“A Rose For Emily”
“A Rose For Emily”
is a short story written by William Faulkner published in 1930. It is
composed of 5 sections and the serial technique is used in it. The story is narrated in the first
person plural and represents the voice of the people who give their opinion; he is an intransient
narrator. There are very few dialogues, only three. The main theme is the concealment of the
crime that the character does due to a lack of mental health. The story takes place in the southern
United States, a region where the population had special characteristics that differentiated them
from those in the north, and Emely a 74 years old lady is the main character. She was an
aristocrat and one of the last member of one of the main families of the town. She was not a very
open lady and neither talk much, she was always hiding behind a tragic figure because after the
death of her father she was always alone. But this change after she met Homer Barron. One point
of view is that Homer is Emily's rose, he is that love that gives meaning to her life, lit like the red
of the flower.
Homer is the man Emily murders. Still, in some way or another, the center of the catastrophe is
on her. Given the data we have on Homer, he isn't a really charming character. Usually mostly
since the individuals, as the narrator says, don't like it since they are inconsiderate when talking;
He could be a charismatic Northerner and is additionally an administrator on a walkway clearing
job. How does Emily get included with him? We don’t know. Possibly he wanted to marry her,
but since of the indiscretions of his cousins and the town, he thought twice. Why did you go
domestic the final time and how did you conclusion up passing on in bed? We do not know
