A 7 page paper on Faulkner's short story. It argues that Faulkner uses the posthumous character of Emily's father to show how she is limited and constricted by small-town Southern society. Bibliography lists 4 sources. A 5 page paper analyzing these themes in William Faulkner's classic short story. The paper shows how the images of decay pertaining to the Grierson house reflects the social and moral decay of the woman who lives in it.
Bibliography lists two sources.
Specifically discussed is the South's refusal to 'change with the times' and the mistreatment of sheltered women who had been socially sheltered which resulted. Bibliography lists 4 sources. Primary to the report is a discussion of Faulkner's use of the past as a significant part of the story. No additional sources are listed. All information is drawn from the book itself.