A Rose for Emily Group

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ycp
ycp
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High School - 12th Grade

How do the protagonists in "A Rose for Emily" and "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" compare in their disappointment of love?


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Posted by ycp on Sunday April 27, 2008 at 5:56 PM and tagged with compare, emily, granny, love.

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  1. kwoo1213 Teacher
    College - Freshman

    Both Emily and Granny have been jilted.  Emily has been jilted twice--by her father and by Homer Barron.  Her father jilted her because he prevented her from having suitors, which scarred her for life.  Homer Barron jilted her by not wanting to marry her.  Granny has also been jilted by the love of her life and was left at the altar, which she has never gotten over.  Neither Emily nor Granny was ever able to truly experience a life with their true loves. 

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    Posted by kwoo1213 on Sunday April 27, 2008 at 9:39 PM

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