What is the point of view of "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner?

In the context that it was written by Faulkner it focuses on the
induvidual and their relationship with society. Emily is an old woman that was outcasted by never
getting married and the townsfolk always seemes to leave her alone because of her fathers
realtionship with the old mayor. Her house smelled, and the outside appearance reflected the town
poorly and she never communicated with anyone besides her servant especially since none of er
relatives remained in town showing the strain on the institute of community. Also you can come to
the conclusion that she was lonely since she murdered her lover that was going to leave town, so
that he would always be with her. This also arouses the idea that she found it socially
acceptable to kill somebody. It is prevelant that she is stuck in her old ways and is an example
of the Southern past that is afraid to change. Everything around her develops into a more modern
society but she remains to live in her old house, communicating with no one from this new
generation. But at the same time, from lack of a relationship between her and the community Emily
detered from reolutionizing and became complacent till she died with her secrets and her old
South ideals.

Another look at this story is the idea that Faulkner
believed that a story could change the world and had a meaning. But in A Rose For Emily you never
get the whole story. The only charachters that could possibly give you the perspective of what
went on in Ms. Emily's house before she died was Emily and her servant. Neither of them ever
spoke to anyone in the community, and they may not of even spoken with eachother. But Faulkner
purposely gives a story where the whole story is never told, leaving the reader to make the
assumption of whether Emily really did kill her lover or not. The whole story is told from the
point of veiw of the towns folk, but they aren't exactly great sources, thus making this a story
of gossip. A story that may not even be a story at all, but a recollection of what people
percieved when given snipets of reality, and their ideas of Emily.