Emily Grierson is the living example of the "Old South" in William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily". From the "Old South" come people that are stuck on their old values and beliefs. People with "old southern" beliefs are not keen to the idea of change. They believe it is better to leave things the way they are. Miss Emily Grierson does not like change and is unwilling to do so. Miss Emily Grierson is a dynamic character in this story in only one aspect. After her father dies she, does the unexpected and takes a liking to man who would ordinarily be beneath her. On the contrary she is very stubborn as well. Miss Emily Grierson refuses to pay property taxes. William Faulkner uses Emily Grierson's character to show how the values and beliefs of people from the "Old South" can be difficult to steer toward change.

The towns' people where Emily resides view her as a sort of monument because nobody is good enough for Miss Emily while her father is living. In the "Old South" there are different classes of people. You have the "stuck-up" or people that place themselves on pedestals above everyone else. They place themselves on these pedestals because the

William Faulkner demonstrates in this story how the older generations did not care to go by the books with regard to law and policies and how the new generation does. He also demonstrates how - with time come change as well. Faulkner further demonstrates how sometimes people from older generations have a hard time accepting change through the character development of Emily Grierson. Miss Emily's character is

fallen out with them over the estate of old lady Wyatt, the crazy woman, and there was no communication between the two families. They had not even been represented at the funeral (Faulkner 242).

house. She also refuses to have a mail box put on her house. Miss Emily does not like change. Year after year until Miss Emily finally dies, the government sends her tax notices and she sends them right back unclaimed. Miss Emily Grierson's refusal to accept these changes are characteristic of the "Old South".

At first we were glad that Miss Emily would have an interest, because the ladies all said, "Of course a Grierson would not think seriously of a Northerner, a day laborer." But there were still others, older people, who said that even grief could let a lady forget noblesse oblige-without calling it noblesse oblige. They just said, "Poor Emily. Her kinfolk should have come to her." She had some kin in Alabama; but years ago her father had

Because Miss Emily is told that she is not obligated to pay propert

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