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A Rose For Emily and Other Short Stories Study Guide

by William Faulkner

A Rose For Emily and Other Short Stories of William Faulkner study guide contains a biography of William Faulkner, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis of each his short stories, including a Barn Burning summary.

"Barn Burning" is the story of Sarty Snopes, whose father, Abner, burns barns in a type of revenge against the wealthy. Sarty decides not to help his father get away with it anymore, and informs Major de Spain of what is about to happen; Major de Spain shoots Abner, and Sarty runs away.

"Two Soldiers" is narrated by a young boy whose older brother, Pete, decides to go off to fight in WWII. The narrator follows him to Memphis on foot and by bus, but is sent home again since he cannot come along to the war.

The narrator of "A Rose for Emily" is the voice of the town of Jefferson. Miss Emily is an old maid who represents a time past; the town gossips about her when she begins seeing Homer Barron. After her death, it is discovered that she…

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Posted By kaitlyn e #222987 at Jan 04, 2012 2:03 PM

What was The womens real name that was supposely accused of Demonic possession

I heard that emily rose was a cover up name for another women, wikipedia told me some stuff.

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Posted By rosalin a #197703 at Aug 30, 2011 8:56 PM

Show us a page or two of Emily´s diary

show passages that help us understand what really happened. Help relieve the curiosity about this strange occurrence that´s got the whole town,indeed, the whole nation is talking.

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Posted By vaghela b #221741 at Dec 22, 2011 11:11 PM