Understanding "A Rose for Emily"
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- A college prof goes through Faulkner's short story section by section, noting important details as well as broader themes.
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wow it's 2020 and you're still helping students with this ! including me :)
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AMAZING I LOVE YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS!!! I am an international student and for me was really hard to understand at first reading the story by myself but with the video I understood EVERYTHING THANK YOOOOUU!!!
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My native language is English and I had a hard time figuring it out myself.
I wish u were my teacher
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That's exactly what I said :)
I read this story about 50 years ago as a freshman in college. I always thought I got it, but your explanation puts a whole new lens on my understanding of the story. Thank you for your thorough analysis in a welcoming and engaging conversational tone.
I read the story and did not understand it as well as I needed to for one of my classes. After watching this video and going over it a few more times, I feel well prepared for my classes discussion of the story. This was a helpful, useful and well made video.
Graham Bany You're welcome! Hope the class discussion is interesting!
This is much better than taking the actual classes. My teacher is so arrogant. Good job!
Omg.. I remember this channel. It helped me to get A+ on all of my English classes. Loved it.
Thank you so much for this huge and very vivid interpretation of the short story, ma'am! Kinda great help to me as a student who wanted to know the real gist of the story!!! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ You deserve an applause! And with what you did, I am immensely grateful for seeing your video and it really helped me understand a lot about the story rather than reading the whole story alone.
You've very welcome! Glad to help you grasp this challenging story. When I first read this, I felt like I was walking in a fog!
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wow there goes my homework in lit class.. you made the story a whole lot understandable! :)) thanks!
I am sooo happy I found you, this helps me understand much more, I have a difficult time retaining information I read. Your video on "The Cask of Amontillado' Helped tremendously and I got a 100 on the quiz! Thank you!!
We have to read this in Honors English 9...thank you so much! Totally helped me out!
VintageRebel You're welcome! Glad this helped. :-)
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English 9?!! there is such thing? for what major?
Thank You so very much for your post. I've just completed a 7 page analysis for an English class on this story and couldn't have done it without your insights. It was truly valuable. Thanks again. :) I appreciate it.
I love gothic stories! I am a college art history major so not as many English classes in my life these days 🥺 but I still love watching these videos! Thank you for your analysis!
Thank you so much Rebecca!
We are reading this in English class and are going to write an analysis on the text.
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Thank you again Rebecca Balcarcel!
I AM SO GLAD I FOUND YOUR VIDEO!! My English Comp. 2 professor is having us write a two page argument essay on whether Emily is a villain, a victim or both. When I first started to read this, I had no idea what I was reading and couldn't understand it. Your video explanation helps so so much!! I'm even taking notes so when I actually sit down to read it, I will understand it all. THANK YOU!!! Would love to see more videos like this! There are sooooo many different writings out there that are hard to understand and doing this, really helps people understand what they're reading.
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you made this story much easier for me and now i have much more confidence to do will on its exam.
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Your reviews are helping me so much with my English Lit class! Thank you sooo much!
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I have been listening to your post for two weeks now. I am so glad that you gave much insight into this. I had watched the film which my professor had asked to watch and when I got to the end I had noticed I had thought it was Homer in bed. I saw the wedding dress and the other belongings she had bought for him. I too thought this man was gay, but there was one scene in the 1983 film that lead me to think otherwise when you see them being intimate with one another. I could also tell the towns people saw Emily as a burden in their town as they were always moving forward, or stopping their daily lives to revolve around her. Thanks again for a better insight, being that I have a better understanding you have helped my "B's" become "A's" in my Lit. class. will be visiting a lot more :-) thanks again.
You're welcome! You have good insights. Glad to have you dropping by!
> I too thought this man was gay, but there was one scene in the 1983 film that lead me to think otherwise when you see them being intimate with one another.
Just remember one thing: The director, screenwriters, and actors in that movie are working from exactly the same source material that you have. That scene of intimacy does not exist in the short story. Don't assume that the movie makers have any better insight into Faulkner's mind than you do.
David Rosenblatt yes, Very true. No one can known what Faulkner was thinking. I just loved how it all came together in the in end. The smell the town had smelt all made sense at the very end of the movie. I believe Emily had horrible anxiety problems as her father kept her very sheltered and away from the world around her. Once she met Homer, it's like her views changed she got a glimpse
of the outside world and what her take on love felt like. Therefore, to keep him close to her always and to never leave her side she kills him and keeps him confined in her room with the belongings she bought for them.
watching this for a school essay :(
wou... this has been amazing, i have to do an assignment for my university and you have helped me so much going deeper into the story and its symbolism :) thank you!
You're very welcome! Glad this helped. Going deeper make it more fun, yes? Good luck with your assignment!
thank you so much, cleared the story up better than i ever imagined
Best youtube video! I used this and my own thoughts for my essay, I love that you actually read the story! So many professors are just using their own language, and not from the book... So much easier to follow!
Carla Price - Lybarger Wow, thanks! So glad you found it useful!
This was supremely helpful. I listened to an audio of the story three times and retained virtually nothing, and listening to you explain it helped so much.
Your videos help me so much! I could have never passed my class without you!!
Journey Lynn Oh good! Glad your class went well. Thanks for watching!
You've probably heard this a million times, but thank you! I never would of gotten the idea that she was preventing the town from moving on or any of the other ideas that you talked about at the end without your help!
Thank you Rebecca for your wonderful help! You helped me understand this story and see it in a very different perspective. Thank you for taking the time, you are a very smart woman!
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Thank you for being the only person to have the right facts and to read along and break down each point. This has helped a ton and people like you make American Literature really fun to read!
Greetings from Norway! We had to analyze this for our english class, and i did not understand the advanced language as English is not my native language. Once i watched this, i understood the whole story. This video got me an A, or as we say in Norway - 6. Thank you so much, you seem like such a great teacher. Your good teaching capabilty makes my life better, keep on teaching! Have a nice life, and good luck with the channel!
Thank you so much for making this video. It helped me understand the story a lot better than before :)
One of the best in depth explanations I’ve found! Thank you so much!!
Oh finally I understand what's going on within the story! I will be able to argue about it in class too . Thank u for the effort
I don't understand how anyone could not understand any of Faulkner's stories, but especially this one, which is so simple.
Amazing. Just amazing. You described the story so well and analyzed it in a way I hadn't though about. You really helped a high school student!
Thank you so much! You help me out soo much when it comes to understanding these different stories! You are a lifesaver!!
You're welcome! Glad to help!
Dang, you turn a difficult and dead story to read into an interesting and living story! You did it with one of my other assignments and yet again!
Thank you so much for this video. You have made a great job.
I am an English learner and I do appreciate this analyse. It definitely helps.
Have a beautiful day.
Best wishes,
Fabrice from France
You did a GREAT job explaining this story to me :)
Your amazing!!! I listened to the regular audio and didn’t understand a thing, NOW when u explained is a whole different thing!! I have watched all your videos!!! Thank you for being awesome!!!!
Thank you so much for posting this! I read the story and it was very hard to read because honestly it was pretty boring. So I followed along with an audio reading here on youtube and that helped me understand it better. Then I watched your video and it helped me understand the whole story and I realized that it's not a boring story at all its actually crazy interesting and scary! Thanks so much for your time (:
This was so helpful I have missed class so I wasn't there for the reader response so this helped me a lot I may use this video for one of my sources in my final paper if I use "A Rose For Emily."
Thanks for posting this
Read-Aloud / Think-Aloud. I teach this story every year to 8th graders. They love it. You hit most points--well done!
Thank you so much, I have read this story again and again but really didn't understand the story. It was complicated and phrased some words in a way i didn't understand. It took days to get the outline of the story but only 20 mins with you to understand everything. Keep doing what you're doing
Thank you for your explanation. It was much needed and appreciated. Cheers!
Thanks! Your comment made my day! I am an English prof at a community college. Love it!
I am writing an essay about this story for my college class. You helped better explain the book in a way that I could understand better. Thank you so much!!
i didnt undertsand the story well but after your video i am so confident to start the assignment
Thanks for thanking me! Haha. I appreciate you saying how much the video helped. That makes me day! Yes, Miss Emily was holding on to the old ways and expecting everyone else to treat her in the old grand way, too, even though she had killed a man. She justified it to herself somehow, giving herself permission to do it -- whether because of love or mental illness, as you say. Maybe because of such an inflated sense of dignity/better-than-others. Creepy is right!
Thank you so much for this video. Not much people would really go though the whole story so descriptive and well explained like you have. I am from abroad and having to read this and understand was impossible. Even though I do write and speak english, reading with understanding is my weakness. Now I can re read, and write my literary analysis essay.
Your videos have helped me SO MUCH in my literature class!
you are practically helping me do my homework.. thank you so much.. i am short on time and this is so helpful.
thanks for the in-depth analysis! reading this three times i was still confused for all but the ending.
Thank you so much, I was a little confused, but your review cleared that up.
Evita Silvera Oh, good! You're welcome!
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Congratulations on making it through your English class!
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Thanks Rebecca, this really help me with my own thought process.
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This explanation really helped my son out with this high school reading.
Thank you a whole bunch.
Wow, Palestine! I love how the Internet makes us global citizens and allows exchange across great distance. Great to "meet" you!
Thank you for the great description and telling of story. I recently saw the Zombies perform their song- "A Rose for Emily", which they wrote in reference to this story. It is a beautiful song, and I hope you take time to listen to it, if you already haven't. You are a great teacher !!!
Thank you so much! This helped me understand the story so much more than I previously did.
I don't know if your ganna read this but thank you so much, you made me pass my final.
you are an incredible teacher! thank you for explaining it so well!
never been so relieved in my whole life!!!
Thank you so much for this video. I had a brief essay on this story as a midterm for English 2 and with this video I believe I nailed it. :)))
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thank you so much for these!! i read the story and then came to watch your explanation.
You gave me a hold great look on the story,The theme of the story about the a piece of old south that have finally had die. You help me understand it.
You state the theme well! Glad I could help!
Thank you lady. That helped me to collect all the periods of the events
This helped me A LOT. I was very stuck on the whole idea of what the conflict part was. Thank you for all your help! Your a great teacher !!! :)
For sure listen to it on the ride to school
Thank you so much for this amazing interpretation. Very clear and understanding.
You are welcome! I'm glad you found it helpful. :-)
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Wonderful analysis thank you so much.
god thank you so much for explaining this. i had to write a paper i listened to it and read it and couldnt understand it until i watched this video.
This was such a great interpretation of the story! The first time reading it I partially got it but the way you explained it made much more sense. The ending still creeps me out! :o)
OMG you are amazing I had an idea of what the story was but you defiantly summed up everything for me thank you so much. Best teacher I've came across with. Thank you sense !
Thank you so much for making this video! Now I understand the story much better!
I had to read this book for class 2maro and didn't get lot of the stuff you read, makes more since now thanks!
You did so well helping me better understand and make sense of what I also thought was the point this short story was trying to conclude.
I have looked on your page and was wondering if you also have an analysis on James Joyce’s “Araby” so I can make better sense of it as well for my Lit thesis on short stories?
This was so incredibly helpful!! Thank you! Fabulously organized. Keep it up!
The Riley Files Thanks! I hope to!
thank u for including a citation for the video too :) very helpful !
Thank you for making this helpful video!!
Thank You so much!! I don't have good comprehension of stories so this is extremely helpful in me understanding it even when I did read it out loud.
i love the way u talk bout the story
Thanks. :-)
Thank you!!! I love your voice it makes everything more coherent!!
I read this short story in high school and didn't understand it and now I'm in college and we're using this short story to write an essay. I hate reading and would rather listen to your videos and explanations on the short stories all day so I can have a better understanding of the material I have to read 5 short stories and found all of them on your channel. Thank you for taking time out of your day to do these videos!
Thank you again!
Tiara Nicole You're welcome! Thanks for being a fan. Too bad that reading is such a chore -- have you tried reading out loud to a friend? I know it sounds a little hokey, but sharing it an help and reading aloud forces the eyes to slow down. Just a thought. Good luck with your class!
Thank you for a great walk-through.
Great work, oh my lord, I could actually understand and follow the story because of you! thank you!
I much appreciate your analysis, it helps me along in my AP Lit class very much! thank you!
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Can you be my english teacher instead? My teacher just handed us a packet (I'm not in any advanced english class, just regular) and expected us to read it without going over any theories or symbolism. This helped me so much, thank you
Thank you so much for this video. I hope you continue to do more!
Tinezz16 You're welcome! Yes, it's time to do more videos. Thanks for the encouragement! :-)
Having just viewed this my first video of yours I compliment you on it.
Also, I inquire of you “could it be some homage to name the title character Emily who adored gardening/flowers”?
Although she was not southern nor was she exactly like the character of his Emily she was very much a reclusive woman.
you are amazing... enough said... i was lost the but it helped me find my way lol. thanks!