“A ROSE FOR EMILY” By William Faulkner
PRIOR TO READING Non-linear > Flashbacks Statue Imagery – imagery used to describe someone/thing with high admiration or exception The theme of individual vs. society (community)
HUMANIZING Have you partaken in “humanizing” individuals? Why do we do it?
MOTIFS – RECURRING IMAGES, IDEAS, OR SYMBOLS Identify the various motifs of death and decay that Faulkner establishes throughout story.
JUXTAPOSITIONS Examine how the various juxtapositions that Faulkner establishes throughout story. Setting: modernization (rising generation) against the archaic, Southern tradition Miss Emily’s private life set against the community’s public perception The Grierson’s attitude set against the community’s attitude