Shiloh, A;P, and A Rose for Emily: Comparative Essay.Norma Jean, the main female character of ;Shiloh,; is unhappily married.
Norma Jean confronts her mother directly as the story develops. Sammy in A&P confronts his limits as a young man. Faulkner's story, A Rose For Emily, is a tale of achieved freedom, but at a cost much different than that of Sammy or of Norma Jean. The stories build up to a gruesome revelation after Miss Emily's funeral. 4 pgs. Bibliography lists 3 sources.