A Rose For Emily
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Faulkner's "" is the remarkable story of Emily Grierson, whose death and funeral drew the attention of the entire town. The unnamed narrator, whom some people consider to symbolize "the town" or at least a representative voice from it, relates key moments in Emily's life, including the death of her ....
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.... once a prominent neighborhood that has deteriorated. Originally white and decorated in "the heavily lightsome style" of an earlier time, the house has become "an eyesore among eyesores". Through lack of attention, the house has deteriorated from a beautiful estate, to an ugly uninviting shack.
Similarly, Miss Emily has also become an eyesore. For example, she is first described as a "fallen monument" to symbolize her former beauty and her later ugliness. Like the house, she has lost her beaut ....
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Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)
