The point of view in any story is the perspective from which the story is being told; either in the first, second or third person. 1. First person point of view - Use of the words I, me, my, mine 2. Second person point of view - Use of words you and your 3. Third person point of view - Use of the thoughts of all the characters, revealing them to the reader "A Rose for Emily," is a great short story which is told in a third person perspective. It is famously written by William Faulkner. The story is focus on the life and death of Emily Grierson. Throughout the story, the narrator uses flashbacks and foreshadowing. The events that are taking place are not ordered chronologically. The narrator begins the story by telling about the death of Miss Emily, immediately the reader gets a sense of mystery as to what has happened prior to her death. The story is set in the South, just a few years after the civil war. Emily Grierson, the main character in the story, is described in the third paragraph as "a tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town" (Faulkner 1). The Grierson family is considered to be in the upper class. All through her life, Miss Emily has been living in the biggest "squarish frame house that had been once white, decorated with cupoles and spines and scrolled balconies" (Faulkner 1). Her house is the biggest in town and it symbolizes wealth. This reflects upon the idea that in the South, the society singles out and isolate others because of their economic status. The older generations look up to her while the newer generations "with its modern ideas...created some little dissatisfaction" (Faulkner 1). The narrator talks about how the newer generation is not happy with the tax arrangement and they are making her to pay her tax debt. There are only two characters introduced in the story that are close to Miss Emily. Homer Barron, Miss Emily's lover, is described as "a Yankee- a big, da