Official Discussion Post: A Rose For Emily
Just a few questions to get the ball rolling. Feel free to either post new questions or add more to the comments - whichever you think would best facilitate discussion. This is all new to me. These questions are taken from or inspired by various study sites.
1) What was your overall reaction to the story?
2) Why do you suppose Tobe stayed with Emily?
3) What's up with the title? Where is Emily's "rose?"
4) Notice references to the Civil War in this story. Where do they occur? How does that war play a role in the story?
5) What purpose is served by telling us that the Negro "walked right through the house and out the back and was not seen again"?
1) What was your overall reaction to the story?
2) Why do you suppose Tobe stayed with Emily?
3) What's up with the title? Where is Emily's "rose?"
4) Notice references to the Civil War in this story. Where do they occur? How does that war play a role in the story?
5) What purpose is served by telling us that the Negro "walked right through the house and out the back and was not seen again"?