What do you think about this story in humanities ? “ a rose for emily” a rose for emily was written by william faulkner. it was published april, 1930. william faulkner also wrote plays, novels, screenplays, poetry, and essays. this story showed many assumptions that the town had about emily and they were all wrong. i fell miss emily had a void of love. she lost her lover a tried to keep him for herself after he died. the hair left on the pillow never to her dead lover indicates she laid next to him. it was her way of filling that empty void. the town would have been able to miss emily, if they would have confronted her instead of leaving her alone because they felt sorry for her. this short story was great to read, it kept me wanting to continue to read. the story begins with the funeral of miss emily and talks about nobody being at her house within the last 10 years. the town was curious to see miss emily’s house after her burial. it then works backwards. it explains how the town had stopped billing her for taxes in an old arrangement, but the previous town people didn’t agree with that and continued to try to get her to pay her taxes. miss emily was not budging. she kept stating she owes no taxes. it goes on to talk about the town’s people noticing a terrible smell coming from her house. people in the town wanted something done and the smell to go away, but authorities didn’t want to bother miss emily about this. they fixed the problem in the middle of the night by sprinkling lime around the house. years before her father dies and the town’s people felt sorry for her. he left her with the house, but no money. it took her 3 days to admit her father’s death. it was assumed she couldn’t let go of her father. not long after her died, miss emily starting dating homer barron who was known to not be the marrying type. after family come to intervene the relationship, emily is seen buying poison and it’s assumed she will kill herself. she then is spotted buying men’s clothes and items. her lover was never seen again by the town. it is assumed he left and the town rarely sees miss emily, until her funeral. after her burial is when the town walks through her house and discovers homer.

Part 2: thoreau’s ideas had a profound effect on a man named gandhi. gandhi, was a leader in india who worked to end british rule. he led india to independence and inspired many to non-violent forms of protest and resistance. he fought to end poverty, worked to expand women's right to vote, and built bridges between ethnic and religious groups. like thoreau, he lived simply, owned very little, and ate a vegetarian diet. in india, gandhi's form of protest was called the "non-cooperation movement." he urged indians to boycott british education systems and leave government jobs. the movement was very popular, and in part to stop its spread, the british controlled government arrested him. after a few years, he was released and became active in politics again. he inspired many to follow him on marches to protest various taxes. on one such march, thousands followed him 240 miles over 24 days to the sea to protest a salt tax. this march set the example of non-violent resistance to the government that others in the country followed. eventually india won independence from britain, in large part because of gandhi work. gandhi's model of resistance and reform was creative, appealing, and successful. as a result, dr. martin luther king looked to gandhi when the time came to find a way to resist segregation in the south. the lunch counter protests, famous for the passive response to anger, and even violence, aimed to end the separation enforced by laws in some regions of the south. king also organized walks, marches, and bus rides that were meant to bring attention to the issues facing african americans. these forms of protest were directly modeled on gandhi's, but king took them straight to the source of oppression. where gandhi's protests created awareness and built momentum, king's protests were in the face of great hatred and fear. the passive, non-violent protests were ultimately effective, mainly because the passive response to violence cast the opposition as brutes. however, change came slowly and at the cost of many lives. king remained committed to peaceful protest, however, until his death. king learned from gandhi, expanding on what worked, applying old techniques to a new problem. gandhi owed his philosophy, in part, to a new england poet who loved the woods. read this sentence from part 2: like thoreau, he lived simply, owned very little, and ate a vegetarian diet. what is the point of this sentence? gandhi and thoreau had similar childhoods. gandhi had many admirable qualities. thoreau and gandhi were very similar. thoreau had a simple life compared to others.