<P> Emily Grierson , also referred to Miss Emily in the text , is the main character of the short story `` A Rose for Emily '' by William Faulkner . Miss Emily is described as `` a small , fat woman '' who lived within a modernizing town full of people who saw her as a very cold , very distant woman who lived in her past . Throughout the story , she is referred to by her fellow townspeople as a tradition , a duty , and a care , and is portrayed as a very mean , stubborn old woman . However , as her story unfolds , Faulkner wants readers to sympathize with her because of the amount of loss that she 's had to cope with throughout her life . </P>
<P> Emily Grierson , also referred to Miss Emily in the text , is the main character of the short story `` A Rose for Emily '' by William Faulkner . Miss Emily is described as `` a small , fat woman '' who lived within a modernizing town full of people who saw her as a very cold , very distant woman who lived in her past . Throughout the story , she is referred to by her fellow townspeople as a tradition , a duty , and a care , and is portrayed as a very mean , stubborn old woman . However , as her story unfolds , Faulkner wants readers to sympathize with her because of the amount of loss that she 's had to cope with throughout her life . </P>
physical description of emily in a rose for emily
physical description of emily in a rose for emily
`` a small , fat woman ''
`` a small , fat woman ''