A Rose for Emily
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Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5
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All Themes The Post Civil-War South Tradition vs. Progress Patriarchal Authority and Control Time and Narrative Gossip, Social Conventions, and Judgment
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Characters
All Characters Miss Emily Grierson The townspeople Homer Barron Miss Emily’s father The Baptist minister and his wife Colonel Sartoris
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All Symbols The Grierson Family House Miss Emily’s Hair
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All Literary Devices Allegory Foreshadowing Genre Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Paradox Personification Satire Setting Situational Irony Style Tone
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A Rose for Emily

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William Faulkner

A Rose for Emily Study Guide

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