What does the depiction of the manservant in "A Rose for Emily" tell us about the historical and social context in America then? How do the...

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manservantcould be said to represent the servile attitude that characterizes the townsfolk's
behavior towards her. The people of the town put Emily on a pedestal, treating her as a living
monument to a supposedly happier, more graceful period in Southern history.

But their understanding of that history is as romanticized as their evaluation of Emily. They
don't know the sordid truth of what's been going on behind the elegant,...