1. Discuss the importance of the setting of “A Rose for Emily.” Specifically, why are the time period and the place important?
2. At the beginning of the story, Miss Emily is described by the narrator as a “fallen monument” (1). Compare how Miss Emily’s decline in appearance mirrors the decline in her house.
3. Even though Miss Emily’s father is already dead, the flashbacks allow readers to see the relationship the two of them had while he was alive. What was that relationship like? How does Miss Emily’s relationship with her father impact her later relationships with men including Homer Barron?
4. Why is the discovery of the single grey hair at the end of “A Rose for Emily” significant?
