A Rose For Emily And The Jilting Of Granny Weatherall

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Authors of short stories have the daunting task of creating characters with depth, plot lines with thrill, and conflicts with elaboration in the few turns of a page. In order to do this, these authors must make their writing concise yet meaningful. By analyzing their work, readers can identify characterization and other vital literary elements that contribute to the development of the story. In the short stories A Rose for Emily and The Jilting of Granny Weatherall, the literary element of characterization dictates why the similar conflicts are resolved in different manners. Initially, the characters of Miss Emily Grierson from A Rose for Emily and Granny Weatherall from The Jilting of Granny Weatherall experience misfortunes related to their significant others. Miss Emily comes from a dignified family in the Old South and lives in a town that expects her to follow their traditional values. The “controlling role” of the town combined with Emily’s father, who constantly dismisses her suitors until the day he dies, shapes Emily’s character. Soon Emily meets Homer Barron, a possible suitor, to whom she shows obvious affection, yet the town dismisses him, saying he is “a disgrace to the town”. Emily kills Homer which shows that “Emily’s father remains a presence even …show more content…
Both characters are faced with challenges associated with relationships and are psychologically impacted throughout their lives. Granny Weatherall moves on to have a family, but both characters are written as dependent on male support. In addition, the setting and people who interact with the protagonists affect how the characters develop and choose to solve their issues. With the underlying issue being so similar, the resolution solely depended on the attributes of the characters, making this literary element critical in both
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