1. Emily Grierson: Generally referred to as Miss Emily, she’s described as “a small, fat woman” who, before dying lived in a modern town full of people who viewed her as a distant woman who lived in her past. She is portrayed as a very mean, stubborn old woman, however as the story unfolds, she is viewed more as a kind character whose story could not be fully understood.
2. Colonel Sartoris: A former mayor of Jefferson. He nullifies Emily of any tax burden after the death of her father. H is elaborate and kind gesture is not heeded by the generation of town leaders before him.3. Tob: Emily’s servant.
His voice is supposedly rusty from the lack of use. Tob, is the only lifeline Emily has to the outside world. For years, he consistently cares for her and tends to her needs. After Emily’s death, he walks out the back door and never returns.4. Judge Stevens: A mayor of Jefferson.
He eighty years old, and attempts to handle the complaints about the smell of the Grierson property. To be respectful of Emily’s pride, he decides to sprinkle lime on the property in the middle of the night.5. Homer Barron: A large man with a dark complexion, a deep loud voice and light colored eyes. He is a demanding boss.
He also has a good sense of humor. He develops an interest for Emily and takes her out for a Sunday drive in a yellow wheeled buggy. The townspeople views him as a poor choice for a mate. He disappears in Emily’s house and decomposes in a attic bedroom after she kills him.Analyze and Discussion “A Rose for Emily”1.
What metaphor is used to describe Miss Emily in the first paragraph? The metaphor used to describe Miss Emily in the first paragraph is “a fallen monument”.2. How is the house personified in the second paragraph of this story? The house is personified in the second paragraph of this story by giving it life like features for example, a big frame and being label an “eyesore among eyesores”3. What had Colonel Sartoris done for Miss Emily in 1894? In 1894 Colonel Sartoris absolves Emily of any tax burden after the death of her father.
4. What did the next generation of town leaders do on the first year? The next generation of town leaders became the backbone and the sprit of the town in the first year.5. How does Faulkner describe Miss Emily in the sixth paragraph? Faulkner describes Miss Emily as a small, fat woman in black with a thin gold chain descending to her waist, leaning on a ebony cane. Her skeleton being small and spare, but she looked in fact very bloated.
6. At the beginning of Part II, how long had Emily's father been dead? At the beginning of Part II her father has been dead for two years.7. What are the neighbors complaining about? What does Judge Stevens say probably has caused it? The neighbors are complaining about the foul smell coming from Miss Emily’s house. The Judge claims that it is probably just a snake or a rat that nigger of hers has killed in the yard.8.
What did Miss Emily tell her visitors the day after her father's death? Miss Emily told her visitors that her father was not dead. She continued with this for three days, with the doctors trying to persuade her to let them dispose of the body, she broke down, and they buried her father quickly.9. Who began to date Miss Emily in Part III, and why was he in town? In part III, Homer Barron began to date Miss Emily.
He was in town for some local business.10. What did the townspeople think of Miss Emily and her new boyfriend? The townspeople viewed him as a poor, if not scandalous, choice for a mate.11. What does Miss Emily do to make the townspeople think that she and her boyfriend have wed? Miss Emily has been to the jeweler’s and ordered a man’s toilet set in silver, with the letters H.B.
on each piece. Two days later she has also purchases a complete outfit of men’s clothing, including a nightshirt.12. When was the last time the townspeople saw her boyfriend/husband? The last time the townspeople saw Emily’s boyfriend/husband was when a neighbor saw the manservant let him in at the kitchen door. That was the last time anyone would ever see Homer until forty years later.13.
Why had the men sprinkled lime around her house in Part II? In part II the two men Stevens and Aldermen, decide to sprinkle lime on the property in the middle in night to be respectful of Emily’s pride and former position in the community.14. There is a room upstairs no one has seen for over forty years. After Miss Emily's funeral, the door to this room is broken down. What do the townspeople find there? The room upstairs the has been seen by no one for over forty years, was broken down after the funeral of Miss Emily. The townspeople find the delicate array of crystal and the man’s toilet things and also lay a collar and tie as if they has just been removed.
The man himself lay in the bed.15. What happened to Homer Barron? Comment on the second pillow on the bed in the last paragraph while responding to this one. Homer Barron was most likely killed by Miss Emily, on the second pillow there was an indentation like a head has been laying there. They also spotted a long strand of iron-gray hair.
