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Emily Grierson's Need for Control in A Rose For Emily


In William Faulkner's "A Rose For Emily," Emily Grierson is a woman who is  used to being controlled by her father.  When her father dies, she believes that she has control over him.  Forced to lay her father to rest, Emily turns to her father's equivalent:  Homer Barron.  Emily soon finds that Homer does not plan on staying, so she decides to kill him.  By killing Homer, Emily believes that she can keep him and control him forever.  Emily Grierson wants to be in control but feels that she cannot tame the domineering men in her life, at least, not while they are alive, so she gains control of them after their demise.  

            One can clearly imagine the timid Emily standing behind her towering father.  "Miss Emily a slender figure in white in the background, her father a spraddled silhouette in the foreground, his back to her and clutching a horsewhip."  Emily's father not only dominates the portrait but dominates Emily as well.  Emily's father controls her every move.  She cannot date anyone unless her father appr... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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