In Faulkner’s Nobel Prize acceptance speech, h urged young writers to tackle “the old universal truths…love and honor and pity and pride and compassion and sacrifice.” I think he followed his own advice in “A Rose for Emily”, too. The six themes: love, honor, pity, pride, compassion, and sacrifice are all reflected in that story. First is the “love” theme, the love of Emily’s father for his daughter, and the love of Emily for Homer Barron are the two most evident examples. Next is the “pity” theme, the villagers pitied the death of Emily. Evidence of the “pride” theme is also seen in the story. Emily’s father is very proud of his family, and he won’t let any one marry his daughter because he thinks no one is good enough for her. Sacrifice was also shown in the story. Miss Emily sacrificed her youth and didn’t try to court with anyone just to live up to her father’s pride.
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