Post War Mississippi And The Influence On Faulkner s A...

Post-War Mississippi and The Influence On Faulkner Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily was set, like most of his stories, in Mississippi. Faulkner lived from the late 19th century till the mid- 20th century and certainly saw the Reconstruction period after the civil war. Could this story’s setting be changed to modern-day Savannah or another small town in America and still have the same life that A Rose for Emily gives to the readers? This story must take place at this time because of the changing from a broken Nation to a new unified United States. Miss Emily’s obsession with traditions of standards of living cause issues with the present law and society. In the introduction paragraphs of this story we see that Miss Emily is the sole remaining†¦show more content†¦Everyone in her town knew her as the sadly single woman who would never leave her house. They often went on to say â€Å"Poor Emily† whenever anything happened to her (Faulkner 82). What I believe to happen is that she never learned to cope with the death of her father then when she found someone to replace her father with she never wanted him to leave. To find out some ways that the normal human copes with the loss of a close family member I looked at the American Psychological Association. According to the APA the normal human copes by â€Å"talking the death of a family member out with family† and â€Å"reaching out to help others† (American Psychological Association). I believe that she dealt with the death of her father by reaching out to fill the void with another being. The obsession that is spoken about in this story is mainly the obsession of love and the past. Emily has caring family that passes and then has a man who â€Å"deserted† her (Faulkner 83). She always wanted to feel loved but would always lose that love. The house she was in represented the love that her father showed. When Homer Barron tries to leave Miss Emily it is implied that she buys the Arsenic from the druggist to kill him. When the druggist asks her what it is for and she simply â€Å"looked back at him, erect† with â€Å"her face like a strained flag†; it is clear that she was not using it