Emily's Men
In "A Rose for Emily," William Faulkner tells the life story of a woman who is a product of a life of dominating male influences, her father, Homer Barron and the men of her community. Emily is a very complex character and upon first glance seems to be on the brink of sanity. But after delving into the story much deeper one will find that she is very much a product of her environment. Throughout her life men have impacted Emily causing her to do things which gave the townspeople a misinterpreted perception of her mental state. The men in her life, her father, who remains ambiguously unnamed, her lover, Homer Barron, along with the town's mens comments, were the main agents in Emily's ever degenerative mental state.
Coming from a wealthy, upscale southern family, Emily was expected to walk the straight and narrow and abide by the rules governed to her. According to Renee Curry, "Emily daily refuses to participate in the symbol-making of her as a precious lady of......
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