Post on 22-Feb-2016
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“A ROSE FOR EMILY”
By William Faulkner
PRIOR TO READING
Non-linear > Flashbacks
Statue Imagery – imagery used to describe someone/thing with high admiration or exception
The theme of individual vs. society (community)
HUMANIZING
Have you partaken in “humanizing” individuals? Why do we do it?
MOTIFS – RECURRING IMAGES, IDEAS, OR SYMBOLS
Identify the various motifs of death and decay that Faulkner establishes throughout story.
JUXTAPOSITIONS
Examine how the various juxtapositions that Faulkner establishes throughout story.
• Setting: modernization (rising generation) against the archaic, Southern tradition
• Miss Emily’s private life set against the community’s public perception
• The Grierson’s attitude set against the community’s attitude