In most stories, an object can be explained to the reader if the writer uses a symbol to represent it. The United States flag is a symbolism of America; it contains fifty stars to represent the fifty states that we have. It also has thirteen horizontal stripes to represent the thirteen colonies. Everything in the world represents one thing; every object or thing has a symbol. For example, being an American citizen of the United States means that you can live in the United States of America and you are an American citizen, which means you were born here in the United States. If you weren't, you couldn't live in the United States. States. A bald eagle moves freely without any worries, strong, independent and fearless, which is why it symbolizes the United States of America. The United States symbolizes freedom. Your race also represents symbolism of who you are and where you come from. If you are Mexican, you come from a Hispanic family. If you are black, you come from an African-American family. If you are White, you come from a Caucasian family. Your race represents you and your family. A Rose for Emily,” the writer uses symbolism with objects and characters to represent meaning; you don't really know what represents what until you get into the details. In the novel, it goes back in time from the present, the past, and then back to the present. Emily Grierson was the talk of the town when she died. The townspeople all went to his funeral. While they were there they talked about how she was and was. They went back in time about thirty years ago. Emily was like everyone else, young, beautiful and rich. She lived with her father, who controlled her. The men wanted to take her out and the answer to her father was no. she wouldn't go...... middle of paper ...... ow next to Homer Barron. Works Cited Faulkner, William. “A rose for Emily.” Heritage of American literature. Ed. James E. Miller. Flight. 2. Austin: Harcout Brace Jovanovich, 1991. 1215. Print. Madison Cavell Editors. “The Role of Townspeople in Faulkner’s ‘A Rose for Emily’.” Madisoncavelle Wordpress. Np October 15, 2012. Web. March 17, 2014. Shmoop Publishers. “Homer Barron” Shmoop. Shmoop University, Inc., nd Web. March 17, 2014. Shmoop Publishers. “Lime and Arsenic.” Shmoop. Shmoop University, Inc., nd Web. March 17, 2014. Shmoop Publishers. “The pocket watch, the stationery and the hair. » Shmoop. Shmoop University, Inc., nd Web. March 17, 2014.Study Mode Editors. "Symbols in 'A Rose for Emily'." Study mode. Study Mode, Inc. November 1, 2012. Web. March 17, 2014. Phillips, Lee. “Rhetorical Analysis of “A Rose for Emily.” » Teenink. Np, and Web. March 17 2014.