"A Rose for Emily"

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This paper briefly looks at the antisocial behavior of the character of Miss Emily. It explains that she is a vengeful woman who kills out of revenge for a secluded family life, a rapidly changing environment, and a psychosis of mind. Miss Emily in Faulkner's tale is a victim, who kills out of revenge for a life of scrutiny and perceived injustices.

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"In the work Emily demonstrates much anti-social behavior perhaps as a result of the critical eye most of society turned upon her during her life. According to one observer, "Faulkner shows the tragedy that results from our adherence to social rules that constrain, rather than liberate, our true selves" (Bernardo, 2003). Miss Faulkner kills out of revenge for a life of despair, out of a need to preserve control over a society that would attempt to control her, and out of a desire to keep her inner world from changing as the world around her changed without moderation. Miss Faulkner was vengeful that society expected her to control to certain social norms that did not match the morality with which she was raised. This fact was part of the reason she kills Homer in the work."

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