Part one of term paper
In “A Rose for Emily”, William Faulkner uses a theme common to many of his works. The changing of values and attitudes in southern society. Miss Emily was born into a family, the Griersons, that were very established in the community. She was said to be “the last Greirson” in this southern community. The family was no longer ...

Part two of term paper
... respect on Miss Emily, that she was virtually untouchable by anything except her own personal tragic circumstances. She escaped the consequences of poverty virtually by being who she was. She was so secure in her own identity that she faced down and “vanquished” the city authorities on the issue of having to pay taxes, referring them to a man who had been dead ten years as the person who had knowledge of her situation. To avoid being “poor Emily” after her lover apparently refused t ...