الفراشة أصبح فتيات Ftayat.com : يتم تحديث الموقع الآن ولذلك تم غلق النشر والمشاركات لحين الانتهاء من اتمام التحديث
ترقبوا التحديث الجديد مزايا عديدة وخيارات تفاعلية سهلة وسريعه.
فتيات اكبر موقع وتطبيق نسائي في الخليج والوطن العربي يغطي كافة المجالات و المواضيع النسائية مثل الازياء وصفات الطبخ و الديكور و انظمة الحمية و الدايت و المكياج و العناية بالشعر والبشرة وكل ما يتعلق بصحة المرأة.
التعليقات (7)
![][أم ديما][](https://ftayat.com/templates/standard3/images/xsmall_profile.gif)
A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner tells the story of an unconventional spinster ; Emily Grierson and her eccentric relationships with her father, lover, and the town of Jefferson.
The story is told by an unknown Narrator who is clearly a town resident (“when Miss Emily died, our whole town went to her funeral..”), and the story unfurls in a non-chronological order. We are given the ending first, we know Miss Emily Grierson is already dead when the story begins, but we also know the story is about her. I believe this technique is used to create empathy for the character of Emily because you only see her through the eyes of the people of Jefferson, who would often talk about her behind her back; but she’s referred to as “poor Emily”.
The order of the story is also used to build up tension and suspense; the story starts and Emily is already dead, she may have been murdered of committed suicide? We read on; and this is not the case. The story gives you small indications of what’s coming in the end, for example you know she’s possibly mad or mentally disturbed when you read; “she did that for three days, with the ministers calling on her, and the doctors, trying to persuade her to let them dispose of the body. just as they were about to resort to law and force, she broke down, and they buried her father.” Also the passage in the story where she buys Arsenic but will not tell the druggist what it’s for, but she states that she wants “the best” they have.
I wondered why the William Faulkner chose the name Emily, I thought there had to be more to it, it couldn’t just be a random name he pulled out of the air. I looked up the name “Emily”, which derives from the Latin name “Aemulus” , meaning “rival”. I thought the name “Emily” was perfect for our main character; who I feel is having an internal struggle within herself.
Emily is the main character in this story, you are given a brief background on her by the narrator , but you never find out how she feels or what she’s thinking. She’s come from a well respected family and so she is well respected by the town’s people and this is realised instantly as in the first line she is described as a “fallen monument”, meaning she was a woman of great importance. The town feels like they are obligated to care for her after her Father dies which shows that her family had been quite important people in the Town’s Society and she seems to have some sort of power over the town.
Colonel Sartoris invented a tale that Emily’s father had loaned the town money so that she didn’t have to pay taxes, but when the board of Aldermen came to talk to Miss Emily she stood her ground insisting that she had “no taxes in Jefferson” , but then Faulkner gives you the first clue that she’s lost touch with reality when she insists the board of Aldermen go and see Colonel Sartoris; who by that time had been dead and buried for almost 10 years. The charges are instantly dropped, and I think this shows that the Town’s people are scared of her; maybe they believe she’s gone crazy.
We are told that Mr Grierson (Emily’s father) had “driven” away all the young men who’d showed interest in Emily, I’m not sure why he did this, I thought maybe he may have wanted to protect her but then ultimately when he dies he leaves her with only the house and Tobe, a Negro servant. I also came up with a theory that maybe Miss Emily was mixed race (maybe half African/American?) as there’s no mention of her mother and to me it would explain why Tobe (the Negro servant) stays by her side until she eventually dies, and he never says anything to anyone, he keeps all her secrets and when she passes away he just leaves through the back exit of the house. I thought this theory would work, because maybe she was the product of an affair that Mr Grierson may have had, and maybe that’s why he didn’t let her out much and didn’t bother trying to marry her off, maybe he was ashamed of her? The only reason I don’t think this theory would work is because the story is set at a time when there was a lot of racism and I don’t think Miss Emily would’ve been accepted by the people of Jefferson, neither would her affair with Homer Barron have worked because it mentions that he’d “cuss the Niggers” .
I thought Miss Emily’s affair with Homer Barron; a sun-kissed ,Yankee-labourer , was almost like a rebellion against her father ; who always thought there was no one good enough for Emily.
I feel that Emily is haunted by the Ghost of her father through-out the story . She seems to be living the life that she wants when she meets Homer Barron ,then after he “disappears” she becomes a recluse again ,then a few years later she starts giving china - painting lessons at home. The Narrator mentions this shortly after the disappearance of Homer Barron “..as if the quality of her father which had thwarted her woman’s life so many times had been too virulent and furious to die.”
I believe that Emily fell in love with Homer Barron and wanted him to marry her , but was then hurt when he told her “He liked the company of men” and that “he was not the marrying type”. I believe that Homer was a flirt and didn’t mind leading Emily on and was actually quite fond of her company (otherwise he wouldn‘t have come back to see her after all his work was finished ), but that at heart he was a bachelor and didn’t want to be tied down. That’s why I feel Emily decided to kill him, he didn’t want her in life so she thought in death she could keep him. She didn’t see this as a problem, I think it’s safe to say she’d gone crazy or was mentally ill and so created a fantasy that they would marry which is why “Miss Emily had been to the jeweller’s and ordered a man’s toilet set in silver with the letters H.B on each piece” and why “she had bought a complete outfit of men’s clothing, including a nightshirt…”.
I think Emily’s china-painting lesson’s are not only to put her back in touch with the outside world, but is also a realisation that she’ll never have children and is an attempt to fill that empty void.
There are very few descriptions of how Emily looks but I would say the most affective one would be ; “when we saw her again, her hair was cut short, making her look like a girl, with a vague resemblance to those angels in coloured church windows- sort of tragic and serene.” It gave me the image of someone with a child-like innocence who clearly was in dire need of some help, she sounds very lost. The other thing that grabs me about this description is the use of the word “angel” which I find ironic considering that we later find out that she keeps a corpse locked away in an upstairs room. It’s safe to maybe say that she is an “Angel of death”.
The other character that keeps coming up in this story, and seems to have an eerie presence, is the Negro slave; Tobe . He’s mentioned in the first paragraph (“..old man-servant - a combined gardener and cook…”) which to me indicates that he has a key part to play in the story, if he didn’t then; why mention him in the first paragraph?
He says nothing , and you never know what he’s thinking, but I think he has a close relationship with Miss Emily. He knows exactly what’s going on in the house yet he keeps his mouth shut and remains loyal to Miss Emily. He’s the one to “admits” Homer Barron into the house just before his disappearance. He knows everything that’s happened in the house and he stays by Emily’s side until she dies, meeting the first of the visitors at the door “He walked right through the house and out the back and was not seen again.” I believe this is because he does know what they’ll find in the bedroom upstairs and I think he fears that the people of Jefferson wouldn’t blame Emily for the corpse upstairs because she’s a respected lady, they’ll blame him and punish him.
Emily is the only person who calls Tobe by his first name, which I think shows that he’s more than just a servant to her; he’s her carer and protector, he’s her new guardian . The narrator refers to Tobe as the “Negro” and it is only because of Emily that we find out that Tobe has a name.
Homer Barron is a major character in the story as he’s Emily’s “sweetheart”, and although we have no real evidence we believe it to be his corpse that is found in the upstairs bedroom.
I found it interesting that the Author chose the name “Homer” which derives from “Homero” meaning ;Pledge, hostage, which is what Homer becomes. He becomes a detainee in Emily’s home and becomes her “pledge”; her assurance, her promise and security. Also the name “Barron” (barren) meaning bare and empty which is what Homer Barron is; on the outside he’s attractive and popular, but inside he has nothing to offer.
We’re given a very good description of Homer Barron “..a Yankee-- a big dark, ready man, with a big voice and eyes lighter than his face.” I think the reason for such a good description is to paint a very clear of image of why Emily was attracted to him and to also give you the idea that this man is clearly not the kind of guy she wants to get involved with . He seems to be a very popular guy (“pretty soon he knew every-body in town. Whenever you heard a lot of laughing anywhere about the square , Homer Barron would be in the centre of the group.”) , very friendly possibly a bit over friendly (as I believe him to be a flirt), but I think his popularity and social skills seem to be a major reason why Emily would be attracted to him as she’s had a very sheltered life and I don’t think she really knows how to interact with others.
There was some sort of relationship between Emily and Homer Barron because they were seen together a few times and one Sunday afternoon they pass “..in a glittering buggy, Miss Emily with her head high and Homer Barron with his hat crocked and cigar in his teeth, reins and whip in a yellow glove.” So Homer was interested in Miss Emily, but I think she was probably an “easy” woman for him, without realising because she had no previous experience with men, and I think after having an intimate relationship with Homer she thought they would marry, but then he shattered her dreams when he told her that “he was not the marrying type”.
Homer must have liked Miss Emily as he came back to visit her after all his work in Jefferson was finished (and as the rumours of the couple being married started to make the rounds). If we are to believe that it is his corpse that is found in the bed at the end I think this also shows that there had been a physical relationship between Homer and Miss Emily; as his corpse lay in “the attitude of an embrace”.
I found there to be a lot of symbolism within this story. Firstly; the title of the story is “A Rose for Emily”, yet there is no mention of a rose but we do know the story is about Emily.
I think Homer is Emily’s “rose”. when you hear the word “rose” you think of a deep red coloured flower (sometimes with little thorns around it), “red” is a colour symbolising love and passion (sometimes anger). Homer is Emily’s passion, he is the man she loves. She treats him like a rose; (to keep a rose we cut it from it’s bush; killing it) and dries his body out.
I think Emily’s house reflects on the outside what is going on inside. We are told the house was once “..white, decorated with cupolas and spires, and scrolled balconies..” (white symbolising innocence and purity). The house was once elegant and well looked after as was Emily once. When Emily dies we’re told “..Miss Emily’s House was left, lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and gasoline pumps - an eyesore among eye-sores”, symbolising the decay of not only Emily but of Tobe (her Negro servant); who’d now grown old, and of the corpse that was rotting in an upstairs bedroom. Not only does this symbolise the decay of Emily physically but it symbolises the decay of Emily ; mentally.
Another thing that struck me was when the druggist sent the package of Arsenic to Miss Emily ; “..there was written on the box, under the skull and bones; “for rats” “ (despite Emily not giving the Druggist a reason for her wanting the poison - another indication of her power over the town’s people). The reason ; “for rats” stuck in my head was because I felt that Homer Barron was the “rat”. Homer wasn’t really very good for Emily, and her father wouldn’t have approved of him. Homer was a “love-rat” and I believe the poison was for him, despite Emily not giving a reason for wanting it, and the fact that we’re not sure how Homer “disappeared”.
The story is told by an unknown Narrator who is clearly a town resident (“when Miss Emily died, our whole town went to her funeral..”), and the story unfurls in a non-chronological order. We are given the ending first, we know Miss Emily Grierson is already dead when the story begins, but we also know the story is about her. I believe this technique is used to create empathy for the character of Emily because you only see her through the eyes of the people of Jefferson, who would often talk about her behind her back; but she’s referred to as “poor Emily”.
The order of the story is also used to build up tension and suspense; the story starts and Emily is already dead, she may have been murdered of committed suicide? We read on; and this is not the case. The story gives you small indications of what’s coming in the end, for example you know she’s possibly mad or mentally disturbed when you read; “she did that for three days, with the ministers calling on her, and the doctors, trying to persuade her to let them dispose of the body. just as they were about to resort to law and force, she broke down, and they buried her father.” Also the passage in the story where she buys Arsenic but will not tell the druggist what it’s for, but she states that she wants “the best” they have.
I wondered why the William Faulkner chose the name Emily, I thought there had to be more to it, it couldn’t just be a random name he pulled out of the air. I looked up the name “Emily”, which derives from the Latin name “Aemulus” , meaning “rival”. I thought the name “Emily” was perfect for our main character; who I feel is having an internal struggle within herself.
Emily is the main character in this story, you are given a brief background on her by the narrator , but you never find out how she feels or what she’s thinking. She’s come from a well respected family and so she is well respected by the town’s people and this is realised instantly as in the first line she is described as a “fallen monument”, meaning she was a woman of great importance. The town feels like they are obligated to care for her after her Father dies which shows that her family had been quite important people in the Town’s Society and she seems to have some sort of power over the town.
Colonel Sartoris invented a tale that Emily’s father had loaned the town money so that she didn’t have to pay taxes, but when the board of Aldermen came to talk to Miss Emily she stood her ground insisting that she had “no taxes in Jefferson” , but then Faulkner gives you the first clue that she’s lost touch with reality when she insists the board of Aldermen go and see Colonel Sartoris; who by that time had been dead and buried for almost 10 years. The charges are instantly dropped, and I think this shows that the Town’s people are scared of her; maybe they believe she’s gone crazy.
We are told that Mr Grierson (Emily’s father) had “driven” away all the young men who’d showed interest in Emily, I’m not sure why he did this, I thought maybe he may have wanted to protect her but then ultimately when he dies he leaves her with only the house and Tobe, a Negro servant. I also came up with a theory that maybe Miss Emily was mixed race (maybe half African/American?) as there’s no mention of her mother and to me it would explain why Tobe (the Negro servant) stays by her side until she eventually dies, and he never says anything to anyone, he keeps all her secrets and when she passes away he just leaves through the back exit of the house. I thought this theory would work, because maybe she was the product of an affair that Mr Grierson may have had, and maybe that’s why he didn’t let her out much and didn’t bother trying to marry her off, maybe he was ashamed of her? The only reason I don’t think this theory would work is because the story is set at a time when there was a lot of racism and I don’t think Miss Emily would’ve been accepted by the people of Jefferson, neither would her affair with Homer Barron have worked because it mentions that he’d “cuss the Niggers” .
I thought Miss Emily’s affair with Homer Barron; a sun-kissed ,Yankee-labourer , was almost like a rebellion against her father ; who always thought there was no one good enough for Emily.
I feel that Emily is haunted by the Ghost of her father through-out the story . She seems to be living the life that she wants when she meets Homer Barron ,then after he “disappears” she becomes a recluse again ,then a few years later she starts giving china - painting lessons at home. The Narrator mentions this shortly after the disappearance of Homer Barron “..as if the quality of her father which had thwarted her woman’s life so many times had been too virulent and furious to die.”
I believe that Emily fell in love with Homer Barron and wanted him to marry her , but was then hurt when he told her “He liked the company of men” and that “he was not the marrying type”. I believe that Homer was a flirt and didn’t mind leading Emily on and was actually quite fond of her company (otherwise he wouldn‘t have come back to see her after all his work was finished ), but that at heart he was a bachelor and didn’t want to be tied down. That’s why I feel Emily decided to kill him, he didn’t want her in life so she thought in death she could keep him. She didn’t see this as a problem, I think it’s safe to say she’d gone crazy or was mentally ill and so created a fantasy that they would marry which is why “Miss Emily had been to the jeweller’s and ordered a man’s toilet set in silver with the letters H.B on each piece” and why “she had bought a complete outfit of men’s clothing, including a nightshirt…”.
I think Emily’s china-painting lesson’s are not only to put her back in touch with the outside world, but is also a realisation that she’ll never have children and is an attempt to fill that empty void.
There are very few descriptions of how Emily looks but I would say the most affective one would be ; “when we saw her again, her hair was cut short, making her look like a girl, with a vague resemblance to those angels in coloured church windows- sort of tragic and serene.” It gave me the image of someone with a child-like innocence who clearly was in dire need of some help, she sounds very lost. The other thing that grabs me about this description is the use of the word “angel” which I find ironic considering that we later find out that she keeps a corpse locked away in an upstairs room. It’s safe to maybe say that she is an “Angel of death”.
The other character that keeps coming up in this story, and seems to have an eerie presence, is the Negro slave; Tobe . He’s mentioned in the first paragraph (“..old man-servant - a combined gardener and cook…”) which to me indicates that he has a key part to play in the story, if he didn’t then; why mention him in the first paragraph?
He says nothing , and you never know what he’s thinking, but I think he has a close relationship with Miss Emily. He knows exactly what’s going on in the house yet he keeps his mouth shut and remains loyal to Miss Emily. He’s the one to “admits” Homer Barron into the house just before his disappearance. He knows everything that’s happened in the house and he stays by Emily’s side until she dies, meeting the first of the visitors at the door “He walked right through the house and out the back and was not seen again.” I believe this is because he does know what they’ll find in the bedroom upstairs and I think he fears that the people of Jefferson wouldn’t blame Emily for the corpse upstairs because she’s a respected lady, they’ll blame him and punish him.
Emily is the only person who calls Tobe by his first name, which I think shows that he’s more than just a servant to her; he’s her carer and protector, he’s her new guardian . The narrator refers to Tobe as the “Negro” and it is only because of Emily that we find out that Tobe has a name.
Homer Barron is a major character in the story as he’s Emily’s “sweetheart”, and although we have no real evidence we believe it to be his corpse that is found in the upstairs bedroom.
I found it interesting that the Author chose the name “Homer” which derives from “Homero” meaning ;Pledge, hostage, which is what Homer becomes. He becomes a detainee in Emily’s home and becomes her “pledge”; her assurance, her promise and security. Also the name “Barron” (barren) meaning bare and empty which is what Homer Barron is; on the outside he’s attractive and popular, but inside he has nothing to offer.
We’re given a very good description of Homer Barron “..a Yankee-- a big dark, ready man, with a big voice and eyes lighter than his face.” I think the reason for such a good description is to paint a very clear of image of why Emily was attracted to him and to also give you the idea that this man is clearly not the kind of guy she wants to get involved with . He seems to be a very popular guy (“pretty soon he knew every-body in town. Whenever you heard a lot of laughing anywhere about the square , Homer Barron would be in the centre of the group.”) , very friendly possibly a bit over friendly (as I believe him to be a flirt), but I think his popularity and social skills seem to be a major reason why Emily would be attracted to him as she’s had a very sheltered life and I don’t think she really knows how to interact with others.
There was some sort of relationship between Emily and Homer Barron because they were seen together a few times and one Sunday afternoon they pass “..in a glittering buggy, Miss Emily with her head high and Homer Barron with his hat crocked and cigar in his teeth, reins and whip in a yellow glove.” So Homer was interested in Miss Emily, but I think she was probably an “easy” woman for him, without realising because she had no previous experience with men, and I think after having an intimate relationship with Homer she thought they would marry, but then he shattered her dreams when he told her that “he was not the marrying type”.
Homer must have liked Miss Emily as he came back to visit her after all his work in Jefferson was finished (and as the rumours of the couple being married started to make the rounds). If we are to believe that it is his corpse that is found in the bed at the end I think this also shows that there had been a physical relationship between Homer and Miss Emily; as his corpse lay in “the attitude of an embrace”.
I found there to be a lot of symbolism within this story. Firstly; the title of the story is “A Rose for Emily”, yet there is no mention of a rose but we do know the story is about Emily.
I think Homer is Emily’s “rose”. when you hear the word “rose” you think of a deep red coloured flower (sometimes with little thorns around it), “red” is a colour symbolising love and passion (sometimes anger). Homer is Emily’s passion, he is the man she loves. She treats him like a rose; (to keep a rose we cut it from it’s bush; killing it) and dries his body out.
I think Emily’s house reflects on the outside what is going on inside. We are told the house was once “..white, decorated with cupolas and spires, and scrolled balconies..” (white symbolising innocence and purity). The house was once elegant and well looked after as was Emily once. When Emily dies we’re told “..Miss Emily’s House was left, lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and gasoline pumps - an eyesore among eye-sores”, symbolising the decay of not only Emily but of Tobe (her Negro servant); who’d now grown old, and of the corpse that was rotting in an upstairs bedroom. Not only does this symbolise the decay of Emily physically but it symbolises the decay of Emily ; mentally.
Another thing that struck me was when the druggist sent the package of Arsenic to Miss Emily ; “..there was written on the box, under the skull and bones; “for rats” “ (despite Emily not giving the Druggist a reason for her wanting the poison - another indication of her power over the town’s people). The reason ; “for rats” stuck in my head was because I felt that Homer Barron was the “rat”. Homer wasn’t really very good for Emily, and her father wouldn’t have approved of him. Homer was a “love-rat” and I believe the poison was for him, despite Emily not giving a reason for wanting it, and the fact that we’re not sure how Homer “disappeared”.
مشكورة ياأم ديما وربي يجزاك الجنه
مشكورة ETEACHER
بنات اللي عندها لاتبخل علي ...
مشكورة ETEACHER
بنات اللي عندها لاتبخل علي ...
حبيبتي ادا عندك القصة ابعتيها لي وانا احللها لك لان ماعندي القصة ضمن قصصي
ادخل ومراح تندم→
موفقة