AMERICAN LITERATURE

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Point of view Characters. Conflicts. Content Symbols. Plot summary Author.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> William Faulkner .  . Born in New Albany, Mississippi, September 25, 1897 Using pieces of his own life and family history in his fiction Basing part of the character of Emily on a cousin, Mary Louise Neilson, who had married a Yankee street paver named Jack Barron..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> Works   . Twenty novels, several volumes of short fiction, and two volumes of poetry Many screenplays, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers Winning two Pulitzer Prizes, a National Book Award, and the Nobel Prize for Literature.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> A Rose for Emily  . First appearing in April 30, 1930 on a magazine Appearing in collections These 13 (1931) and then in Collected Stories (1950).

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> Plot Summary. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i). Rearrange the following events in a chronological order:. Emily's funeral Pay taxes Bad smell coming from her house Mr Grierson died Emily and Homer seen together Emily seen buying arsenic Buying bridal stuff Homer Barron last seen Emily staying at home for many years then giving painting class j) Closing her door again k) Emily's death and her secret revealed.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(6)</span> Plot Summary Our suggested chronological order: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.. d. Mr Grierson died e. Emily and Hormer seen together g. Buying bridal stuff f. Emily seen buying arsenic h. Homer Barron last seen c. Bad smell coming from her house i. Emily staying at home for many years then giving painting class 8. j. Closing her door again 9. b. Pay taxes 10. k. Emily's death and her secret revealed 11. a. Emily's funeral.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(7)</span> Characters. Miss Emily  The main character  The story starts at her death, then loops back around and tell about her life starting from her father's death  From a very wealthy southern family  A snobby person.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(8)</span> Characters. Mr. Grierson. Miss Emily.  A controlling father with strong influence on Emily  Appearing loomingly in memory and in the portrait kept on the gilt-edged easel in the parlor, and silhouetted in the doorway  Chasing away any of Emily's follower.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(9)</span> Characters. Mr. Grierson. Miss Emily. Homer Barron.  A Yankee coming to town to fix the sidewalks  A typical man – hanging out with other guys and drinking  Becoming Miss Emily's lover, however not approved  Last seen in an afternoon.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(10)</span> Themes Tradition vs Change. – Emily's stubborness – Emily considered as a monument – The supports from the town. – The modernization – The new generation and new ways of leading the town.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(11)</span> Conflicts Sit in group and discuss the conflicts of the story “A rose for Emily” (5 mins).

<span class='text_page_counter'>(12)</span> Conflicts 1.. Emily vs community.    . Chasing away the tax collectors Buying arsenic The appearing of bad smell The attitude of the town people toward her house.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(13)</span> Conflicts 1. 2.   . Emily vs community Emily vs herself Cutting her hair Teaching painting in the past Background vs love.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(14)</span> Symbols . Emily's house .  . A monument, the only thing remaining of a dying world of Southern aristocracy like Emily herself Separation from the community Mental illness and death.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(15)</span> Symbols . A Rose for Emily . Showing respect to the dead Emily.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(16)</span> Thanks for your attention!.

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