The narration of "A Rose for Emily" is written in first person. Using phrases such as
"We did not say she was crazy then," made the story believable as if it actually
happened rather than a third-person narrative most fiction stories use. The imagery
that Faulkner presents in this story gives off a setting in the old south. Words such as
tradition, generation, and hereditary obligation contribute to an old southern feel. The
imagery is fitting since Faulkner himself is from Mississippi during the Civil War. The plot
jumps back and forth in non-chronological order wherein it delivers an immense
element of surprise at the end of the story.


________ is the critical approach used in the paragraph.