“A Rose for Emily” By William Faulkner
POINT OF VIEW 1) 1st person Character (major/minor? participant? reliable?) 2) 3rd person Narrator (omniscient/limited/objective) “When Miss Emily died, our whole town went to her funeral. . . .” -First person minor character, participant, unreliable
TONE Conversational, gossipy. Mysterious Bizarre, strange Grotesque Southern Gothic
STYLE Long, complicated sentences. (See ¶ 1) -interruptions -big, bookish words (coquettish, ¶ 2) Lots of description. (See ¶ 6) Flashbacks. (See ¶ 3) Not much dialog.
THEME measures to prevent being alone in life. People may resort to desperate measures to prevent being alone in life. Things, people, and events are not always what they appear to be. Others?
SYMBOLS The rose color? The title? The toiletry items? The pocket watch? The dust?