Question

How are women’s roles addressed in “A Rose for Emily”? What happens to women trapped in these traditional roles, as seen in this story?

Answer 1

This shows that during this time, women were not believed to be able to survive without a man to care for her. In many of these traditional roles, the women are seen as helpless without the care of a male figure, and society made them look like they could not care for themselves in any way.