A Rose for Emily

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• “A Rose for Emily” is set in Jefferson, Mississippi, the fictional small town that figures in much of Faulkner’s work; the time period is a generation or two after the Civil War. In Part I of the story, Faulkner introduces the town itself. What is your first impression of Jefferson? How would you describe it?
• The story is told by a first-person narrator who is not identified. (Let’s assume the narrator is a man.) What can you deduce about the narrator based on what he has to say? Do you think he will be a reliable narrator? Why or why not?

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