When Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral: the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument, the women mostly out of curiosity to see the inside of her house, which no one save an old man-servant-a combined gardener and cook-had seen in at least ten years. Questions: A. Identify the author and the title of the work from which the above excerpt is taken. B. How do you explain "a fallen monument"? C. For what different reasons did the men and women go to Miss Emily' s funeral?
A: WILLIAM FAULKNER IS THE AUTHOR AND THE TITLE OF THE WORK IS A ROSE FOR EMILY.B: A FALLEN MONUMENT MEANS THAT EMILY IS REGARDED AS THE SYMBOL OF TRADITION AND THE OLD WAY OF LIFE, AND THUS HER DEATH IS LIKE THE FALLING OF A MONUMENT.C: THE MEN AND WOMEN GO TO MISS EMILY' S FUNERAL FOR DIFFERENT REASONS: THE MEN WANT TO SHOW THEIR RESPECT AND AFFECTION FOR MISS EMILY, WHILE THE WOMEN ARE MOSTLY CURIOUS TO SEE THE INSIDE OF HER HOUSE.
