Part One of Red Rose and Pink Lips

How can someone pursue a personal desire if they spent their life trying to conform? Alden Nowlan’s short story, “The Glass Roses” explores this through the protagonist, Stephen. Stephen’s personal desire to feel accepted conflicts with his feeling of having to become like the pulp cutters because he is not mentally or physically ready to fit in with grown men. This results in Chris finding a way to become his own person. Stephen’s journey to pursue his personal desire is shown through setting, character development, and symbolism.

Ava purposely lowered her head, pretending to stare at her stubby fingers, acting as if she was oblivious to them. Making every effort to avoid drawing attention to herself. But, her eyebrows knitted together in a crease as she carefully looked out from beneath her

Katie's bottom lip trembled. I can't help this! I wish I could just be normal! I never asked for this!

One of the largest cultural revolutions in history occurred after the American Civil War, completely changing the lives of those who lived in the southern United States. Despite the improvements to society these revolutions bring, some people will reject these changes by clinging to their outdated ideologies. In his short story “A Rose for Emily,” William Faulkner focuses on the life and death of Miss Emily Grierson, an aging woman who loathes all forms of change. Throughout the story, Faulkner presents Miss Grierson as the last person to embrace the antebellum culture through her rejection of posantbellum changes, references to antebellum society, and description of the town’s thoughts and feelings toward Miss Grierson. Each time Miss Grierson faces changes, she refuses to accept them, reinforcing the idea that she rejects modern ideas and retraction from reality. When the city asks Miss Grierson to pay taxes, she quickly dismisses the city’s patient pleas by telling the council at her house, “See Colonel Sartoris. I have no taxes in Jefferson” (section I, paragraph 12). She commands the council to see a deceased mayor, reinforcing Miss Grierson’s detachment from the present. Later, Miss Grierson solely refuses to allow the post office to “fasten the metal numbers above her door and attach a mailbox” when the town receives free mail service. Since she is accustomed to the antebellum society and cannot adjust to postbellum improvements, she rejects the new mail system. After

“I’m not staring, I’m admiring. “Edward said, still looking across the cafeteria at her. Lexi had long brown hair and dark brown eyes the color of dark chocolate. She usually had her hair in a ponytail or a braid. Today

She then took to snapchat to apologize to her fans saying, "Hi Missouri, sorry I couldn't finish the set last night, was having too much anxiety and couldn't finish it."

She froze midsentence, trapped in her own loop of thought thanks to that grotesque imagery she had of me and Ariana being together. I assumed she had finally croaked out on us and was about to suggest playing the crucial game of ‘Not It’ to help determine who the poor fool who would be required to remove the body, clean up the mess from the closing bowel movement and tell everyone from the rest of the staff to the officers to her family what happened, but within a blink of an eye she lit up like a little kid who received a shiny quarter from grandpa on the family’s monthly visit to their grandparent’s house.

Walking out of the bathroom, she picked up the sweater she’d worn yesterday, and slipped it on, gently pulling her long blonde hair out from underneath the back of the sweater.

before i take you up to meet everyone" the excitement in her voice made her accent a bit stronger. She could tell already that

    As if on cue, The doors to the dining room swung open, in the doorway stood Hailey, long black hair done up like Daenerys Targaryen. (https://img0.etsystatic.com/033/1/5606146/il_570xN.523270416_ip9r.jpg

    Next in proper tantrum fashion, she threw herself to the ground and quietly tapped her feet against the ground. Though she was meant to be freaking out she didn’t want any of her family members to see this!

Miss Emily is a mysterious character in “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner. She is the protagonist in this work. Emily used to be a vibrant and hopeful young woman, but something has changed with her. She had plenty of potential suitors, but her father rejected them all. After her father’s death, she is devastated and lonely. It is almost as if she is depressed, but then she meets homer Barron, a foreman from the north. They spend a lot of time together and the town certainly notices. The town talks about these two and it spreads around like wildfire. One day, Homer is seen going into Miss Emily’s house and he is never seen again. Loss can affect anyone and it certainly affects Miss Emily. Miss Emily’s psychological resilience to anything remotely traumatic is very low. She has a very high for need to get love from anyone. Miss Emily is a dynamic character; her mind and body both change throughout the story, but they are very slight changes that someone rarely notices at first.

In “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner written in 1930. The story of woman that inability to move on. The struggle between the past and the future threatens to rip the present to pieces. And this tension is apparent in this story's symbols of inability to move on; the house, the taxes and mail box, and the refusal to acknowledge death Reason 1: The Grierson house is built 1870s and house used to be one of the nicest houses on the street. She refuses to update her house.

Xion Zayas adjusted the scarf she was wearing, making sure to cover up her neck as much as possible; she could feel the autumn breeze nipping at her skin.

A Rose for Emily is a story that deals with a women’s sentimental illness caused by isolation. Emily Grierson looses her moral compass, and her trace of reality, her inability to be loved, her desire to be considered as someone important, was never accomplished. The author shows plans of development; using characterization, symbolism, and setting. This is a very symbolic and animatic story. William Faulkner points out his views of empathy towards Emily in the story when he illustrates that Emily had an emotional abusive upbringing with her father. In addition, we see the historical fiction and setting which reflects the racist times that was given in the past. A Rose of Emily is also a symbol of a gothic, and horror