According to what type of surrounding they were in, the characters in 1910 would act a certain way that would best reflect their interests in that moment. When Abigail was currying the horses at first she wanted John Marsh to comr in, seeing that they would be alone in there. But when he walked in with her father she no longer wanted to be notice, at least not until her father, which was an abberation in the setting she had imagined, went away. After he did so, and she was alone with John Marsh as she had hoped, she now longed for him to strike up a conversation with her, something he didn't really do, but she still longed for it. This shows that whatever she did or wanted was strongly influenced by her surroundings.
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Monday, March 25, 2013
Blog Question #1
To what extent do concepts of honor and tradition influence the action in "A Rose for Emily"?
In the small town that 'A Rose for Emily' takes place in, it seems that one of the traditions is for a woman to find a man to marry. This causes Emily to desperately seek out a life companion, and even when it turns out that his latest suitor actually plays for the other team, to keep trying to keep him around with her. This eventually led to the murder and the creepy laying-in-bed-with-the-dead-guy thing. Yeah... she kinda took that to the next level.