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This 3 page paper compares and contrasts the short stories “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner and “A Jury of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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a few words. This paper compares and contrasts two classic short stories, "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner and "A Jury of Her Peers" by Susan Glaspell. Discussion
Both of these stories are wonderful, but Glaspell is perhaps slightly better, because it holds out the possibility of a future in which the character might find happiness; Faulkners story
has no such prospect. At any rate, the two stories are similar in their treatment of a hidden crime, in both cases murder; and in their depiction of loneliness. They
differ in the outsiders reaction to the crimes, and in the way authors handle gender relations. In "A Rose for Emily," Faulkner introduces readers to one of his most malign
creations, Emily Grierson. Emily, to make a short story even shorter, kills her lover and keeps his body in her bed; she sleeps beside the corpse for 30 years-long enough
for the body to have completely decayed (Faulkner). Her awful secret isnt discovered until she dies herself, and the townspeople finally gain access to the house. Emilys motive for the
murder is unclear, but it appears to be the fact that her purported fianc?, Homer Barron, may be homosexual: Faulkner says "...he liked men, and it was known that he
drank with the younger men in the Elks Club--that he was not a marrying man" (Faulkner). This can be understood to mean that he is whats often called a "mans
man," enjoying the company of other men, drinking, swapping stories, and relaxing without having to be at his best in front of a woman-with no sexual meaning; or it could
be construed to mean that hes gay. Either way, Faulkner makes it clear that Homer Barron is not putting Emily first, and that the townspeople feel sorry for her. Not
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