Tobe and his Identity

Fetterley, in her ¡°A Rose for ¡®A Rose for Emily¡¯,¡± argues that Faulkner¡¯s ¡°A Rose for Emily¡± is implicitly feminist and ¡°the focus is on the grotesqueness that results when stereotypes are imposed upon reality.¡±(323) She also argues that ¡°A Rose for Emily¡± is ¡°a story of a lady and her revenge for that grotesque identity.¡±(320) Faulkner¡¯s use of imagery in: ¡°the crayon face of her father¡± that sits above Emily¡¯s dead …

…for Emily¡¯,¡± is slightly exaggerated, and at the same time sensible in that other evidences, although excluded, do support her contemplation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Faulkner, W. ¡°A Rose for Emily.¡± The Harbrace Anthology of Literature. 2nd Ed. Eds. Stott, Jon C. et al. Toronto, Ontario: Harcourt Canada Ltd., 1998. 1008-1014 Fetterley, J. ¡°A Rose for ¡®A Rose for Emily¡¯.¡± Essay Writing: For Canadian Students. 4th Ed. Eds. Kay L. Stewart et al. Scarborough, Ontario: Prentice Hall, 1998. 317-325