A Rose for Emily is a short story that basically is broken up into 5 parts that tells of Emily Grierson’s death and the stories leading up to and surrounding it. The first section of the story talks about the death of Emily and how everyone had come to her home for her funeral. The inside of her home had not been seen in over a decade. When she was alive she was told by the town mayor, Colonel Sartoris that she would not have to pay taxes due to the large sum her father had lent to the town at one
Words: 1135 - Pages: 5
“The Sorrowful Southerner” “They rose when she entered – a small, fat woman in black with a thin gold chain descending to her waist and vanishing into her belt, leaning on an ebony cane with a tarnished gold head.” ((Faulkner, William. “A Rose for Emily.” The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature, edited by Michael Meyer, Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2017, pp. 78.) Accordingly, William Faulkner flawlessly describes Miss Emily in the story “A Rose for Emily” as a wealthy, southern woman with a duty
Words: 625 - Pages: 3
In the short story “This Is what It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” by Sherman Alexie, the reader sees protagonist Victor Joseph and an acquaintance, Thomas Builds-the-Fire take a journey to collect the body of his father. Throughout the story, the reader is able to see that Victor and Thomas were very different people yet had some similarities and while the story progressed, the reader sees Victor Joseph change into a different person. While this story is a work of fiction, we see hints of personal
Words: 1355 - Pages: 6
Home is Where the Change is Everyone feels the effects of societal change and Miss Emily Grierson is no exception. During the duration of “A Rose for Emily,” by William Faulkner, the town and its people experience great change from generation to generation. Even though Miss Emily does not leave her house for an extended period of time, she was still impacted by the negative effects that the changing society brings. From a problem with her tax exemption to the loss of the endearing pastime of china
Words: 1206 - Pages: 5
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? is a short story based on a serial killer in Tucson, Arizona known as the “Pied Piper,” written by Joyce Oates. As the story follows a teenage girl named Connie, the reader is introduced to several different people in Connie’s life, including friends, family, and foes. One foe in particular, Arnold Friend, makes a strong impact on Connie’s life and the reader’s mind. The big question here is whether or not Arnold Friend’s impact is positive or negative: civil
Words: 1705 - Pages: 7
In the story “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor, the author writes about a blended late 1950s family going on a trip to Florida. As their trip unfolds it leads to something so dangerous that their lives will be in peril. In the beginning the grandmother is trying to talk her son Bailey to take the family to Tennessee instead of Florida. By doing so, she explains to him, “Here this fellow that calls himself a Misfit is aloose from the Federal Pen and headed towards Florida and you read
Words: 472 - Pages: 2
Joyce Oates, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been is a story about a teenager named Connie who has two sides to her personality. Connie's actions in the story show that she is unsure of who she really is. Connie constantly battles with who she really is and who she wants to be. Our main character, Connie an adolescent both a daughter and a sister. Who constantly picks on her older sister and is always at conflict with her family. Connie has a split personality and likes to make herself sexually
Words: 326 - Pages: 2
COMPARE- and- CONTRAST Connie from “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” is odd from the people around her. She is the beautiful and pretty one in her family and she believes that she is atop her mother and her sister because of her beauty. In the book, she is so overflowing with some awkward teenage habits that are commonly seen in teenage girls and she does this when she is around her friends and boys. These habits involve nervous giggling and always constantly looking in the mirror. She
Words: 886 - Pages: 4
Emily Grierson is the main character in William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”. Emily is stuck in both time and space never evolving in her views, or changing her interactions with current society. Emily Grierson was an outsider, heavily limiting the town’s access to her life by remaining in her home. Emily did not seem to have a good mental state; this could have been caused by multiple things, one being her father and another being the societal pressure put onto her. Her father was abusive, it
Words: 551 - Pages: 3
If wealth is power, then I could kill you and get away with it! Society praises the rich and respects anyone with money. No one cares about the person, they only care about their last name and the amount of money in their bank account. A short story, A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner, illustrates how people in a town respect a lady only because of her last name. The townspeople ignore the fact she has mental issues and repulsive behaviors simply because of her status in society. In today's age
Words: 604 - Pages: 3
