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This 5 page paper explores the way in which Faulkner uses the idea of the idol, the house, and the silver toilet set to explore his theme of decay in “A Rose for Emily.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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about. This paper discusses three major symbols that are tied to the theme of the story; that is, it discusses Faulkners use of the idea of the idol, the house
and the silver toilet set to illustrate the theme of decay and the fall of the towns leading monument, Miss Emily. Discussion Miss Emily is not a popular person in
town; rather, she is disliked and envied by most of the residents (Faulkner). There is also an element of fear in the relationship, because she is strange and people fear
what they cannot understand. The word "idol" is applied to her twice in the story; first when the men sprinkle lime around the outside of her house: "As they
recrossed the lawn, a window that had been dark was lighted and Miss Emily sat in it, the light behind her, and her upright torso motionless as that of an
idol" (Faulkner). Emily knows what the men are doing outside and she disapproves of it. Even more important perhaps is the way Faulkner presents her, as a malevolent deity, completely
aware of what is going on in her world, despite attempts to fool her. She sits, unmoving, and frightens the men so that they sneak away; here the reference is
to an angry and implacable god who is ready to strike down those who disobey. The second reference is more general, as the narrator says "Now and then we would
see her in one of the downstairs windows ... like the carven torso of an idol in a niche, looking or not looking at us, we could never tell which.
Thus she passed from generation to generation-dear, inescapable, impervious, tranquil, and perverse" (Faulkner). The phrase "generation to generation" indicates that to the town, Emily seems almost eternal; a force of
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