1st and 4th periods, I am sorry that I will not be able to see you today! First period, you will be in Mrs. Johnson's room, and fourth period, you will go to Mr. Gilson's room. All the links that you will need to complete your work for the day are linked into your directions.
1st period: You will finish reading "A Rose for Emily" individually. We left off at Part III, which is page 821 in your text books. Or, you can use this "A Rose for Emily" Online version to finish reading the story. As you read, continue to fill out your ambiguity charts and your Gothic Elements chart (that's the one that you've had for a long time with all the Gothic stories on it). Once you have finished reading, answer the following questions:
- Miss Emily's family's position in Jefferson changes greatly over time, how does Miss Emily seem to feel about this change?
- What conflict, suggested by the term noblesse oblige, do the townspeople have with Miss Emily?
- Why do people begin to refer to Miss Emily as "Poor Emily"?
- What does Miss Emily get from the druggist? What problem do the townspeople notice shortly after that purchase? Speculate: what do you think she did with her purchase?
- What does Miss Emily order from the jeweler?
- What does the story say about Homer Barron and his relationship with Emily? What probably happened to him and why?
- How is this story an example of Souther Gothic literature? What elements make it "gothic"?
- In what ways does this story comment on discrepancies between society's ideas of class, privilege, and respectability and the darker sides of human nature?
4th period: You will begin reading our first Southern Gothic literature piece, "A Rose for Emily" today. You will do this individually. The story starts on page 817 of your books, but you can use this "A Rose for Emily" Online version as well since you will not be in the room. As you read, take notice of how people in the town view Miss Emily and her family, also pay attention to parts of the story that Faulkner purposely makes ambiguous. As you do this, fill out this Ambiguity Chart (don't worry-"ambiguous" is defined on that document). Once you have finished reading, fill out the elements of this story on your Gothic Elements chart (this you should have from last semester). Then, answer the 8 questions listed above.
Materials you will need to complete this:
- "A Rose for Emily" (linked above)
- If the link above does NOT work, try THIS ONE.
- Ambiguity chart (1st hour: got this yesterday; 4th hour: linked above)
- Gothic elements chart (should have from last semester)
- Google doc to answer questions
