In William
Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily," the setting/environment of the South plays an intricate
cultural and existential role in the life of the main character, Miss Emily Grierson. But in 's
"," the setting of the story takes on a symbolic role for the main
characters.
- "A Rose for Emily"
The renowned British writer W. Somerset Maugham wrote,
It is very difficult to know people. For men and women are not only themselves, they
are also the region in which they are born, [where] they learned to walk, the games they played
as children, the old wives' tales they overheard...the schools they attended...the poets they
read, and the God they believed in.
This insight of
Maugham's is certainly applicable to the character of Miss Emily Grierson of "A Rose for
Emily." It is difficult for some of the townspeople to understand Miss Emily. Time has
passed her by; she is a relic of the region and culture of the Old South, a culture controlled
by patriarchy...
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