William Faulkner “A Rose for Emily” Page 717 CCRS – RL.11.12.1; RL.11-12.3; RL.11-12.9; RL.11-12.10; W.11-12.2; W.11-12.4; W.11-12.5; W.11-12.6; W.11-12.10; L.11-12.1; L.11-12.2; L.11-12.3; L.11-12.6

William Faulkner Faulkner’s favorite theme: The American South as a microcosm for the universal themes of time, the passions of the human heart, and the destruction of the wilderness. Faulkner’s style often strains conventional syntax. In other words, he often strings sentences together in ways that do not follow grammar rules.

Literary Terms Setting (p. 719) – the time and location in which a story takes place Flashback – a scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time

“A Rose for Emily” Uses a 1st person plural narrator (we, our, us) Set in the South within a community affected by its loyalty to family and the past, its faithfulness to old values, its pride, its fierce independence, and its scorn for all that is newly accepted. It is a racially segregated town.

A Rose for Emily Vocabulary Previewing the Vocabulary remitted v.: canceled; refrained from enforcing payment. archaic adj.: old-fashioned. vindicated v. used as adj.: proved correct. pauper n.: extremely poor person. circumvent v.: avoid by cleverness or deceit. virulent adj.: full of hate; venomous.

A Rose for Emily Vocabulary Previewing the Vocabulary tranquil adj.: calm; quiet. perverse adj.: odd; contrary. acrid adj.: bitter; irritating. inextricable adj.: unable to be freed or disentangled from.

A Rose for Emily Vocabulary Vocabulary Activity Choose the Vocabulary word that describes each of the following. acrid archaic inextricable pauper tranquil __________ someone who has only rags to wear __________ the smell of a harsh chemical __________ the language of seventeenth-century poets __________ yarn knotted up in a ball __________ a lake on a sunny, windless morning pauper acrid archaic inextricable tranquil

As You Read . . . Create a timeline that includes the major events from the story. Be aware that the events are not discussed in chronological order as the story is told. You must decide where the events should go on the timeline chronologically.

Activity Compare “The Feather Pillow” to “A Rose for Emily.” In what ways are the two stories alike? In what ways are they different? Focus on their settings, plots, and characters. Why do you think the author chose not to tell the story in chronological order? Does this choice enhance or distract from the story? Explain your answer.