“A Rose for Emily” William Faulkner – Elements
“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?
