A Rose For Emily and Other Short Stories

A Rose For Emily

What are the conflicts in "A Rose for Emily"? What types of conflict (physical, moral, intellectual, or emotional) do you see in this story?

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Emily versus Society, as evidenced in the town's move toward modernity and Emily's embrace of the past.

Emily versus Homer, as evidenced in her refusal to acknowledge his disinterest... instead, she kills him.

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A Rose for Emily

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