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This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of death imagery in "A Rose for Emily". The use of death imagery to convey the theme is explored. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: KW60_KFfaulk5.doc
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allow the reader to come away from the work of literature with a greater understanding of how the work is put together, what it "means", how the various parts of
the whole work together to achieve a unique aesthetic effect and so on. One of the most effective and enjoyable methods of interpreting a piece of literature is to look
at the symbols and imagery employed by a work, attempt to discern patterns in the use of those symbols by the author, and determine what effect if any the symbols
have upon the primary theme of a given piece of literature. This paper will use the imagery of death that runs rampant throughout William Faulkners "A Rose for Emily" to
demonstrate how such imagery and symbols might be subjected to fruitful analysis in order to drive a superior understanding of a piece of literature. This paragraph helps the student
explore Faulkners use of death-related imagery throughout the story. From the very beginning, Faulkners "A Rose for Emily" is a story seated in the symbology of death; it concerns the
affairs of an old and dying woman, her traditional posturing against modern conventions such as paying taxes, and ultimately the extent to which she, as an unchanging artifact of her
own times, is overpowered by death despite struggling against it at all points of the story. This trend can be discerned by tracing the use of the imagery throughout the
story. The use of death-related imagery in "A Rose for Emily" follows a specific pattern in which the characters in the story, particularly Emily, attempt to cover up the reality
of death, only to have it return in unexpected ways. While Emily prepares herself before greeting guests, a particularly astute guest is able to see the spectre of death looming
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