Elements - "A Rose for Emily"

“A Rose for Emily” William Faulkner

Plot (give a plot summary)

Character(s) (list all characters)

· Protagonist:

· Antagonist:

Setting (fill in)

· Place?

· Year?

Point of view (fill in the blank)

· ___ person

Style, Tone, & Language (give example of each)

· Flash-back -

· Foreshadowing –

Theme (explain each)

· Change and refusal to accept change

· Isolation – physical and emotional

· Memory and the past

· Reality

· Compassion and forgiveness

Symbolism & Imagery (explain each)

· The house = ?

· Pocket watch, stationary, and hair = ?

· Lime and arsenic = ?

· Death and taxes = ?

Questions (answer each)

· What happens when human beings become isolated by their families, by their community, by tradition, by law, by the past, and by their own actions and choices?

· Do you think the story's structure is meant to mimic the way that memories are passed on from one generation to the next?

· Does the novel say anything about the American dream? What might the American dream look like to some of the different characters?