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In William Faulkner’s short story, “A Rose for Emily,” the main character, Emily, has a relationship with a man, named Homer, who later turns up missing and is eventually found dead in her house. The story is narrated by a townsperson who tells it from a limited, third-person point-of-view. This point-of-view allows the reader to see the story from only one perspective and it also keeps the reader from knowing the thoughts and feelings of any of the characters in the story. However, it does not necessarily act as a hindrance to the reader, but as more of a tool for adding suspense to the story. ... However, despite these faults, I feel that this point-of-view is very effective because it allows you to identify with the narrator, making you feel as if you were one of the townspeople in the story.
Being able to actually enter a story is a great opportunity that has no comparison. There have been arguments that the third-person point-of-view keeps the reader from being able to get into the story. ... I think that in “A Rose for Emily,” the third-person point-of-view puts the reader right in the middle of things and lets them actually be a part of the story. They get to feel the curiosity, the suspense, the frustration, and many other feelings that you do not get from this story if it were told from a different point-of-view.
Approximate Word count = 1241
Approximate Pages = 5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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