A Rose for Emily William Faulkner In the famous story by William Faulkner there is a lonely tale of a woman that is living out the better part of her life in a cage. The setting is in a southern town that may aid to the problems she faces. Her father is the type that did not approve of any contact from the men of the town so she was always being held back in the area of socialization. So she started out in a bad situation of not being a part of the community. Her father didn’t see it as proper for her to be as the others her age. The father figure is still a important symbol in her life though. When he dies she doesn’t