Miss Emilys Male Interaction I
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Miss Emily's male interaction in A Rose for Emily
The way that a person is raised has a lot to do with their
personality and actions as an adult. The protagonist in “A
Rose for Emily” is an example of just that. Miss Emily was
raised to be very dependent on the only male figure in her
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.... proves her inability to let go of her first true male
figure.
Miss Emily’s next male figure is one that helped her
earlier in her life. Colonel Sartoris was able to remit
Emily’s taxes under the impression that the town owed her
money. This act of kindness by the Colonel caused Emily’s
dependence upon him and what he did for her. Later in the
story, the Board of Alderman approached Miss Emily at her
house in the attempt to get her to pay her taxes. When the
Board s ....
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