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A Rose For Emily - Narration

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Being that the narrator is the one telling the story, he’s able to give us the information from a particular perspective. He gives us the information raw, whereas if Emily were to tell the story, readers would have a completely different feeling while reading, plus the story would be written in a totally different view. As the narrator uses “we” rather than “I,” he is allowing us to feel like we are a part of the town and he is informing the new folks in town about things we should know or even like the entire town is telling the story. Faulkner did not hold back in telling readers negative things about Emily and her strange behavior; in spite of this, still having some pity for her. The story is written in first person plural, which is quite interesting because the narrator is in the story, yet we don’t know his name. The narrator is able to inform readers on information that Emily (the protagonist) does not realize. The narrator seems to be against Emily sometimes. Faulkner writes, “So the next day we all said, ‘She will kill herself’ and we said it would be the best thing” (85). By him saying the last part of the sentence reveals that he is being cold and doesn't care about Emily. Which may lead the audience to question the things he says about her; they might picture a depressed, lost, lonely person. Nevertheless, readers still have a choice to look into the story and depict their own meaning. This story is also written in informal diction meaning Faulkner is really trying to take us where he is by his choice of words; he speaks as if he is actually having a conversation with the readers. Faulkner states, “When we next saw Miss Emily, she had grown fat, and her hair was turning gray” (85). Everyone is just watching and criticizing her, no one ever had anything good to say about her. The narrator and folks of the town telling the story allows readers to have our own opinions by giving us insight and clues bef

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