A Rose for Emily :: A Rose For Emily, William Faulkner

She would non listen to them (795), but they listened to her. They listened and watched throughout all of degenerate Emilys life scowling, sympathizing, and, sometimes, they even smiled for her. These ever-watchful beings, the curious citizens of Jefferson, distribute and provide a backbone to this twisted tale in William Faulkners gothic short story, A Rose For Emily though the views cast about Miss Emily differ significantly by generation and gender, their opinion conveyed as a whole expresses that they view Miss Emily as a shocking, unacceptable and fallen (792) being.Faulkners emphasis on narration drives the mystery farther. Along with the disturbing secret Emily hides, Faulkner conceals the identity of the narrator or narrators. The townsfolk, as a whole, ar the narrator, yet throughout the piece it is suggested that the spokesperson for the town changes. For example, in conk out I, the narration appears to be from a member of the older generation as he or she observes th e next generation, with its more modern ideas (788) come to a dissatisfactory conclusion about a resolution for the odor coming from Miss Emilys estate. However, in part IV it is suggested that the narrator for the towns nation is a woman worrying keening about Emilys relationship, her material purchases, and the details of her decaying looks. The pronoun we is used instead of I proposing that the opinions stated are the general consensus of the entire town such as we believed that she was fallen the entire town sees her as a failure of what she could have been. When the pronoun I is utilized, this typically expresses that the talker using I is against the wants of the townsperson speaking or possibly the entirety of the town. I is primarily used by Miss Emily, proving her to be an outcast in the look of her society. Judge Stevens also speaks in the first person singular when he fight to defend Miss Emilys respect feeling the actions suggested are not necessary (790). The diff erent citizens mold the readers thoughts and emotions towards Emily - being as the townsfolk are the reason the story exists. They are an essential part of Emilys story and thusly their views, whether fully believable or not, must be taken into account on the mystery case that is Miss Emilys life.The people of Jefferson have always held a certain curiosity for the events in Emilys life and despite the years the curiosity continued.