tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323085970856170452024-02-19T07:26:35.763-05:00Short Stories AnalyzedIn-depth analysis of some of the most popular short stories including summaries, character analysis, narrative technique, symbolism and much more.Elletopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886275854456611075noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132308597085617045.post-78858179124637898152015-02-10T15:47:00.000-05:002015-02-10T15:47:35.633-05:00The Lottery Character Analysis<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Despite the positive connotations associated with his name, Mr. Summers holds the responsibility of overseeing many of the town's activities including the lottery. His prominence in the town seems to stem from the fact that he manages the coal company, and from the town's people, who sympathize with him because he is childless and has a miserable wife. With the help of Mr. Graves, he oversees every aspect of the lottery, including preparing the papers with the black spot, and housing the black box through out the year. Mr. Summers, does not have the same level of obsession with the paraphernalia of the lottery, and is shown to be very practical when it comes to things like the black box. He gets rid of the practice of using wood chips, instead replacing it with paper due to the increase in the town's population, and he also suggests changing the box since it is no longer in the best condition. Despite his position of importance, however, the ritual trumps his power, and we learn that he too must partake in the lottery like everyone else in the town after he himself picks a paper from <a href="http://www.shortstoriesanalyzed.com/2014/12/symbolism-lottery.html" target="_blank">the black box</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Old Man Warner is the oldest man in town, and has participated in the lottery seventy-seven times. Despite this, he is a very staunch supporter of the lottery, and completely rejects the idea of abandoning the lottery. Old Man Warner believes in the power of the lottery in ensuring a good harvest, and refers to those in a neighboring town who abandoned the lottery as a "pack of crazy fools." Old Man Warner's attitude represents the overall reluctance of the community to give up the barbaric act, believing it to be the key to the town's survival.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tessie Hutchinson, the wife of Bill Hutchinson, is introduced as being somewhat different from her neighbors. From the outset we are given the impression that she is viewed differently from the town's people based on the fact that whenever she speaks it is met with laughter, and seems to unsettle the crowd. Mrs. Hutchinson is supportive of the lottery, rushing to the gathering once she realizes she is late, and encouraging her husband Bill to pick a paper. It is interesting to note that even to the point where she is chosen, she never once decries the practice itself, and only accuses Mr. Summers of not giving her husband enough time to pick a paper. Her statement "it isn't right" seems to stem from her great disappointment at being chosen as the town's sacrifice. Since she is introduced as bing different, and is then chosen to be stones to death; her death communicates to the reader that the town's people reject the idea of changing and the lottery will probably not be abandoned by the town's people anytime soon. </span></div>
<br />Elletopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886275854456611075noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132308597085617045.post-2436721281604306572014-12-06T10:04:00.000-05:002014-12-12T09:29:53.125-05:00Symbolism: The Lottery<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://sites.middlebury.edu/individualandthesociety/files/2010/09/jackson_lottery.pdf" target="_blank"> The lottery itself is symbolic</a> of the traditions of the people, and their reluctance to change. The lottery is an annual event, and though it is a senseless sacrifice of their fellow brethren, it is defended by the town’s people. It is a ritualistic sacrifice, which the town’s people believe will have an impact on their crops. Old Man Warner repeats a popular saying which states “Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon” which is evidence of their strong associations with the lottery. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The lottery is also be symbolic of the idea of the greater good, and what it means to be a part of a community. The lottery though a wicked event somehow manages to live on as an established tradition because of this understanding. The people gather as if for an impending celebration, an atmosphere which the setting contributes to. The morning of the lottery is described as “[being] clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full …green.” The lottery functions as a unifying force which brings the people together, husband and wife, parent and child, neighbors are all brought together as a community. People are not coerced into attending the event, and they all willingly participate well aware of the possible conclusion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The stones symbolize the judgement, and the impending ritualistic death brought on by the lottery. From the very beginning we are given the idea that the stones may be associated with something negative. Although the gathering of the stones appear to be the simple act of kids playing, the narrator observes that the villagers "stood together, away from the pile of stones". The stones are used to enforce the judgement, and brings the community together in the final act of sacrifice.</span></div>
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Elletopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886275854456611075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132308597085617045.post-30341513628616432752014-11-21T14:17:00.001-05:002014-11-26T20:45:55.857-05:00The Lottery Summary <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It's a beautiful summer day on June 27th, and residents of a small town gather for an <a href="http://sites.middlebury.edu/individualandthesociety/files/2010/09/jackson_lottery.pdf" target="_blank">event known as the lottery.</a> The children, newly released for summer, are still speaking of school, playing, and carefully gathering the best stones in a pile. The men and their wives begin to congregate, carefully avoiding the pile, and beckon to the children to join their respective families. Mr. Summers, the man who controls the coal company and oversees the lottery, arrives with a black box. He is followed by the postmaster, Mr. Graves, who brings with him a stool to set the box upon. Two of the residents, Mr. Martin and his son Baxter, reluctantly help them to steady the box onto the stool while Mr. Summers shuffles the papers inside it. The remaining residents are careful to keep their distance from the box.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Though older than the oldest man in town, Old Man Warner, the black box is not the first box to be used; and while Mr. Summers has discussed the idea of changing the box, the residents are reluctant, believing that it carries some remnants of the box before it. The black has now deteriorated, and is even slowly changing color. Since the population has expanded, the chips of wood that was once used to draw the names have now been replaced by paper, which Mr. Summers and Mr. Graves prepare from the previous night. Mr. Summers arranges family members by households and makes a list. Residents remember a time when there was even singing involved, but that has all been thrown aside.</span></div>
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<br />Elletopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886275854456611075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132308597085617045.post-74014985946959035202014-10-31T00:00:00.001-04:002014-10-31T00:19:36.126-04:00Creepy Short Stories to Read this Halloween<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It's finally Halloween, and while some of you are gearing up for a marathon of your favorite slasher films, others may find the day better spent in a quiet location reading. For those of you who live your lives through literature, these short stories should help quench your thirst for all things odd and down right creepy. Read on for our top picks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Witches, magicians, dark forests, it seems Nathaniel Hawthorne had all the ingredients for your typical horror film long before the genre was established on the big screen. Set in the infamous Salem, Massachusetts, Goodman Brown experiences a strange night that includes a meeting with the devil, and ends with an unexpected twist.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">As if people didn't need another reason to fear road trips, "A Good Man is Hard to Find" is the tale of a family road trip that takes a tragic turn after an encounter with a known criminal, "The Misfit". </span></div>
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Elletopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886275854456611075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132308597085617045.post-6130363511578004822014-10-21T12:50:00.002-04:002017-10-12T15:00:06.534-04:00Why Everyone Should Consider an Online Degree<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When the world of online education was first introduced, it was met with distrust from about everyone including traditional more established universities, employers and students alike. While the advantage of being able to gain a degree from the comfort of your own home was stressed, people for the most part chose to proceed with caution rather than take the plunge. This reaction was understandable, especially when you take into consideration the fact that initially, online degrees were the domain of the relatively new for-profit institutions that were not as well established as their traditional counterparts. This has now changed, as more and more, reputable universities such as the <a href="http://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/list/" target="_blank">University of Florida</a>, now offer online degrees in a wide range of majors such Business Administration and Biology. Also with services such as <a href="http://www.proctoru.com/" target="_blank">ProctorU</a>, the integrity of online degrees are protected from those who may believe they lack the quality offered by on campus options. Even employers are becoming more open to the idea as <a href="http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2014/02/28/what-employers-really-think-about-your-online-bachelors-degree" target="_blank">US News' Devon Haynie reports</a>, " [the] acceptance of the degrees by employers is becoming more common." As the internet increasingly plays a greater role in our everyday lives, one can expect that online education will eventually be met with less resistance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">"The Story of An Hour" refers to the series of dramatic events that take place in a short period of time. It speaks to everything, from the belief that Mr. Mallard is dead, the anticipation of her new life not characterized by being married, to her eventual death at the realization she is still very much "imprisoned" in her marriage since Mr. Mallard is actually alive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The first thing we learn about Mrs. Mallard is that she has a weak heart. This sets the stage for the idea that she herself is weak, fragile and should be handled gently, attitudes toward women that would have been typical during the Victorian Era. We almost immediately learn, however, that Mrs. Mallard is not the stereotypical Victorian woman. The narrator notes that she did not react to the news of her husband's death as other women would have, she accepts it immediately that her husband is dead. This is later confirmed when within the confines of her own room, she reluctantly expresses joy at the news and her new found independence.</span><br />
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Elletopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886275854456611075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132308597085617045.post-49737530985405540582014-07-15T20:33:00.004-04:002014-09-13T09:53:51.953-04:00The Necklace Analysis<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Mathilde/ Madame Loisel is very discontent with her life, and constantly obsesses about material goods. She is very beautiful, and seems to believe that this entitles her to wealth and a much higher standard of living. She is married to a clerk who works with the Ministry of Education, and who is very supportive of her, yet she does not seem to reciprocate these emotions. When he invites her to one of the most exclusive events of the year, she rejects it based on a superficial reason, a lack of clothing and jewelry. Also while at the ball, she seems to enjoy the attention of all the other men, dancing while her husband sleeps in another room. Aside from her marriage, her friendship also suffers from her obsession. She is unable to visit her friend without feeling resentful of her own situation, and therefore hardly keeps in touch with Madame Forestier. It is not known if Mathilde truly evolves in her views towards material goods. While she did make the necessary sacrifices, taking over the household chores, she still dreams about the night she lost the necklace, and doesn't seem to come to a realization that she was actually very fortunate, having a loving husband, a home, and being able to afford household help. Also based on the ending of the story, we are not given any ideas as to how Mathilde reacts after learning the truth about the Necklace. Mathilde could therefore be considered a flat character, since she remains the same throughout.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Mathilde's husband is never mentioned by name, but judging by the fact that we know Mathilde's last name to be Loisel we can deduce he may be referred to as Monsieur Loisel. Monsieur Loisel, unlike Mathilde, seems content with what little he has. He is very happy with the simple dinner Mathilde cooks, and reacts by asking "What could be better?". He appears to love Mathilde much more than she loves him, and goes out of his way to make her happy. He is extremely understanding, and even sacrifices his savings so Mathilde could buy a dress. When she loses the necklace, despite having not slept, he spends the entire day searching for it, and then "he mortgaged the whole remaining years of his existence" in order to acquire a replacement. It is interesting to note that at no point does he chastise her for her superficial aspirations and the resulting debt caused by it, he instead remains understanding and supportive of Mathilde throughout.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">An old friend of Mathilde, Madame Forestier is wealthy, and seems to be completely unaware of Mathilde's struggle with her modest lifestyle. Though we learn very little about her, she seems very generous, and at first, uninterested in Mathilde's modest background. It is important to note that, when she sees Mathilde years later in a park, she at first snubs her, which suggests that her kindness may have been due to Mathilde being her friend, and not necessarily based on an egalitarian world view. While we are given the impression that Mathilde is the only person concerned with projecting an image of wealth, we learn that Madame Forestier is also concerned with this, based on the fact that the necklace was an imitation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The necklace symbolizes the cost one may pay chasing a superficial way of life. Though Mathilde believes herself to be a poor woman, later in the story after she changes her lifestyle to repay the couple's loans, we learn that Mathilde was actually fortunate. Although her home is modest, she has a very loving and hardworking husband, who could at the very least afford to hire household help. The juxtaposition between her and "the little Breton girl" shows that she was not at all as unfortunate as she believed herself to be. Mathilde, however, ignores all this and instead places value on the image of wealth. Her yearning for "oriental tapestries" and "vast saloons hung with antique silks" all culminate in her desire for this seemingly expensive necklace. Her strong desire to appear rich and impress members of high society, results in her experiencing what true poverty is, losing her beauty, delicateness, and severely aging. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The narrator in "The Necklace" tells the story from a third person omniscient point of view. This is very appropriate since neither Mathilde nor her husband would have been reliable narrators. Mathilde being very obsessed with acquiring a high stand of living would not have presented a fair picture of her life, and her husband is too blinded by love for Mathilde to truly understand the reasons for her actions. The narrator being omniscient allows us the reader to gain access information that we would have otherwise not known. For example, Mathilde's husband sacrificing his savings so she could buy a dress, emphasizes how much he cared for his wife's happiness. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The language used by the narrator is also interesting. When we are first introduced to Mathilde, she is referred to by her first name, however, when she loses her beauty and her modest life as result of the couple's debts from the necklace, the narrator seems to mockingly address her as Madame Loisel. This could have been done to highlight the price she paid aiming to be like her friend Madame Forestier, the true price of being a "Madame".</span></div>
Elletopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886275854456611075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132308597085617045.post-59602263856928644362014-07-14T14:05:00.004-04:002014-09-13T09:54:39.056-04:00Summary: The Necklace<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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She has a friend who is wealthier than her, Madame Forestier, but who she struggles to keep in contact with due to resentment of her own situation. Her husband receives an invitation to an exclusive event at the Ministry, and gives it to Mathilde, expecting her to be excited. Instead she rejects the invitation, and cries at her lack of new clothing and jewels for the event. Her husband being supportive, asks Mathilde the cost of a new dress, and she gives him a cost that is the same sum he had saved for a new gun to go shooting with friends. </span><br />
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He gives her his savings, and she later reveals that though she has a dress she needs jewels. At first he suggests she wears flowers, however, realizing that she is not pleased he later suggests she asks her wealthy friend. She visits her friend and chooses a diamond necklace from her collection. Her friend happily lends it to her, they embrace, and she leaves. She arrives at the ball and is the center of attention, even catching the eye of the Minister.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She spends the night dancing and thoroughly enjoys herself, while her husband sits waiting. They leave at around four o'clock, and take a carriage home. While undressing, she cries out at the realization that the necklace is gone. Her husband goes outside and searches for the necklace, and finds nothing. He then checks with the police station, cab company, and even presents a reward at the newspaper, yet he still does not find the necklace. </span></span><br />
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Her husband suggests that she tells her friend that the necklace is being repaired. After a week they both gave up looking and instead decide to replace the necklace. They find a jeweler with a replacement and negotiates to pay thirty six thousand francs. They took three days to gather the money, her husband taking out a series of loans. He eventually returns and gets the necklace.</span><br />
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She returns the necklace to Madame Forestier who seems displeased with the late return, but doesn't examine the piece. Mathilde and her husband then work for the next ten years paying off the loans. They get rid of the house help, Mathilde now having to take care of the responsibilities of the household. Her husband even gets another job as a copier. All the years labor turns Mathilde old and no longer beautiful.</span><br />
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She comes across Madame Forestier in the park and decides to tell her the truth about the necklace. She tells her everything from the night she lost the necklace, to the misery she has faced as a result. Madame Forestier then reveals that the necklace was only valued about five hundred francs.</span>Elletopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886275854456611075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132308597085617045.post-82386856473433784552014-07-12T13:21:00.002-04:002014-09-13T09:55:20.354-04:00Miss Brill: The Importance of The Ermine Toque<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The story does not go into details about the background of the Ermine Toque (so called because she was wearing an ermine toque hat pictured above). One possibility is she is simply a random park visitor, who like everyone else, is enjoying the park festivities. This, however, is literature, and random simply does not exist. Based on the fact that she has almost an entire paragraph dedicated to her interaction with the "gentleman in grey" means that next to Miss Brill she is probably the most important character in the short story.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">One of the most popular theories about the identity of the Ermine Toque is that she is prostitute who is soliciting a very uninterested man. Her reaction to his rejection is seen as proof of this. The narrator notes that, "while she was still talking and laughing, [he] flicked match away and walked on." The Ermine Toque reacts to this by simply moving on to someone more intriguing, which would suggest that she is going about and offering her services. Richard Nordquist, Grammar and Compositon Expert at <a href="http://grammar.about.com/od/developingessays/a/brillessay.htm" target="_blank">about.com,</a> notes, that Miss Brill seems unaware of her possible profession, and it is never truly confirmed what her (the ermine toque) intentions are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Miss Brill describes the Ermine Toque as chatting away with a "gentleman in grey" who leaves while she is still talking. This incident foreshadows the eventual rejection Miss Brill will face when the young couple mocks her presence at the park, and she later leaves feeling rejected by the very thing she holds dear, her status among the park's visitors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The comparison and contrast of Miss Brill and the Ermine Toque is hard to ignore, since even Miss Brill seems to identify with woman. They are both described by their old worn clothing, Miss Brill by her fox fur, the Ermine Toque by her ermine toque. They both face rejection from people in the park, Miss Brill from the young couple, the Ermine Toque from the "gentleman in grey". It is important to note, however, that they handle this rejection very differently, with Miss Brill descending even deeper into depression, while the Ermine simply moves on to something more intriguing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It is also possible that the Ermine Toque is simply a form of social commentary used by Katherine Mansfield, to shed light on society's treatment of outcasts. Miss Brill mocks the old people in the park, but is also later mocked herself by the young couple. She describes the old man she reads to during the week as "invalid", and the "funny old man...was nearly knocked over by four girls walking abreast." All this is in line with the rejection faced by the Ermine Toque who is left alone when the man she is conversing with, leaves while she is still speaking. The park is a microcosm of society, and Katherine Mansfield brings our attention to the rejection faced by people society deems unimportant.</span></div>
Elletopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886275854456611075noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132308597085617045.post-82563685494233826182014-07-12T10:38:00.000-04:002014-09-13T09:55:59.766-04:00Narrative Technique: Miss Brill<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Narrative Technique used by Katherine Mansfield is known as a stream of consciousness, where the narrator has access to the thoughts of the character, and is able to see and experience the world, in exactly the same manner the character does. Katherine Mansfield's use of this narrative technique is particularly unique, as Miss Brill's thoughts and opinions alone do not present an accurate picture of who she is, and how the world sees her. The narrative is aided by the use of other devices such as symbols, personification, and <a href="http://literarydevices.net/juxtaposition/" target="_blank">juxtaposition</a> of characters. Her fox fur communicates her confusion about her emotional state, and her refusal to come to terms with it. She identifies with the fox fur only as far as she believes that it represents her importance to those around her. The fox fur is the only thing that speaks in the first person (as well as the first time we see Miss Brill use the first person is while interacting with the fur), and is the first device in the narrative that gives us the idea that Miss Brill may not be as comfortable with herself as her stream of thoughts suggest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The stream of consciousness as used by Katherine Mansfield is particularly interesting. We are able to paint an accurate picture of Miss Brill, through her opinions of those around her. Those views are then juxtaposed against the true identity of Miss Brill. For example Miss Brill tries to separate herself from the people in the park she finds uninteresting, and describes the old people as looking as if they came from "cupboards". Miss Brill's room is later compared to being "like a cupboard", and from this we learn that Miss Brill too is an old woman. Her keen interest in the ermine toque, the ermine toque's interaction with a "man in grey" and her eventual rejection by this man, compares with Miss Brill's own experience of rejection later in the plot. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The effect of the music in the park also aids the narrative. The music, Miss Brill believes, moves along with the events as if it is a soundtrack or a key piece of her amazing production. She tries very hard to identify with the tunes, and thinks that on that particular Sunday "the band sounded louder and gayer." When the band repeated the "'flutey' bit" she "lifted her head and smiled." The music, however, has nothing to do with Miss Brill's true emotions. She notes that the band played differently because there were now strangers around (Miss Brill visits the park every Sunday), so while Miss Brill clearly cared for the band and the music, it didn't care for her. Also once she has her encounter with the young couple who mocks her presence, we hear nothing of the music or the band again.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">All these devices are an highly effective aid to the telling of the story (narrative technique), without which we would be left to believe Miss Brill's version of her life.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Easily one of her most treasured items in her wardrobe, the fox symbolizes both <a href="http://www.shortstoriesanalyzed.com/2014/05/character-analysis-miss-brill.html" target="_blank">Miss Brill's physical</a> and mental states. The fox is said to be old, dusty, and badly in need of a "good brush". It is as if like the old people in the park (and as we later learn Miss Brill herself), it had been kept away in a cupboard. Beyond her physical state, the fox also represents her metal state. The fox is personified to reflect her disconnection from her emotions. The fox's eyes for example seem to ask "What is happening to me?", and like an animal lacking self awareness it "bites its own tail". We later learn that these feelings of despair are actually Miss Brill's, as she struggles with identifying and confronting her pitiful state. Although she is clearly hurt from the incident involving the young couple, she refuses to acknowledge it,and instead believes she "heard something crying". She is unable to truly accept her status in life, and therefore projects all her negative emotions onto the fox fur.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Clothing to Miss Brill is clearly important, as the first thing we are introduced to regarding her identity is her fox fur. The extreme value given to people's clothing radiates throughout, as Miss Brill identifies the people she takes a particular interest in by their clothing. For example she notices two women in red meet with two soldiers in blue. She takes a keen interest in the ermine toque (which is a kind of fur hat without a brim), who speaks with a man in dressed in grey. It is not unusual that Miss Brill places such great importance on clothing, considering that she places a high value on physical appearance, and the importance of "looking the part". It all ties into her need to project a certain image to those around her (she believes she is critical to the happenings at the park), and the belief that others are like her in that manner. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">While Miss Brill is presented as the only person who judges identity through clothing, it is later shown that others also judge her based on her clothing. The young couple who insults her makes mention of her physical appearance by describing Miss Brill as old, and describes her fur as "funny". </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">This is a sort of social commentary that shows that this idea of inferring one's identity through clothing is not unique to Miss Brill at all, and is actually a very human practice. Ironically as much as Miss Brill seeks to be viewed as exceptional from everyone else, she is really like everyone else around her, simply being one among many.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">While we are never given a direct description of Miss Brill, we are able to infer certain characteristics about her, based on clues left by the omniscient narrator. Miss Brill may have been an older woman with strange mannerisms, something which she seems to not realize. She describes fellow visitors to the park as looking "as though they'd just come from dark little rooms or even- even cupboards", and we later learn that Miss Brill is actually just like them as her room is also described as being "like a cupboard". She fails to see the similarities, however, because she struggles with confronting her own emotions and is very disconnected from reality. For example she wears a fox fur to the park that day, though the narrator hints that the occasion does not call for it. The fur evokes her disconnected existence by actually reflecting her true emotions with its "sad little eyes". The music has the same effect, with Miss Brill believing herself to have some special connection to the band playing in the park. She struggles with interpreting the effect the music has on her, as she refuses to believe that she is being overcome with sadness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We, the readers, are given no direct reason as to the cause of her melancholy or her refusal to confront it. We do know that Miss Brill lives a life that is very centered on following a routine, and that may be the cause of her sadness. She visits the park every Sunday, and often stops by the bakery after visiting the park to buy cake. Her life seems so routine that she finds immense joy in very trivial things, such as whether or not she finds an almond in her cake. Her routine boring life could be the reason for her excitement at the thought of being a part of the production that is the park, at the thought of being an actress, and her need to feel wanted by those around her. The park is an escape from an unexciting life. It would also explain her sadness as she is not content with life of the real Miss Brill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Miss Brill is a solitary woman who spends her Sunday in a park, relating in vivid details the happenings around her. She is dressed in a fox fur, though the weather does not call for it, as she believes it to be representative of her high status. She admires the music around her, thinking it to be reflective of her experiences. An old couple is seated on her bench, and she is dissatisfied that they are not talking since she enjoys eavesdropping on their conversation. Her attention switches to others in the park, the children, a beggar, all who she describes as looking strange. She notices a young girl trying desperately to gain a man's attention but fails. Though the girl seems happy and quickly moves on, Miss Brill instead concentrates on the sad music in the background, which she believes to be more in tune with the girl's emotions. Miss Brill believes she has an epiphany, that she and everyone one else around her is a part of a production where she is a very important character. She believes herself to be so key to this imaginary production, that her absence would quickly be noticed. The music resumes and she is moved by a change in tune she is not able to comprehend. She is joined by a young couple who she marks as the stars of her production. The young couple speaks ill of her, and Miss Brill of course overhears. She leaves the park, skipping her usual routine of going to the bakery, and instead heads straight home. As she gets in, she puts away her fur, and while doing so she hears crying.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Eye in <a href="http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/poe/telltale.html" target="_blank">"The Tell Tale Heart"</a> symbolizes the part of <a href="http://www.shortstoriesanalyzed.com/2013/10/narrator-tell-tale-heart.html" target="_blank">the narrator's identity</a> that he refuses to accept or confront. Eyes are often viewed as representative of one's true nature, and as being able to reveal an aspect of one's personality that the other senses may hide. <a href="http://www.shortstoriesanalyzed.com/2013/10/character-analysis-tell-tale-heart.html" target="_blank">The narrator</a> believes this is the case with his victim, believing the eye reveals something of the old man, that no one else was able to see. The narrator even reduces the old man's identity to his eye, when he states "</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I saw [the eye] with perfect distinctness...I could see nothing else of the old man's face or person;</span></span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">". The reader is able to realize, however, that it is not the old man, but the narrator himself that the eye represents. Looking at the words that the narrator uses to describe the eye prove this. The narrator describes the eye as "evil" and comparing it to that of a "vulture". These words, however, better describe the narrator. The narrator can be described as "evil" when without reason or motive, he kills the old man, dismembers his body, hides it under the floor, and even boldly allows the police to sit over the site of the old man's body, and converses with them. He can also be described as a "vulture" when like an animal he stalks his victim, relying on instinct, and forgetting all human qualities. It is also evident that the narrator has a problem accepting himself and his actions. The story opens with him rejecting the notion that he is crazy, and he remains adamant throughout. This problem accepting his identity also explains why, whenever he looks at the old man's eye he becomes angry, and why he felt the need to get rid of it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The lantern in "The Tell Tale Heart" symbolizes the lack of insight on the part of the narrator, and acts as a support for his beliefs. Lanterns are objects that provide light, and light is often associated with uncovering truths. In this context, however, the lantern acts as an extension of the narrator's worldview, allowing him to see things as he sees them, and not necessarily as they are. It is interesting to note that the lantern remains dark most of the time, though the narrator uses it to guide him in a sense, pushing the lantern first through the door. Once the lantern is turned on,the light it emits does not show the old man as the kind human being the narrator describes him as in the beginning, but instead shows him as the "evil eye". The lantern actually aids the narrator in his intent to murder, and further reinforces his views toward the old man.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The beating heart in "The Tell Tale Heart" symbolizes the human like aspect of the narrator. Throughout the story the narrator presents himself as an animal, void of any emotions, and lacking the ability to show sympathy. He takes pride in his act, in stalking the old man like an animal, and even brags about committing the perfect murder. He becomes human, however, when he begins to feel guilty about what he has done. He begins to hear the dead man's heart, and not being able to continue with the reminder of his deed, he confesses. The heart reveals his conscience, and after hearing it, it is the only time he is presented as having some sort of moral code.</span></div>
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in<span class="apple-converted-space"> “</span><a href="http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/poe/telltale.html">The Tell Tale Heart</a>”<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>can also be classified as a
participant narrator based on his first-hand account of events in the story.
Evidence of his first-hand account can be found in the use of the word
"I" as well as his vivid description of the murder he committed. He
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between his imagination and reality. He fails to realize that the beating heart
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combination of a participant narrator that is also unreliable is intentional. The
story is best told from his point of view, because the depth of his madness
would have been lost had it been told from anyone else’s. This narrative style
causes the reader to be more amazed at the mental roller coaster that is the
narrator, than the actual murder. The reader is left more amazed at the how
detailed he was in the execution of his plan, than the actual plan itself. The narrator reducing the old man’s identity
to an eye ensures that very little emotional affiliation is attached to the Old
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CARRIBEAN">The narrative style in “The Tell Tale Heart” is also aided by the
sentence construction (syntax). Longer sentences are used when he speaks of the murder as
well as the events leading up to it, and shorter sentences when he speaks of
his motive as well as when he speaks to the police. Many pauses are inserted in the longer sentences in the form of
comas, hyphens and semicolons, and his descriptions are often aided by
exclamation marks. This causes the reader to experience every high and low of the
narrator's mind, as well as the rush associated with his insanity. By the end of the
story, the reader feels as if they had just escaped the mental abyss that is
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Elletopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886275854456611075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132308597085617045.post-24837919473517916342013-10-23T20:27:00.001-04:002014-09-13T10:04:53.681-04:00Character Analysis: The Tell Tale Heart<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The unidentified narrator is also the main character in <a href="http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/poe/telltale.html" target="_blank">"The Tell Tale Heart.</a>" </span><span style="font-size: large;">One of the most intense characters of all time, his mental state is shocking yet strangely magnetic, taking the reader to the rarely visited mind of the insane.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> He is a highly dynamic character, constantly shifting from one mental state to another. When analyzing</span><span style="font-size: large;"> this character, the first question that has to be asked is, was he truly mentally insane? While many may say that he is definitely mentally unstable, the answer highly depends on the context within which one defines insanity, within which one decides to analyze this character. From the psychological standpoint he seems to be suffering from paranoia and narcissism. He constantly brags about his "acuteness of the senses", how well he was able to carry out his crime, and he does not acknowledge the human attributes of his victim, instead reducing him to an eye. He states "I saw [the eye] with perfect distinctness...I could see nothing else of the old man's face or person;". The strongest evidence of his insanity is shown when he believes he is hearing the dead man's beating heart. The reader knows he wasn't really hearing it, because the other people in the room (the police officers), heard nothing. The reader realizes that the sound of the beating heart is actually inside his head.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In the context of legal insanity, one would generally need to prove that they were unaware of the consequences of their action. <a href="http://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Law.com</a> states "The traditional test of insanity in criminal cases is whether the accused knew 'the difference between right and wrong' following...England." It could be argued that he did grasp the concept of right and wrong, and that he did understand fully the consequences of his actions. The extreme lengths he took to hide the body, dismembering the old man, and placing him under the floor is evidence of this. As is his guilt, which eventually overwhelmed him, as evidenced by his hearing the dead man's heart. It is highly likely that had the reader been given the chance to see how the story progressed, he would have been labelled a murderer and not insane.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Very little is known of the old man that was murdered by the narrator. What we know of him is based on what the narrator tells us. The narrator himself believes he may have been a nice individual, saying "He had never wronged me." He does, however, also state that the man may have been evil due to his eye. It should be noted that the narrator's view is highly unreliable, and therefore we will never know the true character of the old man.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">"The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most compelling short stories which takes the reader into the mind of the mentally insane. "The Tell Tale Heart" opens with a defiant unidentified narrator who protests at the presumption that he is insane. He continues by stating how improved his perception had become using it as a means of defense against the claim of insanity. He begins to describe in vivid detail the murder of an old man, stating that he had no real motive to commit the act, save the victims eye, which greatly bothered him. He begins to brag about how meticulously he went about the act, stalking the old man night after night with his lantern, taking extra care not to alert his victim, and taking as much as an hour to simply push his head through the door to see his victim. The eighth night is particularly exhilarating to the narrator. His victim seemingly sensing his presence, awakes, and never returns to sleep. The narrator states that he is able to sense the victim's extreme fear, and even relates to it, stating that he had often experienced the same intense fear. The narrator realizing that the man has no intention of returning to sleep, slightly turns on his lantern, and sees his victim's eye. A sort of frenzy eventually builds up in the narrator, and he attacks the old man suffocating </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">After committing the act, the narrator takes extreme steps to dispose of the body, by dismembering his victim, and burying him under the floors. The next day he receives a visit from police officers, inquiring about the old man, and stating that they received reports of a disturbance at the house. The narrator being overly confident, invites them in, and even encourages them to search the old man's bedroom. Already thinking that he has gotten away with the perfect crime, he invites them to sit over the very place he buried the man. With the police still present he begins to hear a sound which gradually increases. He identifies it as the sound of his dead victim's heart, and believing that the police officers were aware of it, begins to lose composure. The sound eventually becomes unbearable, and he jumps from his chair, confessing to his crime.</span></div>
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Elletopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886275854456611075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132308597085617045.post-51700604125417036072013-10-21T20:35:00.002-04:002014-09-13T10:06:24.348-04:00Symbolism: A Rose For Emily<div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span color:black="" comic="" ms="" sans="" serif="">The <a href="http://xroads.virginia.edu/~drbr/wf_rose.html" target="_blank">description ofEmily’s hair</a> by the narrator as “iron gray” symbolizes Emily’s perceived
strength and hardships. There seems to exist a dichotomy within Emily, one of a
weak lady who often loses her grip on reality, and one who often exercises
control over those around her e.g. <a href="http://www.shortstoriesanalyzed.com/2013/09/character-analysis-rose-for-emily.html" target="_blank">Homer Baron</a>, the town’s officials. Emily has
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the emotionally hard, and distant woman the reader often sees. Sheltered for most of her life, she loses one of the main reasons for her pride, her father. Her having to cope with her father's passing as well as the changing cultural landscape around her, leaves the great Emily Grierson, a striving woman. </span>Aside from her house help, Tobe, Emily is alone, lacking a spouse or close friend. </span></div>
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necrophiliac, and a murderer. The "iron gray hair" is the last thing the reader is left with, and it is an imagery which leaves a haunting impact on those
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which shows that in some way she projects her views onto it. Also
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our most select street.” Just as Emily physically ages but mentally remains
stuck in time, the House also physically deteriorates becoming an “eyesore”, but
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://xroads.virginia.edu/~drbr/wf_rose.html">William
Faulkner’s "A Rose for Emily"</a> follows the tragic life of the
stories main character <a href="http://www.shortstoriesanalyzed.com/2013/09/character-analysis-rose-for-emily.html" target="_blank">Emily Grierson</a>. The story is divided by sections with
each section looking at a key event in Emily’s life. Section one opens on the
day of Emily’s funeral. Everyone is present, the mood is nostalgic as the
narrator reminisces about Emily’s house, how it once captivated the people of
the town, but now lays in ruins. The scene quickly backtracks to where we first
learn of Emily, and her interactions with the people of the neighborhood.
Emily, we learn has been failing at her civic duty by not paying taxes, which
Colonel Sartoris states is due to a loan that was given to the town by Emily’s
father, something which the narrator immediately hints is a merely an excuse.
This we learn becomes a problem with Colonel Sartoris' successors who after
numerous failures at receiving Emily’s taxes eventually meets with Emily. The
meeting takes place at Emily’s home which is old, with worn furniture, and
seems to have not been under any basic upkeep (much like Emily).Throughout the
meeting Emily is defiant, insisting on the arrangement between her and Colonel
Sartoris, and refusing to pay taxes. Emily refers the town's officials to
Colonel Sartoris, completely unaware that he died close to a decade ago. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In Section two, Emily's neighbors complain about a stench that is
coming from Emily's house. They complain to Judge Stevens, who being
embarrassed on her behalf, is uncomfortable about bringing it to her attention.
Her neighbors then take matters into their own hands, and four of the town’s
men sneak onto her property at night to take care of the stench. It is soon
realized that Emily is watching them, which causes the entire town to pity her
situation. The narrator relates the town’s pity to Emily’s relationship with
her father. As a young woman Emily had been heavily sheltered by her father who
had prevented any suitors from ever courting her. He is described as being in
the foreground holding a whip, having a protective stance. The narrator also
speaks of her father's death, how Emily refusing to accept that he has passed
on, actually keeps his body for some time, until the physicians convince her to
bury him. Her behavior is viewed with sympathy, given the relationship with her
father.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In Section three, <a href="http://www.shortstoriesanalyzed.com/2013/09/character-analysis-rose-for-emily.html" target="_blank">Homer Barron</a> is introduced, a construction
worker who helps with renovations in the town. He has a magnetic
personality, and is often the center of attention. Eventually he and Emily form
what the narrator hints is a romantic relationship The narrator is delighted at
the courtship despite the fact that the women, and elders disliked the
relationship due to Homer Barron being a” Notherner”. Emily visits a drugstore
to purchase poison, and the druggist makes recommendations which Emily ignores
. She instead requests arsenic which at first arouses the druggist curiosity,
and makes him reluctant to sell it to her. Emily, however, remains mum and
intimidates him with her stare after which he quickly obliges. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In Section four, everyone is convinced that Emily will commit
suicide, due to her inability to convince Homer Barron into settling down.
Homer Barron it is noted has no interest in settling down and prefers being with
men (this has been seen as proof that Homer Barron is a homosexual, however,
many also state that given the context it may simply mean he enjoys the life of
a bachelor.The theory will be examined in the <a href="http://www.shortstoriesanalyzed.com/2013/09/character-analysis-rose-for-emily.html" target="_blank">character analysis </a>section). The
people of the town convince the religious leaders to contact Emily's cousins
due to her immoral lifestyle stemming from her relationship with Homer Barron.
After the cousins arrival Emily purchases which is viewed as a sign that Emily
and Homer have decided to marry. Homer leaves, and the narrator assumes plans
are being put into place to send the cousins away so the couple can begin their
married life. The cousins eventually leave, and not long after Homer returns.
He is last seen entering Emily's house, and nothing is heard of the supposed
marriage again. Things progress, Emily ages, her hair changing color, and those
of the town, the youth in particular eventually loses interest in her, no
longer attending her painting classes. The town modernizes, with Emily refusing
to modernize with it. She stops an attempt to have a mailbox and metal numbers
placed at her house, and still ignores the town's tax notices. Emily eventually
becomes sick and dies.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Section five returns to Emily's funeral. Everyone from the
neighborhood is gathered at her house, the men of the town dress in their
Confederate uniforms, and sit reminiscing about Emily. Soon their attention
changes to seeing Emily's house. The funeral guests wait for Emily to be buried
before entering the house. As they look around they eventually make it to
Emily's bedroom. Upon entering they recognize the toilet set which Emily bought
for Homer. On the bed they find a dead Homer Barron and Emily's hair. The
narrator hints that Emily may have been a necrophiliac. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The unnamed
narrator in <a href="http://xroads.virginia.edu/~drbr/wf_rose.html" target="_blank">William Faulkner’s “A Rose For Emily”</a> is a resident of the town in
which the main character Emily lives. Although the true identity of the
narrator is never revealed, the reader is left with some clues. Helen Nebeker
notes that narrator may have been a part of a group of men in town who had
hoped to become the ideal mate for Emily, but who never lived up to her
father’s standards (5). The narrator does show himself to be male based on his
attempt to not attach himself to the ladies in his town. The narrator in
Section II of the story refers to the women as “the ladies”, and is careful to
ensure that at no time he establishes any attachment to the women beyond merely
being neighbors. Also when discussing the lie that Colonel Sartoris had come up
with to excuse Emily’s from paying taxes, the narrator states that it’s
a lie and only a woman would accept that excuse. The narrator’s transition from a
non-participant to a participant narrator may also provide a clue as to the
narrator’s identity. Helen Nebeker observes, “Within all five sections we
note a continual shifting of person, from our to they to we… Miss Emily” (4).
The constant switch between first person and third person narrative, is
indicative of someone who may not have seen firsthand all the events of the
plot. In Section I, the narrator consistently uses the word “they” in reference
to the meeting between Emily and the town’s officials. The narrator, however,
switches to a participant and begins using the first person narrative as Emily
ages. This transition is evidence that the narrator may have been younger than
Emily, and may have been given background information on the main character due
to his association with the town’s officials. It is also possible that the
narrator is actually a town official, the narrator hints at his association in
Section IV, “Each December we sent her a tax notice.”<span style="line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Whoever the
narrator is, he is central to the stories progression and to the suspense. The
narrator’s experience is central to understanding Emily, and it is actually the
only way the reader is able to build an understanding of who Emily is. It is
often asked why did William Faulkner allow the story to be told from the point
of view of the anonymous narrator than from Emily? The story is best told from
his point of view as opposed to the main character because his lack of
knowledge is crucial to the development of the plot. The narrator’s failure to
realize that Emily had intended to kill "rats" (This is an instance of foreshadowing used by William Faulkner), instead of
committing suicide, allows the suspense of the story to be preserved, and
therefore hold the reader’s interest in the plot. The reader would have been
robbed of the drama, and intense shock surrounding the discovery of the body in
her room, the room being embalmed with her memories, and her symbolic “iron
gray hair”. These are events in the plot which could not have been told by
Emily due to her mental state. Emily would have been easily classified as an
unreliable narrator, and therefore her retelling of events would not have been valid. It was essential that both the narrator and reader make the
discovery of a dead Homer Barron at the same time, because it shows that as much as the narrator and
people of the town had scrutinized Emily, no one knew who Emily Grierson truly
was.<span style="line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 200%;">Nebeker, Helen E. “Emily’s Rose of Love: Thematic
Implications of Point of View in Faulkner’s <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 200%;"> “A
Rose For Emily.” <i>The Bulletin of the Rock
Mountain Modern Language Association </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and rigid, Emily Grierson is the main character in William Faulkner’s <a href="http://www.shortstoriesanalyzed.com/2013/10/summary-rose-for-emily.html" target="_blank">“A Rosefor Emily”.</a> One of the best examples of a flat character, Emily is stuck in
both time and space never evolving in her views, or changing her interactions
with wider society. This we see through various events in the story, the most
prominent being her flat out refusal to pay her taxes. Other instances include
her rejection of having a mailbox put up, and her slow acceptance of father’s
passing. She has lost grip of reality and of those around her to the point,
that she fails to realize that her most staunch defender, Colonel Sartoris, died
close to a decade ago. While we notice a shift in the narrative voice
throughout the story, Emily remains the same, stuck in the days of great white
houses and the prestige of being a Grierson. Though her behavior may be viewed
as merely eccentric, the <a href="http://www.shortstoriesanalyzed.com/2013/10/a-rose-for-emily-narrator.html" target="_blank">narrator</a> hints at the possibility that Emily is
actually mentally unstable (something which is later revealed to be true when
we discover she is a possible necrophiliac). When she purchases Arsenic at the
local drugstore, the assumption was quickly made that Emily was planning to
commit suicide. Emily not only refuses to bury her father after his death, the
reader also discovers that she killed Homer Barron.The narrator blames Emily’s
mental state on her Father who is portrayed as being extremely protective, never
allowing Emily to interact with her male counterparts. Evidence of this can be
found in the imagery established by the narrator, Emily in the background
standing behind her father who holds a whip in one hand. This imagery shows him
as the type that was never the kind to show fatherly affection, a stern man,
something which might explain Emily's failure at interacting with those around
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her mental instability, Emily is also portrayed as a very strong woman. The
narrator establishes this early on when he notes that Emily was buried among
soldiers, and that the men of the neighborhood dressed in their Confederate
uniforms to attend her funeral. Just as the story opens with this imagery it
closes with it as well, with the discovery of her <a href="http://www.shortstoriesanalyzed.com/2013/10/symbolism-rose-for-emily.html" target="_blank">"iron gray hair"</a> on
the pillow.The narrator states that her hair turned an "iron gray" as
she aged, suggesting that Emily had a hardness to her, that somehow she had
been hardened by life. We again see her strength when we discover that Emily
murdered Homer Barron and kept his for the rest of her life. The narrator
describes that Emily “cockolded” him, dominating him in the end. Emily is often
compared to Katherine Mansfield main character Miss Brill who like Emily, has
lost her grip on reality.</span><b><span style="line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span><br />
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as a smooth talking Yankee, Homer Barron is a construction worker who seems to
take an interest in Emily as a possible suitor. We know little of Homer Barron
before he moves to the town, we do know, however, that he is the exact opposite
of Emily. Homer Barron is outgoing, friendly and very effervescent, the
narrator notes that whenever there is any excitement in the town, Homer Barron
can often be found in the middle of it.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Homer
Baron develops what can only be thought of as a romantic relationship with
Emily, and the narrator noted that they could often be seen driving around
town. Things, however, do not develop any further causing the town to gossip
about the cause for its slow development. Homer Barron’s decision to not marry
Emily has been heavily debated,and it is mainly due to the narrator stating
that he “not the marrying type and he prefers men.” The two common
interpretations of that statement is that he is simply an alpha male who
thoroughly enjoys the bachelor life, and the other being that he is a
homosexual. While the latter interpretation may seem accurate in contemporary
times, it does seem highly unlikely considering the fact that the people of the
town are very conservative. They were shocked at the idea that Emily would
marry a Yankee, and even forced the church’s involvement in his supposed
premarital relationship with Emily. The narrator noted that the women and
elders viewed it as a negative influence on the youth. In such a close knit
town, where all eyes seemed to be on their relationship, where gossiping even
among men occurred, it seems highly unlikely that had he been gay, it would
garner only a small statement on the part of the narrator. It is possible,
however, that considering the nature of the topic, and also the possibility
that the narrator was only reiterating rumors, the narrator thought it better
to only hint at it, than to outright make such a claim. Also, though the most
blatant, it may not be the only instance which the narrator hints at his
homosexual lifestyle. Upon entering Emily’s room and finding a dead Homer
Baron, the narrator does describe him as being “cockolded” a word which
generally means emasculated. Taken in the context of when the story was written
that description could have a double meaning. Homosexual or not we do know that
Homer Barron and Emily never marry, something which eventually leads to him
being murdered.</span></span><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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