This essay analyzes the character of Emily Grierson in William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily." Arrogance, mental confusion, stubbornness and a nature passion for love have all together shaped Emily, and have eventually led to her doom.
In George Eliot's The Mill on the Floss,gender discrimination plays an important role in Maggie Tulliver's personal tragedy.As Maggie's tragic fate develops largely out of the deep-seated local prejudice on gender,this essay accordingly focuses on how gender discrimination in Maggie's social environment leads to her personal unhappiness.
