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- 1. A Rose ForEmily Group: Bửu Châu, Mai Duyên, Quỳnh Như( Nguyễn), Anh Thư Quỳnh Như( Phạm), Châu Anh
- 2. CONTENT 1. Author 2. Topic 3. Themes 4. Plot 5. Characters 6. Setting 7 Conclusion
- 3. William Faulkner(1897-1962) - Bornin New Albany Mississippi and came from an old Southern family - His greatest novels and short stories are set in mythical Yoknapatawpha County - Wrote about every aspect of life, from the mundane to the sensational – in the American South
- 4. William Faulkner( cont) - Used pieces of his own life and family history in his fiction - Won two Pulitzer Prizes, a National Book Award, and the Nobel Prize for Literature - Died on July 6, 1962
- 5. -Soldier's Pay(1926) -Mosquitoes (1927) -Sartoris(1929) -TheSound and The Fury (1929) - As I Lay Dying (1930) - Light in August, Absalom, Albasom!, The Wild Palms, The Hamlet, and Go Down, Moses (1940s)
- 6. TOPIC A tragical Emily’slife because she lived as the generation time between the old and the new, between the obsolete
- 7. THEMES One's excessive pride in the past can prevent someone from living well in the present.
- 8. PLOTS Introduction Emily’s status& character Homer find out as a corpse Emily’s father died Emily died at 74 Emily refuse to pay taxes Emily buy arsenic to poison Homer Emily meet Homer The townspeople want to stop their relationship by Emily’s relatives Homer disappear
- 9. CONFLICTS Emily vs. father 3 main conflicts Emily vs. townspeople Emily vs. Homer
- 10. EMILY VS FATHER -ASouthman didn’t let her have a well-matched husband -Don’t accept the death of her father which is the catalyst for much of Emily's trouble accepting change "after her father's death she went out very little”. - When she died “with the crayon face of her father musing profoundly above the bier”
- 11. EMILY VS HOMER -“atradition, a duty, and -“a Yankee—a big, dark, a care” of the town ready man, with a big voice and eyes lighter than his face” - “He liked men, and it was -"Of course a Grierson known that he drank with the would not think seriously of younger men in the Elks' a Northerner, a day laborer.“ Club—that he was not a marrying man “ Emily buy arsenic to kill Homer or to keep her lover forever, it’s a bizarre love
- 12. EMILY VS THETOWNSPEOPLE - The complaints about the smell of the house - The gossip and curiosity about who she is - Refused to pay taxes for the property when the officials contacted - “She carried her head high enough—even when we believed that she was fallen. It was as if she demanded more than ever the recognition of her dignity as the last Grierson; as if it had wanted that touch of earthiness to reaffirm her imperviousness”.
- 13. CLIMAX I want somepoison,” she said to the druggist. “Yes, Miss Emily. What kind? For rats and such? “I want the best you have. I don't care what kind.” The druggist named several. “They'll kill anything up to an elephant. But what you want is—” “Arsenic,” Miss Emily said. “Is that a good one?”“Is . . . arsenic? Yes, ma’am. But what you want—” “I want arsenic.”…… ………… When she opened the package at home there was written on the box, under the skull and bones: “For rats.”
- 14. CHARACTER Homer Baron Miss Emily Grierson - Mr. Grierson - Tobe - Colonel Sartoris
- 15. SETTING - In theSouthern town of Jefferson during the late 1800s to early 1900s. - The town is more than just the setting in the story; it takes on its own characterization alongside Miss Emily
- 16. SOME ANALYSIS ABOUT“A ROSE FOR EMILY” - Foreshadowing - Simile - Flashback - The Emily’s house - The Gorthic - The imagination of “ a rose” - “Poor emily” - Tobe
- 17. Some figures ofspeech: - Foreshadowing: "I want some poison," she said to the druggist” and “ Two days later we learned that she had bought a complete outfit of men's clothing, including a nightshirt,…”. - Simile: "bloated, like a body long submerged in motionless water, and of that pallid hue."
- 18. Some figures ofspeech: Flashback: list of order events, not arrangement +Section 1 reminds the Emily’s death, +Section 2 describes Emily’s father death , +Section 3 is the first appearance of Homer Barron, +Section 4 Emily’s action to kill her lover, Homer, indirect description + Section 5 back to present time Emily’ death
- 19. Some good detailsin A Rose for Emily - The Emily’s house: “only Miss Emily's house was left, lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumps” -> Miss Emily’s characteristic
- 20. Some good detailsin A Rose for Emily The Gorthic( yếu tố kinh dị): the image Homer Baron was poisoned not described directly, the reader more chained to come to the conclusion.
- 21. Some good detailsin A Rose for Emily The imagination of ->the author’s commemoration to Emily in overall the story -> represented as Homer , the old Negro, the mayor Colonel Sartoris, and the respect of the townspeople to Emily
- 22. Some good detailsin A Rose for Emily “Poor emily”: the attitude of the townspeople with Emily -> It is not only ironical voice from the town but also the author’s regret for Emily character. Tobe: a servant who take care of Emily until she died -> “the Negro men went in and out with a market basket” was repeated as regualrly, slowly and even softly as his appearance throughout Emily’s life -> “his voice had grown harsh and rusty, as if from disuse” Tobe might want to spend all his lifetime to take care of her as well as to love her in mute
- 23. POINT OF VIEW Thewillingness of the town to now admit responsibility is a hopeful sign, and one that allows us to envision a better future for generations to come
- 24. CONCLUSION In summary, theeffect of "A Rose for Emily" is one that is positive and enjoyable. "A Rose for Emily" will continue to be a definite success in the works of William Faulkner.
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