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Essay / Compare and contrast a rose for Emily and for her company...
The two works relate to each other since they have the same theme, the idea of a physical relationship, but they present their arguments in different ways. Although Homer becomes Emily's victim and the mistress becomes the anonymous speaker's victim, the speaker of "To His Coy Mistress" never killed his target nor did he sleep with his corpse, although he alluded to it. This ultimately makes Emily's character more disturbing than that of the anonymous speaker, because the distinction between the two characters makes the phrase "actions speak louder than words" very literal. Although both arguments work together and are very conclusive, they still do not offer a feasible solution to the satisfaction of sexual desires. Both speakers chose a quick solution to their problems. Certainly, the approaches to their “prey” present obvious differences. The speaker of "To His Coy Mistress" uses his words to attract his mistress while Emily goes beyond that, using her strength of mind and solitary nature. Another obvious difference between the two is their timelines. Faulkner begins his work with a “retrospective” story about the main character, Emily, who lost her father. The timeline constantly rotates from present to past over a period of almost 75 years. It takes a real dissection of history to understand the exact series of