A Rose For Emily
"A Rose for Emily", by William Faulkner, begins and ends with the death of Miss Emily
Grierson, the main character of the story. In the story William Faulkner uses
characterization to reveal the character of Miss Emily. Faulkner divided the story "into
five sections, the first and last section having to do with the present, and the now of
the narration, with the three middle sections detailing the past" (Davis 35). Faulkner
expresses the content of Miss Emily's character through physical description, through her
actions, words, and feelings, through the narrator's direct comments about her, and
through the actions, words, and feelings of other characters. Faulkner best uses
characterization to examine the theme of the story, we are the products of our
environment.
Miss Emily lives for many years as a recluse, as a result of her surroundings. In the
story the narrator comments that "no one save an old man-servant-a combined gardener and
cook-had seen [the house] in at......
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