Wednesday, January 19, 2011
William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily"
Although I read the short story "A Rose for Emily" in English 101, it was actually very interesting to read it again. For English 101, I actually wrote an essay about the short story because it interested me so incredibly. I really like how the overall mood in the story is dark, and Emily is perceived as being felt sad for by the townspeople, but yet very mysterious. Emily is in fact an extremely mysterious character, being that many of her actions are kept hidden from the townspeople (ex: the body of Homer Barron was kept inside Emily's house until she later fell ill and died). Throughout the story, it became apparent to me that the phrase "Poor Emily" was repeated numerous times. I highlighted them all and noted that "pitying Emily is a popular hobby for the townspeople." I really had no questions about the story, being that, again, I read the story last semester so I am quite familiar with it.
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Cecily,
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting concept you noticed there. I've read the story a couple times but I've never picked up on the repetition of "Poor Emily." I've always found this story, although dark, to be a fun and short read, so I'm glad you enjoyed it as well. When we discuss point of view and character, you may want to bring up this concept in our discussion. I think it would be very interesting!
Becky