In William Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily," Emily is in the search for love and security. The use of symbolism develops the theme of the story, bringing to light the issues of morality that arise from a young woman's struggle to find love. Symbolism is so carefully placed throughout this story through flashbacks, the comparison of a flower to Emily’s life, and developing the title, “A Rose for Emily”. The story progresses …showed first 75 words of 764 total…

…showed last 75 words of 764 total…how he held her back from everything she wanted out of life. The comparison of a flower to Emily’s life helped the reader visualize Emily from youth to where the story was taking place. The symbolism of the title was very sufficient to show the way that Emily loved. She needed the security and didn’t want to loose the man she loved, so she kept him like a pressed rose in a book.