A_Rose_For_Emily

A Rose For Emily Letting Go When people begin to age they are often faced with many psychological and physical changes. In the short story, “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, Miss Emily leads a difficult life. Letting go is one of the common problems older people are faced to deal with because of their fear of being alone. Many older people have trouble letting go of those who are close to them. Miss Emily has a lot of trouble letting go of her father, of her friend Homer Barron, and of her old traditions. In “A Rose for Emily” William Faulkner demonstrates ones troubles of letting go of someone close to you. Everyday millions of people have to say good-bye to someone they love. Miss Emily, an older woman from Jefferson, Mississippi, has trouble saying good-bye to the ones she loved. In this short story, Faulkner shows us through Miss Emily how older people have trouble letting go of the ones they love. Miss Emily lives in a very old house that needs to be repaired dramatically. “An eyesore among eyesores,” is how Faulkner describes the house in the story to show that Miss Emily has a problem rose, emily, faulkner, miss, go, letting, father, homer, love, people, because, alone, story, someone, let, house, trouble, traditions, ones, one, older, good, town, show, short, problem, life, just, even, died, being, william, while, very, troubles