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In the short story ¡§A Rose for Emily,¡¨ (1930) William Faulkner presents Miss Emily¡¦s instable state of mind through a missed sequence of events. Faulkner arranges the story in fractured time and then introduces characters who contribute to the development of Miss Emily¡¦s personality. The theme of isolation is also presented by Faulkner¡¦s descriptive words and symbolic images.
Faulkner uses anachronism to illustrate Miss Emily¡¦s confused mind. The story is split into five sections. The first section begins with Miss Emily¡¦s funeral and moves on to her past. Faulkner first recaptures the dispensation of Miss Emily¡¦s taxes in 1894, he continues by illustrating Miss Emily¡¦s nature no to accepts new concepts. When the ¡§next generation, with its more modern ideas¡¨ comes along, Miss Emily refuses to accept them (1009). Miss Emily¡¦s mixed feeling about the past is reflected in the structure of the story. Unlike most stories, the narrator does......

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