"A Rose for Emily" By William Faulkner

An Interpretation of "A Rose for Emily"
The main theme in William Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily" represents "holding on the past." Emily Grierson held a view of the past as if it were a rose-tinted place where nothing would change. Her world was always part of the past, even when the modern times were about to enter into her life, she would retreat into the safety of what she knew, the past.
Living in the past is a concept people still believe daily. It is not a bad concept as long as the individual can accept and move on with the changes in the modern world. The acceptance of change is noted to include your home also. Emily Grierson's house was not modern inside or out.
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