LITERATURE QUESTIONS
LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM
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Question
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He was poisoned by Emily
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He had his stiff neck
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He was murdered by guards.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In “A Rose for Emily, ” the narrator does not disclose how Emily’s father died. The narrator simply says “when her father died, ” then goes on to discuss Emily’s reaction as she refuses to acknowledge his death and to allow for his burial for three days.
Detailed explanation-2: -Her struggle with loss and attachment is the impetus for the plot, driving her to kill Homer Barron, the man assumed to have married her. She poisons and kills Homer as she sees this as the only way to keep Homer with her permanently.
Detailed explanation-3: -Homer apparently decided to leave town without marrying Emily, so she poisons him and hides his corpse in a secret room in her house.
Detailed explanation-4: -When Emily’s father dies, she attempts to retain the corpse and secludes herself when she fails. The townspeople excuse her by saying, “We remembered all the young men her father had driven away, and we knew that with nothing left, she would have to cling to that which had robbed her, as people will"(CS 124).