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Post by wireman on Sept 15, 2021 12:26:58 GMT
Today we will discuss A Rose For Emily by William Faulkner
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Post by wireman on Sept 15, 2021 18:56:21 GMT
I remember reading this for class in high school.
It's a good creepy kind of story that is also sad. It is told from an odd point of view. The narrator doesn't seem to be a single person but the town. The theme of the story seems to be the inability to get past death or the past and move forward. Emily doesn't accept the death of her father and clings to the past. So when she finally got a man, she wasn't going to let him go.
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Post by spideyman on Sept 15, 2021 19:32:12 GMT
A true southern gothic tale. Hd never read it before, and wireman you captured the theme perfectly. The use of "we" did bring the thought that it was the town talking, not a single narrator. The imagery at the end of the long grey strand of hair on the pillow was perfect.
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Post by wireman on Sept 16, 2021 12:16:49 GMT
In this story, the entire town (at the funeral) acts like they know Emily well and care about her but they don't know her at all. There is a line in the story that says Emily was an obligation to the town. She was a curiosity to the town.
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Post by wireman on Sept 16, 2021 12:19:29 GMT
A true southern gothic tale. Hd never read it before, and wireman you captured the theme perfectly. The use of "we" did bring the thought that it was the town talking, not a single narrator. The imagery at the end of the long grey strand of hair on the pillow was perfect. |
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Post by spideyman on Sept 17, 2021 15:21:00 GMT
Any suggestions for the next group discussion?
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Post by wireman on Sept 17, 2021 17:11:23 GMT
Any suggestions for the next group discussion? How about The Monkey's Paw?
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Post by spideyman on Sept 17, 2021 19:50:34 GMT
Any suggestions for the next group discussion? How about The Monkey's Paw?
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