A_Rose_for_Emily

A Rose for Emily Rose for Emily William Faulkner's short story, "A Rose for Emily" is a comparison of the past to the present. Emily is a picture of the past, a monument that had "fallen" in death. The town itself is the symbol of the next generation, with its more modern ideas. The story begins at the end of Emily's life. The narrator tells the story by connections, where one thought triggers another as opposed to a chronological viewpoint. When the narrator mentions Miss Emily as a sort of hereditary obligation it prompts the memory of the past when Colonel Sartoris remitted her taxes. As generations of alderman change, so do the town standards, and in attempt to collect these taxes, a dispute arises. With this difference of opinion, we get our first indication of Emily's character. Her home was dimly lit and dusty with a damp smell. She was pale and obese. Her persona matched that of her dark house, as if she was mentally in some far off place. In the confrontation with the authorities, she simply states she has does no pay taxes in Jefferson. There was no discussion, no debate to her. This was fact and town, homer, emily, , story, emily's, past, narrator, thought, taxes, society, seen, one, house, father, being, years, woman, time, standards, social, situation, rose, retreated, place, miss, minister, man, left, go, funeral, died, death, confrontation, closed, change, born, approach, another, alone, again, after, about, yellow-wheeled, whole, whereabouts, visits, visit, viewpoint, view, via