Most of the time, one object can represent multiple things. In the United States the bald eagle represents freedom. It symbolizes freedom, due to its long life, great strength and majestic appearance. Our soldiers fight for our freedom today. Symbolism explains an object more clearly and goes beyond meaning. Colors can also be a symbol. The United States flag has three colors and they all represent something different. White represents purity and innocence. Red stands for strength and value. Blue signifies vigilance, perseverance and justice. If the flag flies at half-staff it represents respect, mourning or anguish. In the story, A Rose for Emily, an older woman named Emily has been controlled and kept from finding love by her father her entire life. Since she was a Grierson, the citizens never saw her as a human. Although she was just one person, people saw her and her family as a picture. Emily was known to be a stubborn woman in life. Once her father died, she didn't believe he was dead until the townspeople convinced her to bury him. A couple of years later, she finally decided to leave home and met a man named Homer Barron. It was the first time in years that she had been able to meet a man and set foot outside the house without her father's view. Once the townspeople found out about Homer, they wouldn't talk about anything else. Emily was so happy that she actually fell in love with a man without her father chasing her away. She felt truly free for the first time in years. After a while, Emily began to believe everything she heard from the townspeople. They kept saying Homer wasn't the marrying type, Emily went crazy. She thought that if she couldn't have it, no one else could. So... halfway... through too many difficulties in his life. William Faulkner used different characters and objects for the reader to go beyond the meaning of the ordinary. Works Cited Faulkner, William. “A Rose for Emily” Austin Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991. Print. "The Role of Citizens in Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily." Madisoncavell Wordpress. Np 15 October 2012. Web. 17 March 2014. Lombardi, Esther. "A Rose for Emily: What's Important About Gray Hair?" From. NP and Web. March 17, 2014. "Lime and arsenic." Shmoop. Shmoop University, Inc., and Web. March 17, 2014.Phillips, Lee. "Rhetorical Analysis of 'A Rose for Emily'." Teenink. NP and Web. March 17, 2014. "Symbols in 'A Rose for Emily'." Study mode. Study Mode, Inc., November 1, 2012. Web. March 17, 2014. "Themes, Motifs, and Symbols of 'A Rose for Emily'." Notes of sparkle. Sparknotes, Inc. and Web. March 17. 2014.