A Rose For Emily and Other Short Stories

what is the significance of the title?

Title: A Rose for Emily

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Faulkner himself described his title for the story as "an allegorical title; the meaning was, here was a woman who has had a tragedy, a 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."

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