Rose for Emily Why Does

¶ … Rose for Emily Why does William Faulkner describe Emily Grierson as "fallen monument" in paragraph one? I believe the reason that Faulkner describes Emily as a fallen monument is best explained by the third paragraph "Alive, Miss Emily had been a tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of heredity obligation upon the town, dating from that day in 1894." A curiosity was built around her, because she never let people in to her home or her life.

So when she died, everyone came not because of the relationships they had with her, but because of curiosity to know what her house looked like; offering a look into her way of life and her reality. What was the relationship between Emily and her father like? On what detail or action do you base your inference? The relationship between Emily and her father appear distant through the story. This is even evident in the story when Emily's father dies.

She was left with nothing except the house, no money, or other means to take care of herself. "When her father died, it got about the house was all that was left to her." A symbol is any object, place, or action that suggests more than its literal meaning. Does Emily's house symbolize her life in some way? Yes, the house does symbolize her house. It was empty of life; there was no love and coldness.

What is the rose for Emily? The rose is love, a deep love with no expectations and limitations. Her father denied her this until his death. He felt that no one was good enough for her and therefore never allowed anyone close enough to her for Emily to experience "the rose." What is the narrator's attitude toward the townspeople and their curiosity about Emily? The narrator at times seems a little put off by the townspeople and their curiosity.

The narrator makes the townspeople seem as a group of individuals looking for Emily's downfall. Why did Emily poison homer? I believe that she poisoned Homer because she felt that if she could not have him no one could. If it was not possible for her to have all of his love, then she could not allow him to leave; nor could she live with the thought of him sneaking around with men.

They state in the story he was known to like men, and that he would often be found in the company of other men. It is evident she was in live with him, and actually it appears that he loved her in a way too, but since she could not have him completely then he would have to die. Explain the conflict in Emily's life? There was a conflict of love and acceptance. She appears to want the love that was denied her when her father was alive.

Her father would alienate her, and she did not really have any opportunities to develop a loving healthy relationship. Emily also has conflicts over the way she believes her life should be lived and they way that society believes that she should live her life. Emily refused to conform and follow the rules i.e. she did not want the number put on her door and the mailbox installed for the mail system, when she would receive her taxes they would always be returned unpaid.

What is Faulkner's point in telling this story? I believe the purpose.