Talk:Emily Grierson
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She was never married to Homer[edit]
--111.220.218.124 (talk) 13:19, 24 April 2012 (UTC)Bec
- The townspeople comment on how they think both Emily and Homer were married due to her ordering "a man's toilet set in silver, with the letters H.B. on each piece" along with her buying "a complete outfit of men's clothing, including a night shirt". Althought the townspeople think this, the two never got married even though that is what Emily wanted. http://resources.mhs.vic.edu.au/creating/downloads/A_Rose_for_Emily.pdf Gpanullo (talk) 16:58, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
Overall Critique[edit]
This article relies mostly on the text, which helps keep the article unbiased and give it a neutral, informative tone. It also gives some outside insight on Miss Emily’s character which works in the author’s favor, however these outside sources are not accessible. While they appear to be credible, there is not much information sited by each source. So, if someone was to check these sources for more information, or even to add to the page, they are unavailable which does not help the credibility of the page. With that said, the page would benefit from more information from those articles. The information was intriguing, but it just wasn’t enough. The last section of this article titled “Miss Emily in film and music” is interesting, but does not have relevance to Miss Emily’s character. While it is important to note, it would make more sense to be found on the “A Rose for Emily” page. Darbybarth (talk) 21:23, 11 April 2017 (UTC) Darby Barth
- Much of what is discussed in this article is relevant to Miss Emily herself, however not to the story "A Rose for Emily" as a whole. The information regarding Emily herself, and Emily's father is very relevant to how Emily has developed into the character that she is. Her father often smothered her and kept her on what you could call a short leash and prevented her from becoming her own person. This aspect of her life is often overlooked. Within this article Emily is referred to as being someone who cannot do much on her own, however this can be largely accredited to her father and the way in which he raised her. This article provides great coverage on her father and is just in doing so because of the fact that he is a huge factor that ultimately contributes to the way that Emily is. Laurtor (talk) 22:16, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
- I am going to add onto this saying that she has such a hard time dealing with Homer leaving because of how her father raised her. This bad relationship with her father ultimately led her to kill Homer when he thought about leaving because she could not deal with the situation.
- Much of what is discussed in this article is relevant to Miss Emily herself, however not to the story "A Rose for Emily" as a whole. The information regarding Emily herself, and Emily's father is very relevant to how Emily has developed into the character that she is. Her father often smothered her and kept her on what you could call a short leash and prevented her from becoming her own person. This aspect of her life is often overlooked. Within this article Emily is referred to as being someone who cannot do much on her own, however this can be largely accredited to her father and the way in which he raised her. This article provides great coverage on her father and is just in doing so because of the fact that he is a huge factor that ultimately contributes to the way that Emily is. Laurtor (talk) 22:16, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
Miss Emily in Film and Music[edit]
While this section is interesting and gives a little more insight on the story and how it's been used in other forms of literature, I don't feel that this section is appropriate on the "A Rose for Emily" page. It isn't as relevant to Miss Emily's character rather than the story plot as a whole. Darbybarth (talk) 12:22, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
Symbolism of Homer[edit]
I think it's important to look further into the relationship between Emily and Homer. His name, Barron, has many meanings and one of them is infertility.Barren is the inability to have children and produce offspring. Homer never gave children to Emily nor did they end up getting married. He is unable to give her what she wants considering they wanted different things. Another meaning to his name is that a Barron is a member of a class of minor landowners, and Homer was only in Emily's town to work on the land (streets). His first name is a greek name, meaning security. For Emily, she never had a sense of love and stability and being with Homer made her feel secure for the short time that they were alive. Ashsosa1 (talk) 14:29, 5 April 2018 (UTC) [1] [2]
References
- ^ "Homer-Meaning". Sheknows.com.
- ^ "Barron Family History". Ancestry.com.
Butler[edit]
I was thinking of adding a section about the butler because I feel he is an important part to her home life and how the town viewed it. Since he was the only one allowed into her home after her father died, so I feel like he is an important person to look at relating to her as a character. Rgree1 (talk) 17:31, 15 April 2018 (UTC)