Most of the time, an object can represent several things. In the United States, the bald eagle represents freedom. It symbolizes freedom, due to its long lifespan, its great strength and its majestic appearance. Our soldiers are fighting 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 represents robustness and courage. Blue means vigilance, perseverance and justice. If the flag flies at half-mast, it represents respect, mourning or distress. In the story A Rose for Emily, an elderly woman named Emily has been controlled and prevented from finding love by her father all her life. Since she was a Grierson, the townspeople have never considered her a human being. Even though she was just a person, people viewed her and her family as a painting. Emily was known to be a stubborn woman in life. After her father died, she did not believe her father was dead until the locals persuaded her to bury him. A few years later, she finally decided to leave her home and met a man named Homer Barron. It was the first time in years that she was able to meet a man and leave the house without her father's perspective. Once the townspeople discovered Homer, they stopped talking about him. Emily was so happy that she fell in love with a man without her father chasing him away. In fact, she felt 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 if she couldn't have him, no one else could. So... middle of paper ... through too many difficulties in his life. William Faulkner used several characters and objects to take the reader beyond the sense of the ordinary. Works CitedFaulkner, William. “A Rose for Emily” Austin Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991. Print. “The role of townspeople in Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily.” Madisoncavell Wordpress. Np October 15, 2012. Web. March 17, 2014. Lombardi, Esther. “A Rose for Emily – What’s Important About Gray Hair?” About. Np and Web. March 17, 2014. “Lime and arsenic”. Shmoop. Shmoop University, Inc., nd 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. “A Rose for Emily Themes, Motifs, and Symbols.” SparkNotes. Sparknotes, Inc., and Web. March 17. 2014.