He was not able to come to terms with himself that the times were changing, and in turn, Emily was shunned away from the more modern generation of people her own age. Being the obedient daughter she was had caused Emily to become very desolate at the time of her father’s death. It led her to a life locked away in her house, preserving what little she could hold on to. Not only did her
Emily’s decline throughout the story, both physical and societal, parallels the decline of the South after the Civil War (Dilworth 111). Her death represents the death of the “Old South” and its ideologies (Arnsberg 42). The fact that Faulkner chose to characterize the South as a girl could be his way of saying the South is weak and should be pitied (Padget). This is also where feminism comes into play in “A Rose for Emily”. Upon the first reading, it seems as though Faulkner is criticizing the way the South oppresses women.
Death and Decay in a Southern Town “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner is a southern gothic story of Emily Grierson. It is the struggles of a woman left alone during the reconstruction of the South after the civil war. This story is filled with death and decay. Death fills the story of “A Rose for Emily.” Southern traditions are slowly dying with the coming of changes. Emily is the traditional southern lady, proud of her name and heritage.
He shunned Emily from society and forbade anyone to see or even meet her. This attitude was very detrimental to Emily and her overall well-being. As you can see, Emily became dependent of her father. She had little to no access to the outside world. As the story continues, the
These stories seem to be particular criticisms of two very different social milieus. The Yellow Wallpaper is a story concerning the oppression of women in the 19th century. The main character, who remains nameless throughout the story, struggles with fitting into society’s traditional female role. As we watch her decent into madness much is revealed about her character and perhaps that of others who have endured the same treatment. A Rose for Emily takes a different approach to reveal the impact of social milieu on its main character, as the story is not told from Emily’s point of view.
Sam is a black man, that works as a cook. The author doesnt describe him much, and although the story isnt centred on him, it's possible to say a lot about his role, and his situation as a black person in that story. While Al and Max were planning Ole Anderson's murder they bearly talk to Sam and treated him like he was nothing and called him all the time "Nigger", in a mean way, and just because he' is black. If we compare the roles of Sam and the slaves in both short stories we can conclude that black people were treated different and were seen like inferiors. In Desiree's baby, the the best paragraph to demostrate this is the last one when the black race is describe like"the race that is coursed with the brand of slavery".
After World War One, there were many changes occurring in the world. Man’s need to follow longstanding tradition was being challenged by a continually changing and modernizing world. The past and the present often collided. William Faulkner, a southern born writer, aptly reflects the turmoil of the past and the present in “A Rose for Emily”. The conflict between the past and the present is symbolized in the beginning of the story by this description, “only now Miss Emily’s house was left, lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and gasoline pumps-an eyesore among eyesores” (91).
Dust meaning old, unclear, and things that are hidden. The smell symbolizes closed up, shut in, or even hidden. This is the way Emily is handling the death of her father by not being active with the outside world. The Negro servant in Miss Emily's house lingers like a reminder of the banished institution of slavery. He was only there to cater to her needs.
Monica Gaber English 102 Poetry Analyst “Funeral Blues” by W.H. Auden W.H.Auden’s focuses on death as an irreversible phenomenon though people die, this analysis of "Funeral Blues" that the relationships with those loved one don't. Auden’s “Funeral Blues” is an elegy, a poem of mourning, in this case for a recently deceased friend. Its title has multiple meanings. It alludes perhaps to the music played at New Orleans funerals, it reflects the “blues” that the speaker himself is experiencing over this sudden and painful loss, and it references the poem itself, the expression of sadness through words, meter and rhyme.
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