A Rose for Emily

A Rose for Emily was a very compelling story written by William Faulkner. The way it starts out by setting up Miss Emily as a long-standing part of the town gets the reader to connect to her better because most people probably know someone themselves who they can then relate her to. This gets the reader more emotionally involved in the story and makes it much more dramatic for them. I also believe that by writing about how the town was always sympathetic towards Miss Emily that the author was attempting to get the reader more emotionally connected to the story as well. Keeping up with the emotional aspect of the story, Faulkner leaves one wondering as to the emotional stability of Miss Emily while the town observes her life and interacts with her throughout the years. One must also question whether or not the townspeople should have done more to help her rather than just feel sorry for her.