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Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript “A Rose for Emily” : “A Rose for Emily” Notes on the story General Information: Narrator : General Information: Narrator The voice of the town (Jefferson, MS) tells readers the story. General Information: Emily’s House : General Information: Emily’s House Emily = house (Note the many similarities between Emily & her house). As the crumbling Grierson house is being described, think about how the town views Emily herself as a fallen monument. General Information: Plot : General Information: Plot Plot is non-chronological Non-linear plot encourages growing pity for Emily The non-linear plot also serves to hide Emily’s crimes (just as the town does) by discouraging attention to any single event General Information: Foreshadowing : General Information: Foreshadowing Foreshadowing = smell, lime, poison, father’s body Readers know all along that something (someone) is rotten (dead), yet the ending still has an element of shock. General Information: Ending : General Information: Ending End of story has 2 surprises: #1: Homer is there, and #2: Emily slept with him Making sense of the events : Making sense of the events Chronology of Events Emily’s father dies Col. Sartoris pays Emily’s taxes Col. Sartoris dies Homer arrives Emily buys arsenic Homer disappears Smell appears Aldermen try to collect taxes Emily dies Portraits of Emily: : Portraits of Emily: Descriptions of Emily framed in a portrait, window, or doorway Portraits of Emily: Section I : Portraits of Emily: Section I Crayon portrait with her father – tarnished gilt easel Portraits of Emily: Section II: : Portraits of Emily: Section II: Small fat woman in black framed by doorway; she looks dead (something inside her has died) Miss Emily sits in window (watching sprinkling of lime) Portraits of Emily: Section III : Portraits of Emily: Section III Angel in window (short hair) Portraits of Emily: Section IV : Portraits of Emily: Section IV Emily is seen in upstairs/downstairs windows Descriptions of Emily : Descriptions of Emily How Emily is presented in the story: Growing sympathy makes ending more disturbing; romantic view prevents town from seeing reality; they cover her crimes. Descriptions of Emily : Descriptions of Emily Tradition, duty, care Fallen monument Hereditary obligation on the town Would not accept charity Emily in denial about father’s death Descriptions of Emily : Descriptions of Emily Small fat woman in black Bloated, like a body long submerged in motionless water; pallid hue Eyes like coal pressed in dough; fatty ridges An idol Descriptions of Emily : Descriptions of Emily Hair cut short, like a girl Angelic comparison Carried head high with Homer Thin, cold, haughty black eyes; lighthouse keeper Descriptions of Emily : Descriptions of Emily Fat with iron gray hair; like the hair of an active man Dead on a heavy walnut bed Conflicts in the story : Conflicts in the story Character conflicts that drive the plot Conflicts : Conflicts Emily vs. Homer Emily is southern aristocracy, desperate for marriage Homer is Yankee, day laborer, not marrying kind Resolution = she kills him and keeps his body Conflicts : Conflicts Emily vs. her Father Keeps her single – chases her suitors Possible Incest and possible insanity Resolution = he dies, leaving her alone Conflicts : Conflicts Emily vs. Town Taxes What is acceptable (smell, Homer) Gossip Is there resolution? Conflicts : Conflicts Emily vs. Herself Maintain status or marry Takes a lover vs. religion and tradition Murders what she loves “Loving” Homer after death was her atonement Old Southern Setting : Old Southern Setting What makes this uniquely southern? Influence of traditions Negro servant Role of clergy/relatives/women Class considerations Gothic elements: Old house, mysterious activities, smell, strange servant, closed rooms, dust, darkness, decay… Symbolic elements : Symbolic elements Rose – love; gift of love; delicate; sweet smelling Iron – strong, firm, cold, inflexible Dust – overlooked, neglected, dirty, return to dust, antique Barron – barren Rat/snake – Homer is both Black – death/funeral (psychologically dead) Closed house/rooms – closed mind; isolation Vocabulary : Vocabulary cupolas: dome on a house, often serving as a belfry august: majestic; inspiring admiration coquettish: to act like a flirtatious woman motes: particles or specks of dust or dirt crayon: Pastels, (not crayola) pallid: pale, drained of color Vocabulary : Vocabulary vanquish: to conquer or subdue temerity: reckless boldness diffident: lacking self confidence; timid; shy deprecation: disapproval of tableau: striking picture or scene spraddled: to straddle or sprawl Vocabulary : Vocabulary vindicated: cleared from accusation; liberate; defend imperviousness: impenetrable; incapable of being impaired, injured, or influenced cabal: a small group of plotters, or their plot; subversives bier: frame or stand for a coffin jalousies: blind or window with horizontal slats Vocabulary : Vocabulary sibilant: hissing macabre: gruesome; grim; ghastly acrid: sharp or biting in taste or smell cuckholded: cuckhold=husband of an unfaithful wife “…the man himself lay on the bed.” : “…the man himself lay on the bed.” End of presentation You do not have the permission to view this presentation. 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A Rose for Emily analysis tccampa Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 8104 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (7) Dislike it (0) Added: May 03, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 1 Presentation Description Notes from the story "A Rose for Emily" from an intro. to literature class. Comments Posting comment... By: clark0718 (16 month(s) ago) tnx..dis will be a great help with my report... Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript “A Rose for Emily” : “A Rose for Emily” Notes on the story General Information: Narrator : General Information: Narrator The voice of the town (Jefferson, MS) tells readers the story. General Information: Emily’s House : General Information: Emily’s House Emily = house (Note the many similarities between Emily & her house). As the crumbling Grierson house is being described, think about how the town views Emily herself as a fallen monument. General Information: Plot : General Information: Plot Plot is non-chronological Non-linear plot encourages growing pity for Emily The non-linear plot also serves to hide Emily’s crimes (just as the town does) by discouraging attention to any single event General Information: Foreshadowing : General Information: Foreshadowing Foreshadowing = smell, lime, poison, father’s body Readers know all along that something (someone) is rotten (dead), yet the ending still has an element of shock. General Information: Ending : General Information: Ending End of story has 2 surprises: #1: Homer is there, and #2: Emily slept with him Making sense of the events : Making sense of the events Chronology of Events Emily’s father dies Col. Sartoris pays Emily’s taxes Col. Sartoris dies Homer arrives Emily buys arsenic Homer disappears Smell appears Aldermen try to collect taxes Emily dies Portraits of Emily: : Portraits of Emily: Descriptions of Emily framed in a portrait, window, or doorway Portraits of Emily: Section I : Portraits of Emily: Section I Crayon portrait with her father – tarnished gilt easel Portraits of Emily: Section II: : Portraits of Emily: Section II: Small fat woman in black framed by doorway; she looks dead (something inside her has died) Miss Emily sits in window (watching sprinkling of lime) Portraits of Emily: Section III : Portraits of Emily: Section III Angel in window (short hair) Portraits of Emily: Section IV : Portraits of Emily: Section IV Emily is seen in upstairs/downstairs windows Descriptions of Emily : Descriptions of Emily How Emily is presented in the story: Growing sympathy makes ending more disturbing; romantic view prevents town from seeing reality; they cover her crimes. Descriptions of Emily : Descriptions of Emily Tradition, duty, care Fallen monument Hereditary obligation on the town Would not accept charity Emily in denial about father’s death Descriptions of Emily : Descriptions of Emily Small fat woman in black Bloated, like a body long submerged in motionless water; pallid hue Eyes like coal pressed in dough; fatty ridges An idol Descriptions of Emily : Descriptions of Emily Hair cut short, like a girl Angelic comparison Carried head high with Homer Thin, cold, haughty black eyes; lighthouse keeper Descriptions of Emily : Descriptions of Emily Fat with iron gray hair; like the hair of an active man Dead on a heavy walnut bed Conflicts in the story : Conflicts in the story Character conflicts that drive the plot Conflicts : Conflicts Emily vs. Homer Emily is southern aristocracy, desperate for marriage Homer is Yankee, day laborer, not marrying kind Resolution = she kills him and keeps his body Conflicts : Conflicts Emily vs. her Father Keeps her single – chases her suitors Possible Incest and possible insanity Resolution = he dies, leaving her alone Conflicts : Conflicts Emily vs. Town Taxes What is acceptable (smell, Homer) Gossip Is there resolution? Conflicts : Conflicts Emily vs. Herself Maintain status or marry Takes a lover vs. religion and tradition Murders what she loves “Loving” Homer after death was her atonement Old Southern Setting : Old Southern Setting What makes this uniquely southern? Influence of traditions Negro servant Role of clergy/relatives/women Class considerations Gothic elements: Old house, mysterious activities, smell, strange servant, closed rooms, dust, darkness, decay… Symbolic elements : Symbolic elements Rose – love; gift of love; delicate; sweet smelling Iron – strong, firm, cold, inflexible Dust – overlooked, neglected, dirty, return to dust, antique Barron – barren Rat/snake – Homer is both Black – death/funeral (psychologically dead) Closed house/rooms – closed mind; isolation Vocabulary : Vocabulary cupolas: dome on a house, often serving as a belfry august: majestic; inspiring admiration coquettish: to act like a flirtatious woman motes: particles or specks of dust or dirt crayon: Pastels, (not crayola) pallid: pale, drained of color Vocabulary : Vocabulary vanquish: to conquer or subdue temerity: reckless boldness diffident: lacking self confidence; timid; shy deprecation: disapproval of tableau: striking picture or scene spraddled: to straddle or sprawl Vocabulary : Vocabulary vindicated: cleared from accusation; liberate; defend imperviousness: impenetrable; incapable of being impaired, injured, or influenced cabal: a small group of plotters, or their plot; subversives bier: frame or stand for a coffin jalousies: blind or window with horizontal slats Vocabulary : Vocabulary sibilant: hissing macabre: gruesome; grim; ghastly acrid: sharp or biting in taste or smell cuckholded: cuckhold=husband of an unfaithful wife “…the man himself lay on the bed.” : “…the man himself lay on the bed.” End of presentation