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A Rose For Emily Literary Analysis

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“A Rose for Emily” written brilliantly by William Faulkner, is a Southern, Gothic story that tells a tale of drama, love, and grotesque horror. Written in a first person narrative, the readers get an inclusive look into Emily Grierson’s life through the eyes of the townspeople and the generations that came before her. The narration of the story goes beyond its fictional characters; it tells a tremendous amount about not only the author’s background but of his values in addition to a thematic setting. Like in Faulkner’s childhood, the story takes place in Mississippi, the setting and era (approximately from 1880 to the 1930’s) offer an accurate historical background in sexism, racism, and southern tradition. The rather insensitive use of
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