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This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily". The paper argues that the culture and values of Southern society are to blame for Emily's murder of Homer. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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"the grotesque", and for many, this is the primary distinguishing trait of the genre. This being the case, it is easy to see how literary figures such as OConnors Misfit
and Faulkners Emily Grierson would fit into the archetypal roles of the Southern grotesque. Certainly, Emily herself embodies a number of ideas that are grotesque to the contemporary reader, such
as the climactic revelation that she had been living with and sleeping with the corpse of her former lover for several decades. However, this understanding of the Southern grotesque is
a touch too superficial. In truth, the aesthetic appeal of the Southern grotesque is not merely the representation of the grotesque in its own right, but rather the situation of
the grotesque amidst the surface-level trappings of antebellum Southern prestige and honor. The shocking contrast between the supposed gentility and aristocratic tendencies of the Southern aristocracy with the grim realities
of characters such as Faulkners Emily is what grants the genre its lasting appeal and aesthetic import. Faulkner, as one of the most lauded writers of the century, is able
to elevate the genre even further through his utilizing the tension between surface appearance and inner horror to make a pertinent thematic statement about social conditions in the old South;
namely, that the reliance upon a superficial standard of morality and honor may well be what gives rise to the hidden grotesque in the first place.
Certainly, this is the case in "A Rose for Emily", wherein it can be argued that the horrors which Emily undergoes (and perpetuates) are the direct
result of the setting in which Emily grew up, as the cultural values and expected behaviors of the traditional South impacted her ability to effectively integrate with contemporary society following
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