A Rose for Emily
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We did not say she was crazy then. We believed she had to do that. We remembered all the young men her father had driven away, and we knew that with nothing left, she would have to cling to that which had robbed her, as people will. The second William Faulkner short story I have read turned out to be an absolute success. On diverting, brief eight pages, Faulkner manages to introduce his readers to the character of Miss Emily Grierson, a woman marked by loneliness and bitterness. This story deals with a person's inability to adjust to changing surroundings, to become a respected part of the society. And it succeeds on each and every level. The story starts off with a slow narration, recounting the life of Emily Grierson until Faulkner's final revelation will step around the corner and confront you totally unexpectedly. It is impossible to talk about this story without spoiling its most important turn of events, so I will leave this review at a whole-hearted recommendation for you to read it. Even though (or rather because) it does include some creepy parts, the story will also probably burn into your mind unlike anything else you have read so far. You can read it for free here.
Emily's inability to be flexible and adapt to the changes in her life is what kills her. She becomes a corpse, even while alive, because of her inability to release the things that are eating away at her on the inside. I changed my original rating of 5 stars to 3 stars because at first, I was fascinated by the portrayal of decay in the story, but the rest sort of fell flat for me, and I wasn't as impressed through the second read as I was the first.
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We did not say she was crazy then. We believed she had to do that. We remembered all the young men her father had driven away, and we knew that with nothing left, she would have to cling to that which had robbed her, as people will. The second William Faulkner short story I have read turned out to be an absolute success. On diverting, brief eight pages, Faulkner manages to introduce his readers to the character of Miss Emily Grierson, a woman marked by loneliness and bitterness. This story deals with a person's inability to adjust to changing surroundings, to become a respected part of the society. And it succeeds on each and every level. The story starts off with a slow narration, recounting the life of Emily Grierson until Faulkner's final revelation will step around the corner and confront you totally unexpectedly. It is impossible to talk about this story without spoiling its most important turn of events, so I will leave this review at a whole-hearted recommendation for you to read it. Even though (or rather because) it does include some creepy parts, the story will also probably burn into your mind unlike anything else you have read so far. You can read it for free here.
Emily's inability to be flexible and adapt to the changes in her life is what kills her. She becomes a corpse, even while alive, because of her inability to release the things that are eating away at her on the inside. I changed my original rating of 5 stars to 3 stars because at first, I was fascinated by the portrayal of decay in the story, but the rest sort of fell flat for me, and I wasn't as impressed through the second read as I was the first.