A comparison of William Faulkners "A Rose For Emily" and Louise Erdrich's "Red Convertible".
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... A COMPARISON OF WILLIAM FAULKNER'S "A ROSE FOR EMILY" & LOUISE ERDRICH'S "RED CONVERTIBLE" By Miranda Melvin-Self For English Comp II Dr. David Sidore 11 September 00 Every author has the difficult task of trying to bridge an invisible gap between the characters they are creating in their stories, and the audience the author is writing for. In reading William Faulkners "A Rose For Emily" and Louise Erdrichs "Red Convertible," I felt an undeniable connection with the protagonist in each story which I feel is due to my perceived point of the stories. More specifically, I felt that each story was filled with morals and ideals each of us as humans may possess or at least have felt at one time or another in our lives. Each story shows that we all have our breaking points, which lead me to question my own. In "A Rose For Emily," we are introduced to Miss Emily Grierson. She is a woman who














