1. William Faulkner “A Rose for Emily”
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2. 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.

3. 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

4. “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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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.

9. 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.