Character of Emily Rose
In Faulkner’s “A story of a Rose”, Emily’s character is made in several ways. Her character is shown in the condition of her surroundings and her physical appearance. Also, Emily is portrayed as cold and reclusive through her dealings with other people. Faulkner also shows that she is out of touch with the changing times. And finally, her decay is complete after her death.
Emily’s character is reflected upon by the condition of her surroundings and her physical appearance. Ray B. West Jr. quotes in his essay saying, “When she was young and part of the world with which she was contemporary, she was, we are told, “a slender figure in white” (West 2). Faulkner also says that “her hair was cut short and, making her look like a girl, with a vague resemblance to those angels in colored church windows” (Faulkner 97). Later in the story, after Emily had grown older she is said as having “grown fat and her hair was turning gray”......
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