A Rose for Emily By William Faulkner Katelyn

A Rose for Emily By William Faulkner (Katelyn and Rachel)

Structure �Broken into five sections �Starts with the funeral and ends with her death �Many flashbacks

Part 1 Plot Summary �The narrator recalls the funeral for Emily �Many people attended because they wanted to see the inside of her house �No one has been in her house in 10 years except her servant, Tobe �She never paid her taxes

Part 2 Plot Summary � 30 years earlier �The townspeople complain about the odor coming from Emily’s house �They trespass into her property to try and rid the smell �We find out her father had died and her sweetheart had left her (still single by age 30) �Took her 3 days to turn over her father’s body

Part 3 Plot Summary �Takes place before part 2 �Emily starts to become ill �She meets Homer who is a construction worker and he isn’t accepted into her social class �Her reputation is compromised �She bought poison, “for the rats”

Part 4 Plot Summary �The townspeople call upon Emily’s family to come and stay with her �The townspeople are hopeful for Emily’s marriage with Homer �She buys the toilet set and nice men’s clothing �Homer enters Emily’s home and is never seen again (only the servant is seen entering and leaving her house) �Emily ages and falls ill and dies

Part 5 Plot Summary � Emily’s body is laid out in the parlor � Everyone from town and Emily’s two cousins attend her funeral � The find a door that has been sealed for 40 years and the townspeople break into the room � They find all the items Emily had bought in hopes for her marriage and Homer’s decayed body � They also find an indention in the pillow next to Homer with a gray hair suspected to be Emily’s

Characterization of Emily �She’s a creep �The classic outsider �Hides her true identity from the town �House shields herself and represents her �Enforces her own sense of law and conduct �Pitied by the townspeople �Takes Homer’s life to achieve total power over him

Characterization of Homer � Also an outsider and a stranger to town � Initially becomes the center of attention but is soon distrusted because he is from the North and is a laborer � Outings with Emily were scandalous because he is from a lower class � Is portrayed as a homosexual (enjoyed going to bars with younger men)

Theme �Impact of Death: • Through the death of her father, Emily begins to lose her morals and her sanity • Goes from being charming and beautiful to decrepit and lonely • She has a bizarre relationship to dead bodies of men that she once loved • She wants to fuse life and death but ultimately death triumphs

Symbolisim �Her house: • Represents Emily and her dark side and her sheltered nature �The strand of her hair: • Represents love lost, and perverse things that people do for their pursuit of happiness

Overall Point �Emily’s odd actions towards the men she loved demonstrates her need for control and acceptance in her broken life.

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