A rose for Emily

In William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”, the limited omniscient point of view reveals the town’s hypocrisy by contrasting the town’s true thoughts with its acts of pretense. According to the town, “the men did not want to interfere” in Miss Emily’s personal life. However, they watch her “daily, monthly, yearly” and intrude in her life as if it were their own. Even though, they ruin her life by doing so, they justify their acts by pretending to care. This serves to contrast their callousness and insensitivity with their claim to be concerned about her. A ...