Emily

Gwenivere Sun

Assignment 2

Our physical environment makes us adapt to different circumstances which then may changes us psychologically. We can assume Emily wasn't born mentally unstable however many events led her to a certain mental state which was very traumatic, hurtful, and overbearing. No one wishes these kinds of mishaps upon themselves or others around them; because such occurrences may affect themselves in the end nevertheless. In "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, the protagonist can be either Emily or the townspeople. One may think the hero of this story is Emily because, she is in her own little solitude bearing everything, with her enduring over the decades and the she beliefs of the newer generations are opposing her and disrespecting her. The readers also might think Emily is the true villain in the story and the ending was the attestation to her ill-willed mind that developed overtime. Nonetheless, it was the consent loneliness and disregard by civilization that drove her disposition into insanity.

Every now and then, we need an outlet from our daily lives. We tend to get caught up in our everyday lives and we need an escape from our routines. Emily's life was quite the opposite. Faulkner suggests Emily's madness was in her genes due to "her great-aunt, had gone completely crazy at last" (Faulkner 151). Faulkner portrays Emily's father to be also a little unbalanced. It could be because the "Griersons held themselves a little too high for what they really were" (Faulkner 151). When Emily was of age to be courted, her father detested every man. He thought "none of the young men were quite good enough for Miss Emily" (Faulkner 151). Emily was kept away from the outside world by her father even througho...

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...he arsenic, we can assume Emily treated him like her own husband every single day. The clothes she bought for Homer was laid upon a dressing table and the man's toilet things was tarnished overtime (Faulkner 156). Emily psychological meltdown took a turn for the worst when she poisoned Homer. Her actions also changed her personality. Necessary interaction with other beings would have helped Emily and most of all her personality which would hinder her actions from doing the inevitable. Yet, she hid herself from the townspeople. Without any interaction except for Tobe (servant) she alone created a character that no one wanted to like. Emily's character gave off an impression that she didn't want company however, the irony is she needed the company. This company that she lacks would have helped her move on from her father's death, Homer's rejection, and her loneliness.