penn, to name a few, has profoundly touched me. The way Randy gained the pack’s trust and the patience it took Randy to establish a bond between them is admirable. The bond between Sunshine and Randy took patience, determination and trust. His keen understanding of a dog’s temperament has solidifies these stories for me. Also, Sunshine’s story prompted me to think about a feral cat I had befriended as a teenager. I named her “Mewsette.” In homage to an animated character Judy Garland portrayed in “Gay Pur-ee.”

Shortly after, the family is about to set off for Florida. After a brief conversation, Bailey forbids his mother from bringing the cat along for the ride. Once again, the Author expresses her view of her self-absorbed, callous mother through the grandmother. Going against her son’s orders, she decides to bring the cat anyways, for fear it may miss her too much or, in a freak accident, asphyxiate itself on on the gas burners. An utterly selfish action for nothing more than getting what she wants, just because she wants it. This action would prove to be disastrous in the end, showing the self destructive behavior of a woman unfit to be called a “mother” by O’Connor.

“All of Aunt Emily’s words, all her papers, the telegrams and petitions, are like scratchings in the barnyard, the evidence of much activity, scaly claws hard at work. But what good do they do, I do not know-those little black typewritten

The narrator was not a very maternally loving mother to Emily. "The old man living in the back once said in his gentle way: `You should smile at Emily more when you look at her'" (200). Unlike the mom's portrayed in the 1950's, the narrator could not

Emily is angry and resentful. She is angry at her mother and blames her for her life and the way she has turned out. Her mother has always put her down and constantly tell her that she was

“A Rose for Emily” is a Southern Gothic short story written by William Faulkner. The main character, Miss Emily Grierson, has a story and personality that can be analyzed from many different viewpoints. Focusing more on the psychological perspective, Miss Emily is very erratic and idiosyncratic in behavior. She isolates herself in her home and locks up her house to prevent anyone from coming in. Her home hides many secrets, but the one that stands out the most is the corpse of Homer Barron, Miss Emily’s lover. For years, Miss Emily has lived and slept with the corpse, which was unknown for many years by all the townspeople. After this is discovered, Miss Emily’s mental health and stability became the main topic of interest to both the townspeople and the readers of this story.

In responding to Emily’s statement that her file “Says it all”, First, I would acknowledge that I am aware she has been receiving treatment for several years. among psychiatric disorders (Be izario, 2017). Some of the questions I would ask is, how long she has been feeling this way. Does she feel like hurting herself, how many hours of sleep do you get, do you have unintentional weight loss or gain, during the last month have you often been bothered by having little While expressing the fact that although her file may contain detailed information with her past treatment, I would like to hear from her on what she thinks her problem is. Explaining to her after we identify her current concerns we can work on mutually define goals to achieve measurable outcomes. After by giving me a detailed description of what she feel is her current problem will allow me to better help her and give me a better understanding of who she is. I would also ask Emily what she