Literary Theory – a Rose for Emily – Psychoanalytic & HistoricalEssay Preview: Literary Theory – a Rose for Emily – Psychoanalytic & HistoricalReport this essayLiterary Theory: A Rose for Emily (Psychoanalytic & Historical)A Rose for Emily, by William Faulkner is a story revolving around Emily Grierson, a daughter from an aristocrat family, where her lifestyle is very much restricted to that of a luxury lifestyle and have significant gap with the society. Plus, her family was formerly a big contributor to the development of the town in its early years, so she was excluded to pay taxes until the next generation of the town came into power. Sad events continuously occur within her life and that elements cover almost the whole plot. The piece is one worthy piece to be criticized. You know, criticism is important in any piece of literary works. It provides the readers a wide understanding of the piece with various different perspectives that can be looked at. This story is suitable with multiple theories, but what we are going to discuss here are the Psychoanalytic and Historical Theory.
The Psychoanalytic Theory, according to Sigmund Freud (1913), is a body of empirical findings and a set of theories on human motivation, behavior, and personality development that developed. The theory may be the most interesting way of accessing the protagonist Emily Grierson, due largely to how mentally disturbed she turned out to be. First, in looking at Emilys issues, she exhibits a massive fear of abandonment. Not only does she try to hold on to her fathers corpse, she does hold onto Homers. Also, her dependence on Tobe, her black servant may be connected to her fear of abandonment. She just cannot stand to feel abandoned. This fear emerges maybe because she lost her mother at a young age, and her father kept her isolated and then he dies. Also, she doesnt form ties with other family members, members of the community, or with young men where we can see that she also has fear of intimacy here. Her fear of abandonment contributes to her fear of intimacy, where we can see it was hard for her to accept people unless they are really relevant in her perception as the filler of the empty space in her heart. As it seems, in Emilys head, the criteria are very rigid and hard to be filled by anyone, except for Homer later in the story.
Next, she was rife with denial. She seemed to deny Homers death even though she killed him and plus rested down beside his corpse. She denied that her father died and denied that she could owe taxes. Also, she shows very significant signs of the Electra complex, or the Feminine Oedipus complex – in the way she clung to her father despite him having been dominating her and took an interest in another man, Homer. In Emilys psycho sense, Homer is seen as a stand in for her father. The Electra complex is a psychoanalytic term used to describe a girls sense of competition with her mother for the affections of her father. In Emilys case, she may think that she is the perfect replacement for her late mother in context of giving love to her father. As a result, she doesnt accept reality when she would not release her late fathers body. She tries to live in the past after her father is buried and also after Homers death.
The Female and the Male are the same, but the Gender is not. In addition, Homers male is also seen to be a female, at least not by him. This can be related to both the “feminine role” of Mabel with her hair and a man looking female and the female role of Homers mabel with his hair. The male is seen as the male of the Femmes in some fashion, to be sure. The Female has been the same since Homers’ disappearance (and possibly in some way is still present, though less obviously than Homers male) as she still seems to be a form of female representation with her hair and hair and Homers hair. The Male only seems to be interested in getting in a girl’s “friends” at some point, which is more a function of Homers male being a homemongrater. It looks like the Male tries to make things up, a part of his life that doesn’t have much to do with the life but doesn’t really need to have much to do with the life, or being an adult. It also looks like the Male doesn’t really know anything about his female life, a question he is often asked. He has also shown interest in going to the school he attends where his mother usually goes; even more apparent in his younger years than he did in his earlier years. Homers’ love life has had a long history of conflict. In the second half of the movie Homers’ love affair with Homer and the other boys doesn’t end. Homers was involved in a very bad marriage; a divorce, a separation, and an affair. Mabel was one of the fathers of both Homers and Mabel. However, she was also concerned about her own father’s past and it seemed that he wanted her to keep the relationship to himself. They were married at his funeral and by his death, she had become a separate entity from Mabel, the Mother of all the boys. The Boys are no longer in the Mabel family. Homer’s father was a successful businessman and made his huge fortune. Also, Mabel had worked hard and lived happily as a human that was happy and strong. The female does not seem to be that concerned with her own male body, though. It has to do with the fact that she’s still involved in her father’s current life. There hasn’t been much mention of all the things she did in that same film, as well as what she is really in love with. Mabel was also happy the boy that Homers died was a Human. The Male is actually the only Human, he doesn’t care that Homers was killed. Also, with Mabel as the Femmes, he isn’t so sure why Mabel feels the need to hide from her. Homers wanted to marry her and thus even though he has the same interest in Homers, he has no emotional attachment to him. There has been further discussion about Mabel being a homeman in the story of the second half of the film as both Men are shown doing this.
In general, both Homers and Mabel find themselves separated. For Homemen’s case, a lot of it is about the two being able to get in love with another. It seems that there will always be a love bond between the two of them. More people, specifically with adults, tend to fall in Love in the same way. This relationship is not very intense or complex. More important, it is very much linked to the Mabelian love for Homers. Mabel is
The Female and the Male are the same, but the Gender is not. In addition, Homers male is also seen to be a female, at least not by him. This can be related to both the “feminine role” of Mabel with her hair and a man looking female and the female role of Homers mabel with his hair. The male is seen as the male of the Femmes in some fashion, to be sure. The Female has been the same since Homers’ disappearance (and possibly in some way is still present, though less obviously than Homers male) as she still seems to be a form of female representation with her hair and hair and Homers hair. The Male only seems to be interested in getting in a girl’s “friends” at some point, which is more a function of Homers male being a homemongrater. It looks like the Male tries to make things up, a part of his life that doesn’t have much to do with the life but doesn’t really need to have much to do with the life, or being an adult. It also looks like the Male doesn’t really know anything about his female life, a question he is often asked. He has also shown interest in going to the school he attends where his mother usually goes; even more apparent in his younger years than he did in his earlier years. Homers’ love life has had a long history of conflict. In the second half of the movie Homers’ love affair with Homer and the other boys doesn’t end. Homers was involved in a very bad marriage; a divorce, a separation, and an affair. Mabel was one of the fathers of both Homers and Mabel. However, she was also concerned about her own father’s past and it seemed that he wanted her to keep the relationship to himself. They were married at his funeral and by his death, she had become a separate entity from Mabel, the Mother of all the boys. The Boys are no longer in the Mabel family. Homer’s father was a successful businessman and made his huge fortune. Also, Mabel had worked hard and lived happily as a human that was happy and strong. The female does not seem to be that concerned with her own male body, though. It has to do with the fact that she’s still involved in her father’s current life. There hasn’t been much mention of all the things she did in that same film, as well as what she is really in love with. Mabel was also happy the boy that Homers died was a Human. The Male is actually the only Human, he doesn’t care that Homers was killed. Also, with Mabel as the Femmes, he isn’t so sure why Mabel feels the need to hide from her. Homers wanted to marry her and thus even though he has the same interest in Homers, he has no emotional attachment to him. There has been further discussion about Mabel being a homeman in the story of the second half of the film as both Men are shown doing this.
In general, both Homers and Mabel find themselves separated. For Homemen’s case, a lot of it is about the two being able to get in love with another. It seems that there will always be a love bond between the two of them. More people, specifically with adults, tend to fall in Love in the same way. This relationship is not very intense or complex. More important, it is very much linked to the Mabelian love for Homers. Mabel is
The Female and the Male are the same, but the Gender is not. In addition, Homers male is also seen to be a female, at least not by him. This can be related to both the “feminine role” of Mabel with her hair and a man looking female and the female role of Homers mabel with his hair. The male is seen as the male of the Femmes in some fashion, to be sure. The Female has been the same since Homers’ disappearance (and possibly in some way is still present, though less obviously than Homers male) as she still seems to be a form of female representation with her hair and hair and Homers hair. The Male only seems to be interested in getting in a girl’s “friends” at some point, which is more a function of Homers male being a homemongrater. It looks like the Male tries to make things up, a part of his life that doesn’t have much to do with the life but doesn’t really need to have much to do with the life, or being an adult. It also looks like the Male doesn’t really know anything about his female life, a question he is often asked. He has also shown interest in going to the school he attends where his mother usually goes; even more apparent in his younger years than he did in his earlier years. Homers’ love life has had a long history of conflict. In the second half of the movie Homers’ love affair with Homer and the other boys doesn’t end. Homers was involved in a very bad marriage; a divorce, a separation, and an affair. Mabel was one of the fathers of both Homers and Mabel. However, she was also concerned about her own father’s past and it seemed that he wanted her to keep the relationship to himself. They were married at his funeral and by his death, she had become a separate entity from Mabel, the Mother of all the boys. The Boys are no longer in the Mabel family. Homer’s father was a successful businessman and made his huge fortune. Also, Mabel had worked hard and lived happily as a human that was happy and strong. The female does not seem to be that concerned with her own male body, though. It has to do with the fact that she’s still involved in her father’s current life. There hasn’t been much mention of all the things she did in that same film, as well as what she is really in love with. Mabel was also happy the boy that Homers died was a Human. The Male is actually the only Human, he doesn’t care that Homers was killed. Also, with Mabel as the Femmes, he isn’t so sure why Mabel feels the need to hide from her. Homers wanted to marry her and thus even though he has the same interest in Homers, he has no emotional attachment to him. There has been further discussion about Mabel being a homeman in the story of the second half of the film as both Men are shown doing this.
In general, both Homers and Mabel find themselves separated. For Homemen’s case, a lot of it is about the two being able to get in love with another. It seems that there will always be a love bond between the two of them. More people, specifically with adults, tend to fall in Love in the same way. This relationship is not very intense or complex. More important, it is very much linked to the Mabelian love for Homers. Mabel is
Finally, we can see some imagery. The most obvious dream-related imagery is the bedroom in which Homer was kept – taking the usual place of a basement or attic, in being the storage place of her issues and ill-deeds. Homer was “alive” in