"A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner is a remarkable tale of Miss Emily Grierson, whose funeral drew the attention of the entire population of Jefferson a small southern town. Miss Emily was raised in the ante-bellum period before the Civil War in the south. An unnamed narrator, who is consider to be "the town" or at least the collaborative voice of it, aligns key moments in Emily's life, including the death of her father …showed first 75 words of 1164 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1164 total…progress and updating, so does Miss Emily, until both of them become decaying symbols of their dying generation. Through descriptions of the house resemble descriptions of Mss Emily Grierson, "A Rose for Emily" emphasizes the beauty and elegance can become distorted through neglect and lack of love and affection. As the house deteriorates for forty years until it becomes ugly and unappealing, Miss Emily's physical appearance and emotional well being decay in the same way.