In most stories an object can be explained to the reader if the writer uses a symbol to represent it. The US flag is a symbolism of America; contains fifty stars to represent the fifty states 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 symbols 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 were not you could not live in the United States. A bald eagle roams free without worries, strong, independent and fearless, that's why it symbolizes the United States of America. The United States symbolizes freedom. Your race also represents a 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, we go back in time from the present, to the past, and then back to the present again. Emily Grierson was the talk of the town when she died. All the citizens went to his funeral. While they were there they talked about what it was like and what it was like. They went back in time about thirty years ago. Emily was just like everyone else, young, beautiful and rich. She lived with her father, who had control over her. The men wanted to take her out and the answer to her father was no. she wouldn't have gone... middle of paper... next to Homer Barron. Works Cited Faulkner, William. “A rose for Emily.” Heritage of American literature. Ed. James E. Miller. vol. 2. Austin: Harcout Brace Jovanovich, 1991. 1215. Print.Madison Cavell Editors. "The Role of Citizens in Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily'." Madisoncavelle Wordpress. Np October 15, 2012. Web. March 17, 2014. Shmoop editors. "Homer Barron" Shmoop. Shmoop University, Inc., and Web. March 17, 2014. Shmoop Editors. "Lime and arsenic." Shmoop. Shmoop University, Inc., and Web. March 17, 2014. Shmoop Editors. "The pocket watch, the stationery and the hair." Shmoop.Shmoop University, Inc., nd Web. March 17, 2014.Study Mode Editores. “Symbols in 'A Rose for Emily'.” Study mode. Study Modes, Inc. November 1, 2012. Web. March 17, 2014. Phillips, Lee. "Rhetorical Analysis of 'A Rose for Emily'." Teenink. Np, nd Web. March 17 2014.