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William Faulkner A Rose for Emily: A Deeper Look English 1302 Mrs. N
William Faulkner A Rose for Emily: A Deeper Look English 1302 Mrs. N. Puder
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Biography William Faulkner
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“A Rose for Emily”
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Type of Literature: Revealed
Southern Gothic Popular During the Early 20th Century Elements Include: Moody and Forbidding Atmosphere Crumbling Old Mansion Grotesque/Decay/Decomposition Individual’s Struggle Against Oppressive Society Appropriation and Transformation Damsel in Distress to Psychologically Damaged Spinster
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Setting: Revealed A Few Years After the Civil War
April 12, 1861 – May 9, 1865 Emily Born (1852) Dies )1926 Emily’s Father Dies 1884
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Setting: Revealed Emily/Father Product of the South
Strict Southern Code Uniquely Southern Influence of Tradition Keeping Negro Family Servant Role of Clergy/Family Class Consideration
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Plot Structure: Importance
Non- Chronological Creates Suspense Conflict Emily vs. Homer Emily vs. The Townspeople Emily vs. Her Father Emily vs. Herself
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Characterization Emily Before Father’s Death After Father’s Death
Privileged Rule Follower Humble/Mild Mannered Damsel In Distress After Father’s Death Strong Willed Rule Breaker
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Characterization Narrator/Townspeople Before Father’s Death
Admiring/Respectful of Family After Father’s Death Disrespect Moves to Unflattering Gossip Endures Family/Admiration Vanished Emily is “tradition, duty, care (1).” Sympathy for Miss Emily Allows Family to Break Rules (Old Generation) Enforcers of Rules (New Generation)
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Characterization Enablers Allows Her To Buy Poison Ignores Smell
Fixes Smell Characterization
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Tone: Significance Mysterious Suspenseful Sorrowful
Gruesome and Shocking Gothic Elements Old House Mysterious Comings and Goings The Smell Strange Servant Closed Doors
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Style: Very Different From Hemingway
Diction Raised Vocabulary to Match Time Period Tableau, Oblige Syntax Formal, Long, Complicated Sentences
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Style: Images Strong Use of Imagery Emily Emily/Father Framed Images
Home Furnishing Wedding Chamber Dispensing Lye Emily’s Aging Through Hair
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Themes: SOO Many Class Generations Portrait of an Aging Era
Desire for Love Acceptance Murder Insanity Loneliness Effects of Sheltered Life Themes: SOO Many
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Symbolism: Again Many Miss Emily Corpse/Long Grey Hair Her Home
The Furnishings Tobe/Col. Satoris/Emily’s Father Old Generation vs. New Generation Homer Corpse/Long Grey Hair Bridal Chamber Clothing Objects in Wedding Chamber Staying in the House with Dead Father The Title
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