William Faulkner's A Rose for Emily had an unique narration, first person plural. This type of narration hold many advantages. The entire town seems to collaborate to tell the story of Miss Emily Grierson. THis use of plural narration shows how tight-knit the community was, and how single-mindedly they focused on Miss Emily. Because so little of Emily's life is known for sure, the combination of the town's collective memory helps tell all that is known. Also, the plural narration allows several generations to tell the story, as it extends over much of Emily's lifetime.
Other form's of narration would have inhibited this story. If it was merely been a narration by a townsperson the reader would have only recieved the opinions and information of the one narrator, and would have had no idea of the rest of the town's thoughts. This is important because just one person most likely would not have known so much about Emily's whole life. That information would have been spread out among those who were physically closer to her and those who had lived during whichever event it was.
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