A Rose for Emily

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Questions in A Rose for Emily tagged with "theme"

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  What is the horrible revelation about Miss Emily that the story ends with? How is this related to the overall meaning of the story?

  Posted by polly90 on Sep 29, 2008 at 12:40 PM

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  What does the title suggest about the townspeople’s feelings towards Miss Emily? What does she represent to them and how is their attitude ironic?

  Posted by pauline.fridh on Sep 29, 2008 at 11:21 AM

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  How is "A Rose for Emily" allegorical?

  Posted by b1ondie on May 21, 2008 at 05:02 PM

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  How can you compare "A Rose for Emily" and "Porphyrias' Lover" by Robert Browning ?

  Posted by flodrysdale on Apr 3, 2008 at 07:27 PM

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  What does the color of the rose in the room in the final section signify, and how does it affect our understanding of the story?

  Posted by cutegirl1131 on Mar 8, 2008 at 08:30 AM

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  How does "A Rose for Emily" criticize the South's unwillingness to change after the Civil War and how does Emily embody this resistance?

  Posted by dwcsoup22 on Feb 21, 2008 at 04:23 PM

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  If one had to explain the central purpose of the story "A Rose for Emily", what would it be?

  Posted by bunnysmom on Feb 19, 2008 at 05:13 PM

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  Is it fair to say that the whole town is complicit in Homer's murder in "A Rose for Emily"?

  Posted by seetrees on Jan 23, 2008 at 02:56 PM

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  Is Faulkner's short story aptly titled "A Rose for Emily"?

  Posted by mecramarathon on Dec 31, 2007 at 07:48 PM

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  How does the author's use of diction enhance his theme in A Rose for Emily?

  Posted by kylee11 on Aug 3, 2007 at 04:27 PM

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  It is impossible to kill without creating the conditions for your own murder. What, specifically, does this mean in "A Rose for Emily"?

  Posted by browniez on Jul 17, 2007 at 02:19 PM

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  Why does the author call the book, A Rose for Emily?

  Posted by march on Jan 27, 2007 at 06:31 PM

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