In Williams Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” narrator seems to be an unnamed narrator. The man or woman’s narrator’s voice serves as a voice for the town. That voice seems to be a familiar voice who knows a lot about the people in Yoknapatawpha County. The narrator’s voice could be Tobe, Emily’s servant. He knew her personally, every intimate detail of her life. Tobe could have possibly known her deep dark secret. There are little clues that could suggest this scenario. There are some instances that the narrator calls Emily “Miss Emily” which can lead one to believe that the narrator is a servant. The narrator “Tobe” mentioned the mayor, Colonel Sartoris in one interesting statement: he created a law that all black women has to have on a black
