A Rose for Emily
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A ROSE FOR EMILY
William Faulkner (1897-1962)
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WHEN Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral: the men
through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument, the women mostly out of
curiosity to see the inside of her house, which no one save an old man-servant — a
combined gardener and cook — had seen in at least ten years.
It was a big, squarish frame house that had onc...
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"A Rose for Emily" is a short story of five sections written by William Faulkner (1897-1962). The story was first published in 1930. This story is a Southern Gothic tale that delves into the mysterious and dreadful life of Miss Emily Grierson. Miss Emily Grierson is a woman living in the fictional town of Jefferson, Mississippi.
In section I, The unnamed narrator reveals the death of Miss Emily Gr...
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