"Respectful Affection for a Fallen Monument" by William Faulkner (Faulkner 145). Miss Emily was a woman who represented the pure essence of Southern sophistication. This idol could not be understood or related but simply held without question. His way of life was not one of struggle but of status. She was lost in the reality of the present, as still as a rose frozen in time. This woman, the delicate flower of the community, was lost in her own perception and belief of the world. Emily was given unsolicited compassion due to her label and status as a woman which ultimately contributed to her own destruction. “Emily is exempt from the general accusation because she is a real woman, that is, eccentric, a little crazy, obsolete, a 'willful and flirtatious decay', absurd but indulgent 'dear, inevitable, impervious, quiet and perverse' really, anything but human" (Fetterley 195). To be a woman in the South you need to have a certain character. Any form of decay cannot tarnish this role or character unless you want to retreat from the consistent status presented to you. Emily was a true embodiment representing the scale that originates in classism. His character, however, overwhelmed women and led innocence to death in life itself. This immortal figure was a constant shadow looming over an area of ​​confusion and tradition. A tradition that allowed Emily to fall further and further into the abyss of withdrawal and unconsciousness until reality was seen as a complete dream, full of madness. In the eyes of the community, Emily's life was a normal progression, but no one truly knows the truth behind the closure. doors. "No one sees Emily. And because no one sees her, she can literally get away with murder" (Fetterley 195). How this... half of the card... was obvious considering she died when her father or controller passed into the future leaving Emily to either fend for the present or dwell in the past. Works Cited Brooks, Cleanth. "On a Rose for Emily". Literature for composition. Ed. Silvano Barnet. New York: Harper College, 1989. 190-191."Comments on A Rose for Emily." Literature for composition. Ed. Silvano Barnet. New York: HarperCollege, 1989. 189-190. Faulkner, William. "A rose for Emily". Norton's introduction to literature. Ed. Carl E. Bain. NewYork: W. W. Norton and Company, 1995. 145-150. Fetterley, Judith. "A rose for a rose for Emily." Literature for composition. Ed. Silvano Barnet. NewYork: Harper College, 1989. 193-196.West, Ray B. Jr. “Atmosphere and Theme in A Rose for Emily.” Readings on William Faulkner. Ed.Bruno Leone. San Diego: Greensboro Press, 1991. 65-73.