"A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner Flashcards
A. the story is extremely climactic because of the way it is structure
- this story would be ruined if it were chronological
2. the piecing together and reordering of the story changes everything about what the reader knows about Emily
B. much of the rising action chronicles what Emily is uniquely allowed to get away with
the plot order creates sympathy for Emily because for most of the story the reader does not know that Emily is a killer and thinks instead that she is a lonely woman
c. homer’s death is not the climax
Emily’s hair in the bed and her sleeping with homer’s dead body is the climax of the story
d.
this story does not have falling action or a resolution
e.
Emily is a despicable character who is a product of the town that created her, but the reader learns this at the end because of the text and plot structures
plot matters
not just because of plot, but because it and all the other aspects of the story work together to build the theme
when does “a rose for emily” begin
at miss emily’s funeral
by NOT telling the events of the story in sequence it is easier for the author to
limit what readers know about a character until the exact climactic moment he wants them to know
in this passage, the word “temerity” is used to refer to
the fearless daring of the ladies who went to visit miss Emily
what are the two major conflicting ideals in a rose for Emily
old southern nobility and youthful progress
according to the excerpt, which best describes the influence ms. Emily’s father had in her life
he tried to instill a deep sense of pride in her
what piece of the plot structure is missing?
falling action
what is the significance of the iron-grey hair on the pillowcase at the end?
it shows that ms. Emily had been sleeping next to homer barron
the tension of the rising action is built through
the townspeople wondering about ms. Emily and her house
the resolution comes as the answer to
the smell of the house and what happened to homer barron
