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Setting in "A Rose for Emily"
In William Faulkner's “A Rose for Emily,” Faulkner's details about
setting and atmosphere give the reader background as to the values and
beliefs of the characters, helping the reader to understand the motivations,
actions and reactions of Miss Emily and the rest of the town, and changin ....
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.... setting that keep the story believable.
Miss Emily becomes reclusive and introverted after the death of her father
and the estrangement from the Yankee- Homer Barron. It is also revealed at
the end of the story that she went as far as poisoning Homer, keeping his
dead body in his house, and sleeping next to him as well. She is doing what
she feels necessary in response to the pressure placed on her by the town.
She is still trying to maintain the role of the southern women, dignified
and proper while struggling with all the other issues in her life and
dealing with the m ....
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