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The Theme of Isolation in A Rose for Emily


As an author establishes the characters he simultaneously attempts to develop the theme of the story. An author uses various elements such as point of view, the setting, and symbols to work toward the expression of one central idea. In looking at "A Rose for Emily." a short story by William Faulkner, it is evident that Faulkner successfully carries one main idea throughout the piece, the idea of being isolated from society.

One of the most effective elements that Faulkner uses in his development of this main idea is the use of imagery. He portrays the father of Emily as "a looming possessive figure, a figure of total control and dominance"(Gwin 31). Emily has no say about what goes on in her life. The narrator describes the image of the two.

We had long thought of them as tableau, 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, the two of them framed by the backflung front door. So when she got to be thirty and was still si... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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