In 1861, William Faulkner’s story, “A Rose for Emily”, Emily has a father that is very protective and doesn’t allow any men to approach her. She is isolated growing up and never dates anyone, but after her father’s death she had a mental breakdown and kept her dad at her house for three days. Later on she gives up her father to the priest. Emily has to pay taxes but refuses to pay them because she said that …show more content…
The character Miss Emily Grierson is a symbol of desperation. When Emily’s father dies she keeps her father in her house for three days, which means she does not accept the fact that her father died. In an article titled “What details support that Faulkner uses symbolism in "A Rose for Emily," Enotes editors declares, “Her desperate attempt to maintain a hold upon the past has failed.” She also symbolizes stubbornness because she clings to her traditions and to the past which makes her stubborn. Miss Emily refused to let them fasten the metal number above her door and attach a mailbox to it. In an article titled called “Examples of Symbolism in the story “A Rose for Emily,” Hearst Seattle Media proposed, “The world is changing all around