A Rose For Emily: A Short Mystery And Suspense Story

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In what way do conflict and exposition help the reader foreshadow the ending of a story? A Rose for Emily is a short mystery and suspense story. The story describes the events leading up to Ms. Emily’s death in reverse chronological order. Faulkner uses exposition to foreshadow the ending by describing three events. The three events are Miss. Emily buying arsenic, the strange smell coming from Ms. Emily’s house, and the disappearance of Homer Barron. One of the first events of foreshadowing in the story is Miss Emily purchasing arsenic from the druggist. This is an important event to the story’s plot because it connects to a future event in the story. Miss Emily’s purchase of the arsenic causes the reader to wonder what she needed it for

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