rose for emily

"A Rose For Emily" William Faulkner's peculiar story, "A Rose for Emily," portrays an insane young woman, Emily Grierson, who is isolated and displaced from society on account of her father's attitude and restriction as she was growing up. Society regards her as a monument and the focal point of town interest because her family had a renowned southern reputation in town during the post civil war. Faulkner uses symbolism through Miss Emily, her house, …

…of symbolism in the characters and setting and distinct descriptions, allow the reader to enjoy a tale of two worlds colliding to create an equivocal but shocking finale. He contrasts Emily and house with the town and Homer, and brings them together through a twisted love/friendship. He uses the past to show the present using the history of Emily and her father to transform Miss Emily into a confused and disturbed victim of denial.