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Not only does Faulkner uses descriptive words to state the theme of old age and isolation, but he also uses symbolic images. One symbolic image that Faulkner creates to illustrate the theme of isolation is the image of the house. While Faulkner spends much of his time describing the setting of the house, the descriptions actually refer to Miss Emilyˇ¦s isolation. The house is described as being one that stood on the ˇ§most select streetˇ¨ in town. (1008) Like the house, Miss Emily has once been in the spotlight. As the house stood isolated from the rest of the other houses, Miss Emily is separated from the townspeople.