An Analysis Of William Faulkner: A Rose For Confusion

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A Rose for Confusion
An Analysis of William Faulkner’s Writing

The early 1900’s were a time of unrest. Many were still in the recovery from the American Civil War. Authors abounded from this era, often writing stories about the personal mind, the tragedies one faces, the hardships one can produce within themselves. These types of things are often spurred on by tragedy struck to an individual. Many people don’t know how to handle their feelings when they arise, and therefore often hide them from society or push them away for fear of humiliation. This was an idea many authors pondered through their prose writing. William Faulkner is among these authors. He is an acclaimed author, one of his most famous writings is called, “A Rose for Emily.” …show more content…

Hobby understands this idea of individualism, as he so displays through Faulkner’s writing. William Faulkner clearly enjoyed exploring the individual mind as “A Rose for Emily,” was all about her and how she individually dealt with her tragedies. Understanding that a civil war can happen within one’s own mind seems to be the idea of Faulkner’s point in understanding the individual and writing about the individual. Clearly, he displayed in his Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech that he is fond of pondering and elaborating on the ideas and coping of a single person, and this is well done in his haunting short story, “A Rose for …show more content…

This is where the idea Faulkner lays of ‘love,’ comes full-circle. Though Emily did not appear to have any lovers in the story, she definitely had those who loved her. This love is what the story is based off of. Though it seems extremely gruesome and sickening, Emily is understandably a young woman who is confused and alone, but loved. This love seems to be what gets in the way and result in her horrifying demise. Love can be a trap; love can be a wonderful thing, either way, Faulkner understands that a wonderful piece of prose revolves around the idea of

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