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William Faulkner’s "A Rose for Emily" tells a story of a young woman who is violated by her father’s strict mentality. After being the only man in her life Emily’s father dies and she finds it hard to let go. Like her father Emily possesses a stubborn outlook towards life, and she refused to change. While having this attitude about life Emily practically secluded herself from society for the remainder of her …

…generation fasten metal numbers above her door and attach a mailbox when Jefferson got free mail service. This reflects Emily’s stubborn persona caused by her father’s treatment when she was young. "A Rose for Emily is told through the eyes of the townspeople. William Faulkner expressed a lot of the resident’s opinions towards Emily and her family’s history. They mentioned old lady Wyatt, her great aunt who had gone completely mad.