"A Rose For Emily"

Thesis Statement: The theme in William Faulkner’s “A Rose For Emily” deals with refusing to accept change. This idea is revealed through characterization, narration, foreshadowing, and symbolism. Faulkner’s perception is applicable in today’s society as the world becomes more modernized day by day, the older generation refuses to change their ways to adapt to the modernistic improvements.

I. Faulkner uses characterization to reveal the character of Miss Emily.
A. He expresses the content of her character through physical
description, actions, words, feelings, and through the narrator’s
direct comments about the character’s nature, and through the
actions, words, and feelings of other characters.
1. Miss Emily, lives for many years as a recluse.
2. “No visitor had passed since she ceased giving chi...