In their stories, authors don't like to be direct with the characters or objects they present. Yes, their appearance or the things they do will be described depending on whether it is in third or first person. In most cases, the reader will only see the characters/objects as they are presented, but in reality there is much more behind what the author is writing. The authors think it's boring, so they use a tool which is what we call symbolism. They use symbolism not only to give a clearer meaning to the object they repeatedly present, but to give it a deeper meaning. In basketball, scoreboard, jerseys, colors, posters can be used as symbols. For example, the colored jerseys feature numbers and names. The name represents the player and his ownership, and the color represents the visiting team. In the story A Rose for Emily, the father of a beautiful girl named Emily who had cared for her all her life dies. Emily, who has always been kept away from men by her father, ends up falling in love with a Yankee Homer Barron shortly after her father's death. The community sees that young Emily and Homer are always seen together and always go out. They soon see that Homer is nowhere to be seen and Emily isn't seen outside of her again for a couple of years. This seems strange to the townspeople and later they start to notice a horrible smell coming from his house, a couple of men from the town go to his house at night and spread lime (calcium oxide) which is used to remove the smells. Over time the smell disappears. Emily is not seen again for the rest of the years until her death in her own home, when the townspeople are invited to mourn Emily. A couple of ladies decide to search the house...... middle of paper......rature. Ed. James e. miller. Vol 2. Austin: Harcourt brace Jovanovich, 1991. 1215. PrintLombardi, Esther. "'A Rose for Emily': What's Important About Gray Hair." From. NP and web. March 17, 2014. Madisoncavell editors. “The Role of Citizens in Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily'.” WordPress by Madisoncavell. Np 15 Oct 2012.Web. March 17, 2014.Phillips, lee. "Rhetorical Analysis of 'A Rose for Emily'." Teenink. NP and Web. March 17, 2014. Shmoop editors. “Homer Barron.” Shmoop. Shmoop University, Inc., ndWeb March 17, 2014. Shmoop Editors. “Death and taxes”. Shmoop. Shmoop University. Inc., ndWeb. March 17, 2014.Spark editors notes. "Themes, Motifs, and Symbols of 'A Rose for Emily'." Sparknotes, Inc., and web. March 17, 2014. Editors in Studio Mode. “symbols in 'A Rose for Emily0'.” Study mode. Study Modes, Inc.,1 Nov. 2012. Network. 17 March 2014