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Paper Abstract: Setting, character, point of view, symbolism & theme of short story. Paper Introduction: A Rose for Emily William Faulkner's short story, "A Rose for Emily," was his first nationally published short story. The tale appeared in 1930, based on fears and rumors regarding an aristocratic woman who lived in his hometown, Oxford, Mississippi. The aristocratic Miss Mary Neilson married Captain Jack Hume, a Yankee foreman of a street-paving crew, over her family's protests. The couple had a happy marriage and lived to a ripe old age. According to John B. Cullen, one of Faulkner's neighbors, "A Rose for Emily" was created from the townspeoples' dire predictions of what could happen if Miss Neilson married the charming Yankee (Kirszner & Mandell 76-77). The purpose of this paper is to explore the details of setting, character, point of view, symbol, and theme in "A Rose for Emily." Text of the Paper: The entire text of the paper is shown below. However, the text is somewhat scrambled. We want to give you as much information as we possibly can about our papers and essays, but we cannot give them away for free. In the text below you will find that while disordered, many of the phrases are essentially intact. From this text you will be able to get a solid sense of the writing style, the concepts addressed, and the sources used in the research paper. The word repetitiously moves deeper into the reader'sawareness. Theme Two possible themes emerge in "A Rose for Emily"--conflict betweenthe old southern values and the new values and a woman's desperation forlove. . The couple had a happy marriage and lived to a ripe old age.According to John B. will youaccuse a lady to her face of smelling bad?" (79). Fort Worth, TX: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1991.----------------------- 3 The tale appeared in 193 , based onfears and rumors regarding an aristocratic woman who lived in his hometown,Oxford, Mississippi. Only in a small southern town of this era could a woman vanquish thecity authorities with flat repeated statements of denial, "I have no taxesin Jefferson . . . These two ideas actually inter-relate, as in the Old South womenwere totally dependent on men and survived by falling in love and marryingwealthy plantation owners. Otherwise Emily could not have chased them away so easily. He does all the marketing so that years may elapsewithout her leaving the house. Character In their discussion of character, Kirszner and Mandell distinguishbetween round and flat characters and dynamic and static characters. He told his drinking companions that he was not a marrying man.This trait provides the "last straw" for Miss Emily. The Negro man, an obedient cook and gardener, provides for Emily'spractical needs. These two themes beautifully intertwine, tying together the variousthreads of the story. The story reads as if several of thetownspeople tell it together, randomly rambling about the varioushappenings surrounding Emily, her history, and her death. He is her last hope.She is getting older, and her father had run off all previous suitors yearsago. Faulkner skillfully uses this image and associated heavyfragrances to set a mood and tie in with the place of odor in the story.In an interesting play on the word "rose" used in another meaning --"afaint, dust rose sluggishly about their thighs" and "They rose when sheentered" (78). Although he does not say so, one imaginesthe bedroom to be filled with dead flowers, as well. Cullen, one of Faulkner's neighbors, "A Rose forEmily" was created from the townspeoples' dire predictions of what couldhappen if Miss Neilson married the charming Yankee (Kirszner & Mandell 76-77). The city officials still feel some conflict invalues. A rose usually denotes love, and this word's prominent place in thestory title clues the reader that love is going to be an important aspectof this story. The aristocratic Miss Mary Neilson married CaptainJack Hume, a Yankee foreman of a street-paving crew, over her family'sprotests. . Emilyis a complex, well-developed major character who is static. See Colonel Sartoris (Colonel Sartoris had been dead almost tenyears)" (78). " . Symbol Faulkner uses several universal symbols that would conventionally beunderstood by most Western readers--the rose, a skull and crossbones, and awatch. Miss Emily lives in the past and cannot see thattimes have changed. . The informal first person narrative allows the readerto draw his own conclusions from the seemingly random facts related in thetelling of the story. In this first view of Emily, the watch is partly hidden under thewaistband of her skirt, though its ticking can be heard by the cityofficials in the room. Only in a small southern town of that era could she havevanquished the authorities thirty years before when a suspicious odor aroseabout her house soon after her sweetheart disappeared. Thetownspeople understand her desperation for love as the last pennilessmember in a formerly aristocratic family and forgive her eccentric,illogical, and murderous behavior. Was she crazy? . . The skull and crossbones on the arsenic purchased "for rats" portendsits future illicit use for the murder of the lover. Homer Barron's disinterest in marrying Emily is sufficient motivationfor her to poison him with arsenic. Tie was the street-paver foremanwho soon knew everyone in town and drank with the younger men at the Elks'Club. Colonel Sartoris invented a complicatedtale to explain his payment of the taxes to the effect that Miss Emily'sfather had loaned money to the town, and this was how the officialspreferred to repay. She was unable to believe that shecould have a happy life without a man, and she was unable to believe thatshe could have a happy life without one particular man, Homer Barron. Mandell. Point of View The point of view in "A Rose for Emily" is a first person narrative,in this case, the plural we. I have no taxes in Jefferson . Her range of options is sonarrow because of her old-fashioned thinking that her reclusiveness, themurder, and the years of cover-up of the truth are inevitable. . He is also a static character: "Daily, monthly,yearly we watched the Negro grow grayer and more stooped, going in and outwith the market basket." At the time of her death, "he talked to no one,probably not even to her, for his voice had grown harsh and rusty, as iffrom disuse (82). The purpose of this paper is to explore the details of setting,character, point of view, symbol, and theme in "A Rose for Emily." Setting The story is set in a small town in the American South in the post-Civil War years. She was unable tobelieve that later generations of city authorities did not honor theColonel's dispensation of her taxes. Only in this milieu would the story be believable--thechivalrous protection of Miss Emily, the payment of her taxes by ColonelSartoris, and the odd behavior tolerated in a small town to the point ofthe suspected murder of a lover. Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing. This singular avenue to a happy, secure life,according to the old values, leads Emily to murder her only lover when itlooks as if he does not wish to marry her. So deeply ingrained arethe Southern mores in the characters and their behavior, that the storyotherwise could not evolve. This firstperson plural point of view allows the story to develop in a folksy,graphic way, as neighbors might gossip and tell stories to each other aboutwhat "so and so" did, as small town southern people do. This point of view allows light, random surmising about the characterof Emily. A Rose for Emily William Faulkner's short story, "A Rose for Emily," was his firstnationally published short story. See Colonel Sartoris. Faulkner consistently uses the rose symbol through to the finalparagraphs in which the boarded up room contains curtains of faded rosecolor and rose-shaded lights. She remains oblivious to progress and changes aroundher. Kirszner and Mandelldiscuss in detail the use of the literary symbol of the watch, representingtime. Her inabilityto change with time is an important aspect of the story. The scene portrays her through the use of the watch symbol as someonewho is trapped and badly hurt by her limited views of time (249). "Only a man of Colonel Sartoris' generation andthought could have invented it, and only a woman could have believed it"(77). Did she have an affair with the street-paver?Did her pride and dignity as the last of the aristocratic Griersons causeher to behave extremely? Works CitedKirszner, Laurie G., and Stephen R. These details help us understand the relationshipbetween these two characters, a post Civil War relationship of mistress and"slave." The character of Homer Barron is necessary for the story to unfold.He was a Yankee, a big, dark, ready man. His obedience and loyalty allow Miss Emilyto withdraw from society. What was the nature of her relationship with thetwo female cousins? If this paper is not what you are looking for, you can search again: Search for: or Click here to request an essay written just for you.