A Rose for Emily :: A Rose For Emily, William Faulkner

She would not listen to them (795), but they listened to her. They listened and watched end-to-end all of Miss Emilys life scowling, sympathizing, and, sometimes, they even smiled for her. These ever-watchful beings, the curious citizens of Jefferson, share and provide a anchor to this twisted tale in William Faulkners gothic short story, A Rose For Emily though the run acrosss cast about Miss Emily differ importantly by generation and gender, their opinion conveyed as a whole expresses that they view Miss Emily as a shocking, unacceptable and fallen (792) being.Faulkners violence on narration drives the mystery farther. Along with the disturbing secret Emily hides, Faulkner conceals the individuation of the narrator or narrators. The township, as a whole, are the narrator, yet throughout the piece it is suggested that the spokesperson for the town changes. For example, in part I, the narration appears to be from a member of the older generation as he or she observes the next generation, with its more modern ideas (788) come to a dissatisfactory cobblers last about a resolution for the odor coming from Miss Emilys estate. However, in part IV it is suggested that the narrator for the townspeople is a womanhood worrying keening about Emilys relationship, her material purchases, and the details of her decaying looks. The pronoun we is used instead of I proposing that the opinions stated are the general consensus of the entire town such as we believed that she was fallen the entire town sees her as a in like manner-ran of what she could have been. When the pronoun I is utilized, this typically expresses that the speaker using I is against the wants of the townsperson discourse or possibly the entirety of the town. I is primarily used by Miss Emily, proving her to be an outcast in the eyes of her society. Judge Stevens also speaks in the first person singular when he fight to struggle Miss Emilys respect feeling the actions suggested are not requ isite (790). The different citizens mold the readers thoughts and emotions towards Emily - being as the townsfolk are the reason the story exists. They are an essential part of Emilys story and thusly their views, whether fully believable or not, must be taken into account on the mystery case that is Miss Emilys life.The people of Jefferson have always held a certain curiosity for the events in Emilys life and despite the years the curiosity continued.