A Rose For Emily Symbolism Analysis

Symbolism can represent an object if it is stated clearly to the to the reader like in the book the rose can be represented as purity as long as the rose is white because white is the cleanest color like Emily from the book she was pure she was un touched also color can be a factor of symbolism because depending on the color of the rose as red can easily be represented as love and black is repressed as death. In this story “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, Emily a young lady who was identified as a pure lady because of her living with her father witch was an overly protective farther. Who would not let her date anybody, so suddenly her farther passes away and she becomes very depressed to where can doesn’t want to let go of her father’s body. Then here comes a man who is named Homer Barron witch all of a sudden meets Emily due to construction working next to Emily’s house after that they two become in love with each other but Homer Barron is not a marrying man so after a couple of years of being with Homer. Emily decides to kill him with poison after she kills him the towns people smell a strongly order which is Homer Barron but

The character Miss Emily Grierson herself is a symbol of a monument. Emily was said to be a monument in an article titled “Fallen monuments and distorted relics,” the author says “when Emily Grierson passes away the community comes to pay their respects not out of genuine sadness about her death, but more due to “a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument.” Emily was always in her house due to her dads over protectiveness she never really left her house because of that Emily is just like a monument it doesn’t move it doesn’t go anywhere it stays in the same spot till something happens to it just like Emily she stays in her house till she passes away that’s why she is described as a