Characterization refers to the techniques a writer uses to develop characters. In the story “A Rose for Emily”, William Faulkner uses characterization to reveal the character of Miss Emily. He expresses most of her character through physical description, her actions, words, and feelings, a narrator's direct comments about the character's nature, and through the actions, words, and feelings, of other characters. Faulkner best uses characterization to examine the theme of the story, too much pride can end in madness. Miss Emily, the main character of this story, lives for many years as a recluse, she has withdrawn from her community to live in seclusion. "No visitor had passed since she ceased giving china-painting lessons eight or ten years earlier.” Faulkner characterizes Miss Emily's atte....

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