The town’s people have the power in this story and enact the gaze. I think both Emily and the town’s people are controlled by their roles. Emily because she is seen as the pathetic female who comes from a well respected family but isn’t married. The town’s people because ultimately are responsible for destroying Emily with all their hatred. Emily grows old and dies without being able to break free from the control society has over her. The point of view is from the town’s people; therefore we get to see how mean they are. Which helps us get a sense of how societies work. The tone they use is also tells readers how why is it that they are so fixed on Emily. Emily the character itself supports the theme of the story because things are expected of her as a woman. Like for …show more content…
The theme is isolation. The political theme is gender and class. Gender because Emily is mocked and pitied because she is an old woman who isn’t married. Class because she is old and alone and doesn’t know what’s going on so society isolates her. Race can be a theme but it its only expressed through one character. The political theme supports the over all theme because people discriminate based on gender and class and that can lead to isolation. This forecasts a negative view of political systems in our society.
2. Desiree’s Baby. Armand Desiree’s husband holds the power in this story. I also think he enacts the gaze. In the story Desiree was found on the side of the rode when she was a child. She doesn’t have a background or a family. Armand’s family doesn’t want him to marry her because she has no background. Desiree is controlled by her position in the story. Desiree can’t really expect or ask for anything because according to society she doesn’t have