Essay Archive - Setting in "A Rose for Emily"
Setting in "A Rose for Emily"
In William Faulkner's “A Rose for Emily,” Faulkner's details about
setting and atmosphere give the reader background as to the values and
beliefs of the characters, helping the reader to understand the motivations,
actions and reactions of Miss Emily and the rest of the town, and changing
the mood or tone in the story.
The setting in “A Rose for Emily” is Faulkner's fictitious post-
civil war Jefferson, a small town in the deep south of the United States.
Faulkner's use of this particular time-period or genre, is successful....
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