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April 5, 2024 Adam Penney Student Number: 202316314 Professor Chris Newell English 1090 Social and Political Resistance to Change of Real Events in History Compared to William Faulkner's “A Rose for Emily” William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” is an exceptional example of resisting change that takes the form of political and social shifts that affect the main character, Emily. Emily has a house, which is used to symbolize resisting change. There is also a reference to her relationship with Homer and how someone with a high social class is romantically involved with a man like him (blue-collar), which suggests people’s overall resistance to change. There have been many notable examples of resistance to change in different aspects of society, …show more content…

Specific people, such as gay or lesbian people, are seen to deviate from the teachings of these religious texts, which puts them in a non-normative group of people. Due to their deviation from these religious practices, conservative-minded people see this as a threatening change to their known way of life, which causes a resistant feeling towards these changes. The pushback of same-sex marriage has a similar theme, which is presented in William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily, but instead of themes of homophobia, there are hints of racism. The protagonist, Emily, is from Southern America, which is known for being exceptionally involved with the use of slavery. Emily keeps an African American man as a servant even after the abolition of slavery, which can be seen as a way that she is resisting the changes that the abolition of slavery brought (Liu ______). This can be derived from Faulkner’s quote regarding how the servant, Tobe, “met the first of the ladies at the front door and let them in, with their hushed, sibilant voices and their quick, curious glances, and then he …show more content…

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