A Rose For Emily by Willaim Faulkner Essay -- essays research papers

A Rose For Emily   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  William Faulkners story A Rose For Emily, is a tragic story about a young lady by the name of Miss Emily Grierson. Emily came from a well to do family, that had allot of history in the town they lived in. The Grierson's were so powerful, that they did not have to pay any taxes. The whole town seemed to think that the Grierson's were snobby because in Emily's fathers eyes, none of the men where quite good enough for Emily. Unfortunately, Emily turned out an old maid because of her father. By the age of 30, the whole town felt sorry for Emily because they knew that she would not be getting married.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  The death of Emily's father displayed a different side of Emily. Since there were rumors of insanity in her family, Emily's denial of her father death portrayed just that. Soon after, Emily came back to reality and grieved her fathers' death. No one seemed to see much of Emily after the death of her father. The only person they would see was her butler. To everyone's surprise, Emily did meet a man a few years later, by the name of Homer Barron. The two would ride down the street on Sundays in a buggy. The town hoped that this would be Emily's opportunity to wed. Time passed, and the town no longer saw Homer come around any more. The last time the town saw Homer, he had gone into Emily's home through the kitchen door for supper.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Never the less, it finally came time for Emily t... A Rose For Emily by Willaim Faulkner Essay -- essays research papers A Rose For Emily   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  William Faulkners story A Rose For Emily, is a tragic story about a young lady by the name of Miss Emily Grierson. Emily came from a well to do family, that had allot of history in the town they lived in. The Grierson's were so powerful, that they did not have to pay any taxes. The whole town seemed to think that the Grierson's were snobby because in Emily's fathers eyes, none of the men where quite good enough for Emily. Unfortunately, Emily turned out an old maid because of her father. By the age of 30, the whole town felt sorry for Emily because they knew that she would not be getting married.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  The death of Emily's father displayed a different side of Emily. Since there were rumors of insanity in her family, Emily's denial of her father death portrayed just that. Soon after, Emily came back to reality and grieved her fathers' death. No one seemed to see much of Emily after the death of her father. The only person they would see was her butler. To everyone's surprise, Emily did meet a man a few years later, by the name of Homer Barron. The two would ride down the street on Sundays in a buggy. The town hoped that this would be Emily's opportunity to wed. Time passed, and the town no longer saw Homer come around any more. The last time the town saw Homer, he had gone into Emily's home through the kitchen door for supper.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Never the less, it finally came time for Emily t...