ENGL 1127 Lecture : A Rose for Emily.docx
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Iron-like determination to stand her ground and avoid change; loves homer so much that he kills him to prevent him from leaving. Does not like letting go of the body; be alone. Grey because she has been sleeping with the corpse for a long period of time. Former servant tobe; calls her miss emily, knows that the room upstairs has a dead corpse. Speaks in the position of the townspeople and their views and perception of miss emily. Get to see through all of the towns" people"s eyes of how emily acts. If it"s through just emily, then it"s only one pair of eyes, compared to several other pairs if it"s the towns people. Sometimes you are not aware of your own actions until it is perceived by other people. Watching her character build from the outside is like a painting, see more details than seeing it from her own eyes/ point of view.
