NAME: SAJEDA KAMAL EL-LOOH

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH NAME: SAJEDA KAMAL EL-LOOH STUDENT N: 220100851 DR. SAMI BREEM Short Story Course

OUTLINE :- THE AUTHER SETTING CHARACTER SUMMARY THEME SYMBOLISM

THE AUTHER: WILLIM FAULKNER Author William Faulkner Country United States Language English Genre(s) Southern Gothic Published in 1930

Title :- Faulkner explained the reason for his choice of the title as: [The title] was an allegorical title; the meaning was, here was a woman who has had a tragedy, an irrevocable tragedy and nothing could be done about it, and I pitied her and this was a salute to a woman you would hand a rose

SETTING Place : fictional city, Jefferson, Mississippi, in the fictional county of Yoknapatawpha County. It was Faulkner's Time: published in the April 30, 1930 a national magazine.

CHARACTER:- Emily Grierson : The object of fascination in the story. Emily is a mysterious figure who changes from a hopeful young girl to a secretive old woman. Devastated and alone after her father’s death, she is an object of pity for the townspeople. Homer Barron- A foreman from the North. Homer is a large man with a dark complexion, Despite his attributes, the townspeople view him as a poor, He disappears in Emily’s house and decomposes in an attic bedroom after she kills him a booming voice, and light-colored eyes.

Judge Stevens :- A mayor of Jefferson. Eighty years old, Judge Stevens attempts to delicately handle the complaints about the smell emanating from the Grierson property. Mr. Grierson:- Emily’s father. Mr. Grierson is a controlling, looming presence even in death, and the community clearly sees his lasting influence over Emily. Colonel Sartoris :- A former mayor of Jefferson. Colonel Sartoris absolves Emily of any tax burden after the death of her father. His elaborate gesture is not heeded by the succeeding generation of town leaders. Tobe:- Emily’s servant. Tobe, his voice supposedly rusty from lack of use, is the only lifeline that Emily has to the outside world.

SUMMARY Miss Emily met Homer Baron, a foreman with a construction company, when her hometown was first getting paved streets. Her father had already died but, not before driving away her eligible suitors. As rumors circulate about her possible marriage to a Yankee, Homer leaves town abruptly. During his absence, Miss Emily buys rat poison. When Homer returns, the townspeople see him enter Miss Emily’s house but not leave. Only when she dies do the townspeople discover his corpse on a bed in her house and, next to it, a strand of Miss Emily’s hair.

Plot summary. The story is divided in to 12 sections :- Section 1: Miss Emily is born Section 2: She and her father ride around the town in an old, elegant carriage. Section 3: Her father dies, and for three days she refuses to acknowledge his death. Section 4: Homer Barron arrives in town and begins to court Miss Emily. Section 5: She buys a man's silver toilet set — a mirror, brush, and comb — and men's clothing.

Section 6 : The town relegates her to disgrace and sends for her cousins. Section 7: The cousins arrive, and Homer leaves town. Section 8: Three days after the cousins leave, Homer returns. Section 9: Miss Emily buys poison at the local drug store. Section 10: Homer disappears. Section 11: A horrible stench envelops Miss Emily's house. Section 12: Four town aldermen secretly sprinkle lime on her lawn.

THEME 1-Isolation 2- Memory and the Past 3- Versions of Reality 4-Visions of America 5-Compassion and Forgiveness

SYMBOLISM :- Emily’s house: like Emily herself, is a monument, the only remaining emblem of a dying world of Southern aristocracy. The outside of the large, square frame house is lavishly decorated. in their pursuit of happiness. The Strand of Hair: The strand of hair is a reminder of love lost and the often perverse things people do Emily’s House

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NAME: SAJEDA KAMAL EL-LOOH