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Group 5 (Symbolism): What is the significance of sidewalks in Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”?

Emily was forced to follow the rules set up in place for her in her life. She was not allowed to date anyone, because Colonel Sartoris thought no one was good enough for her. Emily's father also put up barriers in her life and after his death she did not know what to do with herself and lost her mind.

After you read the ending, did your view of earlier scenes change, such as the parts about buying poison and the odor? In retrospect, where are there hints about the plot ?

After reading the ending all of the earlier scenes of the story began to make sense. It was as though the story was divided into sections and you needed the end to completely understand it. I think the story was a history meets present collaboration. Certain hints about the plot are the werid odors from the house and the fact that she choses to keep herself away from the rest of the town. As though she has something to hide from them. Another hint is that Homer is mentioned as seen going into the home, but then reading through the story he is dropped completely.

8.Group 4: (Historical Context): In this story, an aristocratic Southerner murders a Yankee carpetbagger. Is the story about the triumph of a defeated South over a supposedly triumphant North? What is this story really about?

The notion that Emily murdering Homer is symbolic of a "defeated South over a supposedly triumphant North" is a bit far fetched. Emily is one person in a town that does not accept her. She's an outkast and is looked upon as different and unconventional. The story is more about the dying of the past or changing of the guard. Emily was from a different era where there was still very real connections to the Civil War. Emily was the last of that generation left in her town and those old beliefs and thoughts about the world died when she did. Why else would the story begin with her death?

10. Group 5 (Symbolism):Why do we need to know about Miss Emily's hair changing color?

Miss Emily's hair changing color symbolizes her change in personality. She goes from a well kept person under the strict controlling rules of her father to a "moralless" human being with lower standards that portrays a messy image. This can be proven by her new boyfriend that she is too good for, according to society. In addition, she gets fatter and doesn't care about her appearance.

Carlos Amado-Blanco
English 122

Group 2 : When you first read the story, when did you realize how it would end? What is your response to the end?

I could not realize how the story was going to end until it happened. Then at the end of the story i connected all the pieces of the story and it came together. The fact that she bought poison, the bad smell coming from her house, and why many people were stopping by the house.

Group 4 (Historical Context): Notice references to the Civil War in this story. Where do they occur? How does that war play a role in the story?

there are many references made to the civil war in the story. on the first page it talks about the grave yard with unmarked tombs of the soldiers who died. the war is in the story to provide backround information, it is not necisarly a key item to the story. the war is in the story to give the reader some information as to what is taking place in this part of the country at this time.

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