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The Representation of Miss Emily as an Extended Metaphor in Faulkner?s A Rose for Emily

The short story, A Rose for Emily, took place in the southern town of Jefferson sometime in the beginning of the twentieth century. One could say that Miss Emily lived and died under certain circumstances that could compare to how the Confederacy lived and died as a result of the Civil War. Miss Emily could represent an extended metaphor for the Old South and its traditions and customs. Faulkner wrote her character and her appearance, the town, her relationship with the world, and even her home, to reflect the social background of the Old South, as defined as the time period between the Colonial Era and Reconstruction.

Emily is a person that with her growing age she has been able set into the way she does things. Just like the South during the times of conflict with the North, Emily refuses to change but to remain like she was; though times change she wanted to stay the way she was, struggling to hold onto what she had. An example that furthers this conclusion is the concept of Emily having... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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