"A Rose for Emily" - William Faulkner

1. It shows us that she has lain by this man even recently, it wasn't just a one time thing, and then she locked up the room.

4. Since I read this very briefly, during class, I had no idea the end was coming and was totally shocked - I had missed most of the foreshadowing. I guess that's what happens when you skim a story. But as I went back and read it later, the faoreshadowing really caused me to wonder what the outcome would be. They point towards something, but it's something that is so strange, you keep hoping there's some different explanation.

6. They are very different - she is from an old, Southern family, who values honor and regality and being "proper" very highly. He is an uncouth, Northern man, who isn't afraid to swear and cause some trouble. Faulkner makes commentary on the result of trying to combine these two worlds, and especially gives us a good sense of what the townspeople thought about it.