内容摘要
Emily. The emotions conveyed are the emotions from the community. Thanks to the unique narrative point of view, the ambivalent emotions can be expressed explicitly. ―We‖ tell the story in a peaceful and thoughtful tone without personal judgment of the matter, which relieves the conflicts between Emily and the citizens, and eases the horrible atmosphere. We can feel the author‘s sympathy for Emily between the lines. In conclusion, Faulkner shows his talented story telling skill in the novel, especially in the ways of diction, syntactic structure, and narrative point of view, which make the short story a masterpiece. There are more stylistic features of this story such as non-chronological story-telling style or the figure of speech deserved studying. References:
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Emily now feels that “without a husband, her life will have no meaning” (“A Rose for Emily 1). It is noted by that “Homer himself may not exactly be enthusiastic about marrying Emily. However, it is left to the reader to imagine the exact circumstances leading to Homer’s denouement. Finally, Emily takes the offensive by poisoning Homer so he can’t abandon her” (3).’s desire for love and companionship drives her to murder Homer Baron with arsenic poison that was bought to be used for rats. Critic Michael L. Burduck says: Our narrator knows that Emily purchased poison, ostensibly to kill “rats”. One slang use of the term “rat” applies to a man who has cheated on his lover. Perhaps