A Rose From Emily

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A Rose for Emily
Introduction
‘A Rose for Emily’ is a wonderful passage by William Faulkner because it reflects the current situation in our societies. An unknown person tells the story after the end of miss Emily. Emily is portrayed as a protagonist character and her life used as a symbol for the changes in town after the civil war. The primary goal of the story is to express the decay in town and Miss Emily’s life. The narrative shows changes always take place and there is nothing permanent since we all grow old and decay. Also, it expresses the idea of change resistance by the protagonist Emily who refuses to accept to change. The fact that Emily is referred to as a fallen monument symbolizes that she represents stubborn memorial of the past (Faulkner, 155). It would mean that she was once beautiful and wealthy, but with time she ended up growing old and poor.
In the passage, the author intends to express the idea that there is a need for change. The author of the passage expresses his disappoint through the fact that Emily is a strong woman, but she is a victim of her resistance to change. In this narrative, short and straightforward declarative sentence has been employed to express the real meaning of events. For instance, a living monument is a word that refers to Emily as a person who tries to maintain tradition in the face of radical change. The house that Emily lived in is a symbol that represents the rejection of change because she had refused to update (Faulkner, 154).

Emily failed to believe that time was changing and she had to join the new society, and thus she refuses to adapt to change. For instance, at some time in her life, she even refuses to pay tax.
Conclusion
Emily is herself tradition, and she is rigid to change it despite occurring frequently. She is the memory to the past that people have to respect but also a burden. Change is the backbone of the developments in the world and might be beneficial to many. Hence, resistance to change can be presumed to conflict with the modern world.
William Faulkner. “A Rose for Emily.” The Forum, 1930. (page 163)
Miss Emily has been living with a secret for many years. The narrator knew that there was one room that one had visited for about forty years. His curiosity made them wait until Miss Emily was a way to break in and try to figure out what was hidden in the place. The place was well furnished, but to their surprise, it was a tomb. The body of a dead man was laying on the bed. Miss Emily felt that he did not have someone who loves her after the death of her father. Due to lack of love, she decided to kill her lover and keep the body in the room to avoid loneliness.
Work cited
Faulkner William. “A Rose for Emily.” The Forum, 1930. 154-163.