Emily’s Rose “A Rose for Emily,” written by William Faulkner takes place in a post-Civil War town with dirt roads and dusty air, which adds a sense of an old feel of an old town. Emily being cold like an old statue that never changes, but only ages with time. Her man servant, Toby, is the only one who really saw Miss Emily as she was very ill and reclusive at the end of her life. The author uses elements of foreshadowing to convey to the reader, both young and old, Miss Emily Grierson is pushed to her limits by her controlling father while patiently waiting on her rose to arrive and ultimately dies old and alone, never escaping the dusty walls of her father’s old house. First, Emily’s struggle with the loss of her father leads to an emotional