Isolation And Loneliness in A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner

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Isolation And Loneliness in A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner In many works of literature, some characters isolate themselves from society due to certain events that happen in their life that make them isolate themselves. Isolation from the society can cause loneliness in ones life. In “A Rose For Emily”, William Faulkner suggests that isolation from society can cause people to do unspeakable acts because they are lonely. The main character, Emily Grierson lives her life under her father. Her father thinks that no man is good enough for his daughter. Therefore, he pushes anyone who comes near his daughter. After living like this for so many years, Emily is left with nothing after her father dies. “We remembered all the young men her father had driven away, and we knew that with nothing left, she would have to cling to that which had robbed her, as people will ” (417) Due to that fact that her father has driven all the men who wanted to enter her life, she is left alone after her father’s death. Her attitude towards men is affected by her father. Therefore she isolates herself from others because she is used to living under her father which causes her to become lonely. Miss Emily does not go out for some time after her father’s death until she meets a man named Homer Barron. They are together for a long time and everyone in town thinks that they will be married soon. However, after this rel...

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