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Graphic Organizer for “A Rose for Emily”
1. Plot graph: Fill out the plot map for the story. Find key phrases or key words that apply to each
element.
Climax
Exposition
Resolution
2.
Find a quote from the story that best describes the conflict. Indicate whether it is internal or
external.
3.
Find a quote from the story that provides the best indication as to the narrator’s identity. Also,
identify the point of view: first person, third, etc.
4.
Find a quote from the story that provides a description of the setting.
5.
Find a quote from the story that provides a description of the story’s style and tone. How does
the narrator feel toward Emily? Does he pity her? Hate her? Etc.
6.
The title of the story is “A Rose for Emily.” Why do you think author William Faulkner used this
title? What could the rose symbolize? Support your answer with text from the story.
7.
Refer back to your notes on the Southern Gothic. Explain whether you feel Faulkner is critical
of the “old South”? Support your answer with text from the story.
8.
Describe your reaction to the story’s ending. Were you surprised? Find a point in the story
where the ending was foreshadowed.