Part one of term paper
Power and Love in "A Rose for Emily" One of the most frequently anthologized stories by William Faulkner, "A Rose for Emily," is the remarkable story of Emily Grierson, an aging spinster in Jefferson, whose death and funeral draws the attention of the entire town, "the men through sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument, the women ...

Part two of term paper
... father, Mr. Grierson. Two cousins visit her a while after her father’s death, but otherwise no other family members are mentioned. Emily's father has great control over her actions. He has power to keep her from finding a life outside of his: "We remembered all the young men her father had driven away." Emily learns through her relationship with her father that the only way to love is through power. He dies when Emily is about 30 years old, and, while it gives her freedom, she mourns his ...