Fallen Monuments by Katie Myers In “A Rose For Emily” by William Faulkner, the home of Miss Emily Grierson is described and used as a symbol of the decay and deterioration of her own physical state. The characteristics of Miss Emily’s home are parallel to her own physical appearance. Through the description of the home, Faulkner helps to clarify Grierson’s character and provide a more detailed image of who Emily Grierson is. Miss …showed first 75 words of 633 total…

…showed last 75 words of 633 total…Faulkner used Grierson and her home as examples of the way that beauty and elegance can become grotesquely distorted through neglect and lack of love. In this story, the house deteriorates for forty years until it becomes ugly; Miss Emily’s physical condition dissipates in a similar manner. The story begins by describing the fallen monument that was once a lovely home, and ends with another fallen monument, the stubborn, dilapidated, murdering Miss Emily Grierson.