"A Rose For Emily" by William Faulkner.

A Rose or A Thorn?
In the story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, readers get an idea of a different time and place. He also portrays to us this old woman who has become a thorn in the townships side. Faulkner describes Emily as "a tradition, duty, and a care; sort of hereditary obligation upon the town" (246), but was this really just an old women unwilling to accept change?
He puts you in the scenes by giving great details of her house, neighborhood, and how she lived. He describes her house, as "It was a big, squarish frame house that had once been white decorated with cupolas…