Emily In Emily Faulkner's A Rose For Emily

While one of the most traditional interpretations of “A Rose for Emily” is the variety of meanings for the “rose” presented in the title and how the “rose” fits in with the story. Laura Getty states in her article many varied perspectives that many could ponder when identifying what the “rose” stands for. She states many possible theories that depict what the “rose” means, including theories of other writers that help support her own theory and also that adds another way that most might not consider at first. Most of the interpretations of the rose are all focused on the “internal elements” (Getty 231) rather than the actual rose itself. Getty theorizes about certain characters, buildings, anything that symbolizes a rose in the story as

One thing to notice in A Rose for Emily is the sort of underlying sense that Emily may have a mental illness. She has rather disturbed and crazy behaviors that leave the town wondering about what she was up to. One example of Emily showing her mental ill behaviors is when she refused to acknowledge her father’s death. She kept him in the house for 3 days, refusing to admit that he was dead. “…Miss Emily met them at the door, dressed as usual and with no trace of grief on her face. She told them that her father was not dead. She did that for three days, with the minister calling on her and the doctors, trying to persuade her to let them dispose of the body.” (Faulkner). She had lived with her deceased father in her house without a bother; she even resisted the people that were trying to help her. It seems as this may be her first sign of mental illness, and foreshadowing for the way she reacts to problems in the future.

"A Rose for Emily" is a fictional short story written by 1949 Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner. Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" is about an aristocratic woman who lived a very secretive and unusual life. Miss Emily had always been very sheltered by her father. He was the only man in her life and after his death, her behavior became even more unnatural. However her father's death cannot be seen as the only cause of Miss Emily's insanity. Miss Emily's behavior was also influenced by her own expectations of herself, the townspeople's lack of authority over her, and her neighbor's infatuation with her.

“Alive, Miss Emily had been a tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town” (Faulkner 1). Emily, a member of the town’s elite class, relied upon her father when growing up and after his death, she refused to pay her taxes, stating that her father contributed much to society. But it was evident that she didn’t pay them because of a lack of maturity - financially and socially. When she was younger she pushes herself onto Homer Barron, a Northerner with no interest in marriage. Throughout the story, Emily is conflicted over societal change, and clings to her privileged manner even after finding herself in poverty. Yet, she becomes involved with a man from a lower social class, and a Northerner as well - hinting that he has different beliefs and values. The townspeople, however, believe the relationship it too modern when there is a possibility they are having physical relations despite not being serious about marriage. The community’s inability to commit to progress, contribute to the confused Emily’s decision. In A Rose for Emily, Faulkner uses the symbolism of Emily’s house and her hair to demonstrate her emotional instability and physical deterioration, illustrating the outcome of his story.

William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” starts out at Emily’s funeral and then goes onto a story about taxes, which Miss Emily is exempt from paying for life by Colonel Sartoris. During her life, Miss Emily’s father kept her isolated and ran off any potential suitors with a horsewhip. When her father died, Miss Emily refused to acknowledge the fact for three days. Soon after, Miss Emily met and started dating Homer Barron, “a northerner and a day laborer.” The town goes from being happy about the relationship to thinking of it as indecent. Homer seemingly deserted Miss Emily shortly after she bought poison. All is quiet for the next 40 years until Miss Emily’s death when Homer’s corpse is found sealed in an upstairs room (Faulkner 323-327). This paints a picture of a lonely, desperate woman. Miss Emily was isolated with just a butler for company. That does not make her a murder. Emily Grierson is innocent of murder because any evidence is circumstantial or illegally obtained, Tobe cared for Miss Emily enough to kill for her, and Miss Emily is legally insane.

By examining Miss Emily’s behavior and her social relationships, it is possible to diagnose Miss Emily with mental illnesses: PTSD and schizophrenia. Miss Emily Grierson, the main character in “A Rose for Emily,” written by William Faulkner, is a strange character. Miss Emily’s unpredictable and idiosyncratic behavior is bizarre, and the reader, like the townspeople in the story, was left wondering how to explain the fact that Miss Emily has spent years living and sleeping with the corpse of Homer Barron. On page 772, the whole town went to Miss Emily’s funeral when she died. “The men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument, the women mostly out of curiosity to see the inside of her house, which no one save an old manservant--a

In William Faulkner's A Rose For Emily there is more than enough evidence to determine that Miss Emily is mentally ill. Most of the clues and hints are subtle, but when they are all pieced together the puzzle becomes clear. Not saying it is clear as too what Miss Emily was suffering from, the only way to know that for certain would be if the author or narrator told us in the text. We can conclude, however, she was suffering from some form of mental illness. Miss Emily was seen as a recluse and odd, but what no one in the town knew was that she couldn't help it there was more going on with her then people could see.

In many ways A Rose for Emily is an eerie tale portraying the love between Emily Grierson and Homer Barron. The story begins with explaining the odd characteristics Emily portrays throughout her father’s death. While denial is inevitable, not letting authorities pick up a body due to complete denial made her a talking sensation to the townspeople. Emily was aloof and private towards her emotions and didn’t think twice over her actions. Harron, an outsider as well, worked over construction in her town. He was known for not being the marrying type but when seen with Emily, many speculation arose. Throughout the narrative things are not what they are seen, the lack of indication where Harron is in Emily’s funeral, the no reasoning towards Emily’s poison purchase, and the way in which Emily slowly grew more disconnected with the outside world are all examples of foreshadowing the story’s conclusion.

A rose for Emily begins with Miss Emily Grierson’s funeral. Many of the townspeople were in attendance as they pay their respect to Miss Emily, but also because they were curious of seen the Grierson house that no one have entered for about ten years. The narrator then shifts back in time to when Emily’s father was alive. Emily and her dad lived together for some while. Emily’s dad declining to enable her to wed. When he bites the dust, and left her alone at age 30, she is stunned and crushed. When she declines to bury

Her house reeked of a horrible smell. Miss Emily faces many issues by her community. The whole town gossips about her and talk down on her. "Poor Emily," as they attend her father’s funeral and none of her family members are there. “...the house was all that was left to her; and in a way, people were glad.” She lived in a big house all alone with no one, but her slave. After all the pity the town felt for Miss Emily, they started to complain about her.

At the surface, Emily seems unsympathetic, however, “A Rose for Emily” slowly crafts her into a woman who has lived a sad reclusive life who rejects the upcoming modern age. In the short story, Emily’s father has rejected potential husbands which leaves Emily isolated. Her isolation is cemented when her father dies. Ultimately, Emily is sympathetic character due to her refusal to accept her father’s death after the funeral. In fact, she denies her father’s death for three days. The refusal to accept her father’s death surfaces when Emily tells the leaders of the town to speak to her deceased father a decade after his death. Her behavior shows shows that she is in denial which makes the reader sympathize with her actions. Emily also begins to

“A Rose for Emily”, written by William Faulkner, tells the story of a lonely woman who is stuck in her own timeframe. Miss Emily refuses to adapt to the new ways of the South and keeps her own traditions instead. The town she lived in spread much gossip about her, they pitted her lost soul. “A Rose for Emily” highlights the traditions of the Old South vs the New, which is told through the life of Miss Emily who refuses to change.

Emily Grierson, referred to as Miss Emily throughout the story, is the main character of 'A Rose for Emily,' written by William Faulkner. Emily is born to a proud, aristocratic family sometime during the Civil War; Miss Emily used to live with her father and servants, in a big decorated house. The Grierson Family considers themselves superior than other people of the town. According to Miss Emily's father none of the young boys were suitable for Miss Emily. Due to this attitude of Miss Emily's father, Miss Emily was not able to develop any real relationship with anyone else, but it was like her world revolved around her father.

According to the novel, A Rose for Emily is very vital since it makes the plot of the story easy to understand by clarifying all the functions since the story started. The characters in the story tend to everyone with the aim of defeating them the theme of the book makes Emily appear as a great fallen testimonial that tends to phony the upcoming generations. The story further mocks the townsmen who believed to have understood all the functions that took place in the market. Emily Grierson was a strong character. It was overwhelming how she stood for what she believed was right for her. She went through severe challenges to meet Homer, a man that she wished to marry. A large number of people in the town were against her decision, but she never

Emily had a very limited personality due to her isolation, but we soon learn of this unique trait that we have during an evening that her and her mother spend together. Her mother would be ironing, the same chore that caused the distance between them, or she would be writing “v-mail” to her husband, and in order to cheer her mother up she would reenact events from her school. Her mother said “Sometimes, to make me, or out of her despair, she would imitate happenings or types at school.” Through that we can assume she was quite the joker. With this new found talent of Emily, her mother made asked her “Why don’t you something like this in the school amateur show?” Next thing we read is in fact Emily took that to heart and acted on it. Emily,