William Faulkner s A Of The Sky And A Rose For Emily

Literature, a Contribution to Society Reading, in general has affected all societies in all time periods, and reading is more than just an everyday task. These two authors affected society in their time, with their reappraising stories: A Horseman In The Sky and A Rose For Emily. However, William Faulkner (author of A Rose For Emily) and Ambrose Bierce (author of A Horseman In The Sky) have different views and affects on society by when the particular story was published, the use of figurative language, and different genres. Back in the time of these stories there were not as many movies, literature ect. Therefore, it may have been easier to persuade or change a thought of a person through a story. The use of figurative language helps†¦show more content†¦In the excerpt, there are many clues hinting that this is a funeral from the late 1800’s. A couple of hints are, â€Å"Confederate uniforms† telling the readers that this was around the time the confederate st ates of America was founded (1861). Or â€Å"sibilant and macabre† which first use of these words were 1761, suggesting a time period this story took place in. William Faulkner states: â€Å"When miss Emily Grierson died†. This expresses just one of the many deaths included in the short story A Rose For Emily. In A Horseman In The Sky Ambrose Bierce says: â€Å"My father.† The main character (a soldier) was asked who he just shot and he answered â€Å"my father† his answer implies that he had just shot and killed his own father. This is another story involving gloomy deaths that may have changed people’s views on the war. The death in both might have