Change Essay September 30, 2010 A Shiloh For Rose Change greets the main female characters in the short stories “Shiloh” and “A Rose For Emily” and it's indomitable presence results in a common theme. The two women find themselves reacting to the change in their lives with different approaches, but with a common sternness. The character of Emily Grierson in “A Rose For Emily” is a secluded denier to the change that has come to her small southern town. Her first encounter with change comes after the death of her dominating father. She resists giving up his dead body, frightened by the absence of his control that has kept change from entering her life.
A Spinster in a Community The story titled, "A Rose for Emily", by Faulkner, William is centered around a spinster named Emily who during her time, had a hard time finding a companion. Right at the beginning of the story, we are introduced to the death of the protagonist, Emily who although a very distant member from her community, yet remains a well known identity in town. In the 2oth century, there was a negative connotation on spinster, as seen in “A Rose for Emily". Women during these time period were expected to get married, instead most chose a different path and truthfully, their situation was influenced by changes which kept occurring around this time period. The 1920s society at that time saw a shift, industrialization increased world war one left many scars, women's rights emerged and so much more.
Cooper uses his many hardships he endured in his young adulthood as themes of his novels. He perhaps uses the loss of his sister Hannah, along with the events surrounding the capture and murder of Jane McRae (which was a nationally known conflict at the time) as an influence for Cora and Alice in The Last of the Mohicans. He presents these characters as delicate and vulnerable as were Jane, and Hannah (Taylor 314-315). Cooper being so emotionally attached to his sister possibly uses the tragic death of Cora as an ode to the tragic death of his own sister. This is a reoccurring theme in many of Coopers works, including “The Pioneers” which one could say center on Elizabeth Temple as thinly disguised reworkings of Cooper's sister's untimely death.
For example, heart trouble is symbolic for love pain. This “pain” was a result from her controlling marriage and the overwhelming amount of energy that was required for her to keep the marriage functioning. However, after Louise reflects over the death of her husband and her new direction in life, the symbolism changes from dark to positive and light. One instance is the “open window” which faced her in her chair when she went into her room. The “open window” is mentioned multiple times throughout the short story and is present to refresh the idea of being free and having options.
Secondly the rector Mompellions loss of faith as a result from the plague and lastly the towns people reaction to the plague as a punishment sent by God and the villages actions to punish those responsible for bringing it. Anna Frith is firstly portrayed in ‘the spring of 1665’ as a submissive servant working for the Bradford’s who has just faced the first tragedy of her life, Sam’s death. Life still continues as Anna knows she must support her family but she still feels saddened. George Viccars then appears in Anna’s life only to bring more sadness when the plagues comes and kills him and her children. Leading to Anna’s new strong self she battles many events over her one year of living through the plague.
Garrett Weir English 1302 315 Clements 24 February 2013 Family and Heritage In “A Rose for Emily “ by William Faulkner and “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner, the role of the family’s past, contributes to the way that the main characters, Emily and Sarty, make decisions throughout the stories. By comparing the two main characters situations it will show how family and heritage are significant are different but also the same. Family and heritage also plays a major role because of how their relatives have affected them, and how others perceive them differently due to their families. In “A Rose for Emily” and “Barn Burning” family plays a major role for both the protagonist, Emily and Sarty. For Emily family is what holds her back all her life and is what means the most to her.
Robin Shreve Ms. Johnson English 112 April 13, 2013 Symbolism of Two Stories Symbolism is one of many elements an author can use to aid a reader in understanding the picture being painted with words in a story. Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and Peter Meinke’s “The Cranes” is filled with symbolism throughout these two stories. “The Story of an Hour” tell us about Mrs. Mallard who has a weak heart. She is told of her husband Mr. Mallard’s death from her sister Josephine and husband’s friend Richards. Her first feelings were of despair and then her mind begins thinking and she realizes she is free.
Briar Rose by Jane Yolen is a heart-wrenching story of Sleeping Beauty intertwined with the horrors of World War II. The novel contains all the elements of the classic Sleeping Beauty: the castle, thorns, princess, and a tale of death and awakening from eternal sleep. Yolen compared a story that fictitiously occurred during World War II with Sleeping Beauty, which allowed one of the main characters, Gitl Mandelstein, to indirectly tell her horrifying experiences during the war. The story beings with Gitl, or Gemma, in a nursing home. Her granddaughters Silvia, Shauna, and Becca went to visit her, for she was on her deathbed.
08 March 2012 A Rose for Emily In the short story, “A Rose for Emily”, there are many aspects of the story that make you think about what is wrong with Ms. Emily. Throughout the town, everyone gossips and makes pity towards the way she acts and the things she does. This story took place in the late eighteen hundreds shortly after the civil war. There was a big separation in the country between the Yankees and the Confederates. Emily grew up a sheltered child in a big white house that was located on the nicest street in Jefferson, Mississippi.
The reason that she feels so out of place is due to the fact that she has left a life of familiarity for a life of cities, material possessions, and politics. I think that the author wanted to point out that knowing your past can sometimes help you out later in life. In “Blood Flowing in Two Worlds”, by Mary Black Bonnet, Mary tells us how she always felt there was something missing in her life, and how it changed for the better when she returned to the reservation after being raised in a world she didn't feel a part of. She is