English 1002 Sec 2 Fiction Paper #1 An Analysis of "A Rose for Emily" Miss Emily Grierson finds it extremely difficult to let go of the men in her life. She clings to the past and refuses to allow her world to change. In "A Rose for Emily" Faulkner illustrates how over time an admired woman, who was described as "a tradition, a duty, and a care", could not cope with losing a man. Miss Emily's perception of …showed first 75 words of 811 total…

…showed last 75 words of 811 total…townspeople be responsible? They believed that the Grierson's "held themselves a little too high for what they really were." This attitude toward her could have made her feel like she didn't belong. Could her insanity have been hereditary? Her great-aunt "old lady Wyatt" had "gone completely crazy" as well. `Despite whose fault it was, Miss Emily should have gotten professional help after her father died. If so, maybe Mr. Baron's death could have been avoided.