Reflections of "Faulkner's ‘A Rose for Emily'" Life is fickle
and most people will be a victim of circumstance and the
times. Some people choose not to let circumstance rule them
and, as they say, "time waits for no man". Faulkner's Emily
did not have the individual confidence, or maybe self-esteem
and self-worth, to believe that she could stand alone and
succeed at life especially in the face of changing times. She
had always been ruled by, and depended on, men to
protect, defend and act for her. From her Father, through
the manservant Tobe, to Homer Barron, all her life was
dependent on men. The few flashes of individuality showed
her ability to rise to the occasion, to overcome her
dependency, when the action was the only solution available.
Like buying the poison or getting money by offering
china-painting classes. Life is sad and tragic; some of which
is made for us and some of which we make ourselves. Emily
had a hard life. Everything that she loved left her.......

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Title: A Rose For Emily
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Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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