"A Rose for Emily"

In the short story by William Faulkner, the main character is referred to mostly as "Miss Emily." This is partly because of her Southern family's wealth, but it also emphasizes that she's an unmarried woman whom the narrator (speaking for the town) knows only from a distance. Find out more about the character through this list to decide whether you'd also whisper, "Poor Emily."

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 12 Unit 2's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Pygmalion and the Statue, Pygmalion, Talkin' 'bout a Revolution, Cinderella, the Legend, Why Women Always Take Advantage of Men, The Giving Tree, A Rose for Emily, The Story of an Hour, The Chaser