People who read about William Faulkner (1897-1962) know that he did not lead an easy life. He had the bad habit to drink too much, but above all he was very lonely. In his short story "A Rose For Emily", the protagonist portrayal, Emily, becomes very important because it represents in some way Faulkner himself. Even though she was perceived as an idol from the town, she felt also very lonely.Everyone in town considered Emily as monument, and if you describe something as an monument, you mean that it is a very good example of the results or effects of those qualities, such as her father. Her father was a great person who was respected by everyone, and the town thought that Emily would t ...view middle of the document...
A monument can also be interpreted as something that is static, that does not move. " Now and then [people] would see her in one of the downstairs windows [...] like the carven torso of an idol in a niche [...]. "(419).She was standing silently without motion like someone famous who is posing in a scene or for a picture. Most of the time, The erection of a monument is an honor made to someone who did something special. A monument represents someone that has been popular during a certain period of time, like the Griersons were.The Emily's isolation plays an other major role in this story because it is the reason of her behaving. Emily's father did not like loneliness, therefore he kept her beside him until his death. This fear of being alone was transmitted to Emily, who first would try to keep his father's body in the house and later, she would do anything to maintain Homer by her side. Her father, the dominant patriarch, robbed her of a husband and a female's existence that can find fulfillment only through marriage. Her father did not want her to get engaged because he did not want to see her daughter leaving him, not being at his side. However, marriage-not virginity-was Emil...
