Setting In "A Rose For Emily"
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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 changing
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.... now been encroached and obliterated, her house an eyesore among
eyesores. Both the town and Miss Emily herself, now looked upon Miss Emily
as the only remnant of that greater time. This fact gives the reader an
understanding of the mindset of the “town,” who is narrating Miss Emily's
story to us in a form resembling a gossip circle, where stories of various
townspeople are pieced together and of Miss Emily, the protagonist who
lived alone except for her lone servant.
The actions o ....
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