Isolation In Faulkner's A Rose For Emily

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Being isolated allows people to do things that would not be of the norm in a populated region. Such as practice older traditions or costumes that are out of date, maybe even having slaves. “A Rose for Emily” is told in the year is 1863 and the location is Yoknapatawpha, Mississippi county. The town itself is a doesn’t exist, is a microcosm of Faulkner’s view of the south and its culture. The story takes place during a time of racial discrimination and major political change. The town’s people are indecisive; they do not know if it is time to move on or keep their older customs. Emily Grierson (the protagonist in the story), her overprotecting father, Colonel Grierson and Colonel Sartoris, now deceased, represent the Old South. These people