1. A Rose for Emily By William Faulkner (Katelyn and Rachel)

2. Structure Broken into five sections Starts with the funeral and ends with her death Many flashbacks

3. Part 1 Plot Summary The narrator recalls the funeral for Emily Many people attended because they wanted to see the inside of her house No one has been in her house in 10 years except her servant, Tobe She never paid her taxes

4. Part 2 Plot Summary 30 years earlier The townspeople complain about the odor coming from Emily’s house They trespass into her property to try and rid the smell We find out her father had died and her sweetheart had left her (still single by age 30) Took her 3 days to turn over her father’s body

5. Part 3 Plot Summary Takes place before part 2 Emily starts to become ill She meets Homer who is a construction worker and he isn’t accepted into her social class Her reputation is compromised She bought poison, “for the rats”

6. Part 4 Plot Summary The townspeople call upon Emily’s family to come and stay with her The townspeople are hopeful for Emily’s marriage with Homer She buys the toilet set and nice men’s clothing Homer enters Emily’s home and is never seen again (only the servant is seen entering and leaving her house) Emily ages and falls ill and dies

7. Part 5 Plot Summary Emily’s body is laid out in the parlor Everyone from town and Emily’s two cousins attend her funeral The find a door that has been sealed for 40 years and the townspeople break into the room They find all the items Emily had bought in hopes for her marriage and Homer’s decayed body They also find an indention in the pillow next to Homer with a gray hair suspected to be Emily’s

8. Characterization of Emily She’s a creep The classic outsider Hides her true identity from the town House shields herself and represents her Enforces her own sense of law and conduct Pitied by the townspeople Takes Homer’s life to achieve total power over him

9. Characterization of Homer Also an outsider and a stranger to town Initially becomes the center of attention but is soon distrusted because he is from the North and is a laborer Outings with Emily were scandalous because he is from a lower class Is portrayed as a homosexual (enjoyed going to bars with younger men)

10. Theme • Impact of Death: • Through the death of her father, Emily begins to lose her morals and her sanity • Goes from being charming and beautiful to decrepit and lonely • She has a bizarre relationship to dead bodies of men that she once loved • She wants to fuse life and death but ultimately death triumphs

11. Symbolisim • Her house: • Represents Emily and her dark side and her sheltered nature • The strand of her hair: • Represents love lost, and perverse things that people do for their pursuit of happiness

12. Overall Point Emily’s odd actions towards the men she loved demonstrates her need for control and acceptance in her broken life.

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