A Rose For Emily Marxism Essay

When reading through the story A Rose for Emily there are distinct parts of the story that can be seen through a Marxist lens. Marxist criticism deals with class differences, economic status, and the and the socioeconomic system in which we live (Purdue). In this story by William Faulkner, it is easy to see that there are different class levels and people behave accordingly in each class. A Rose for Emily tells a story of how Miss Emily Grierson is separated from the townspeople by being in a higher class, and this makes her standout in a way that all of the townspeople almost obsess over.
A Rose for Emily is an interesting story of Miss Emily's life. The beginning of the story is the townspeople recollection of her life, while at her funeral. Throughout the entire story we hear about what her life looked like, from the townspeople's' perspective. Miss Emily was secluded to her house for most the story. Which has added to the distance between her and the townspeople. William

This is said because in the second section of the story, Faulkner speaks about the Griersons. He says, “… believed that the Griersons held themselves a little too high for what they really were. None of the young men were quite good enough for Miss Emily and such.” From this little section right here we can see that the townspeople do not think highly of the Griersons, or they are upset by the way that the Griersons think of themselves. Faulkner shares in this passage that no man is good enough for Miss Emily. This provides insight into Miss Emily’s father, because her father would have been the one to let her court with other young men, but he did not. He did not think any of these men were good enough for her. This allows Miss Emily to stand out once again from the townspeople because of her high class. Because of her high class, she was better than the others and did no require a man of lower