“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