A ROSE FOR EMILY//MENTAL ILLNESSBILJANA TAMBIK & PETER STAHULAK

GROUP QUESTIONS• Row 1: Do you think the

people in Emily’s town could have helped her?

• Row 2: Does society today have similar responses to the mentally ill that Emily’s town did?

• Row 3: Many times, the book quotes the townspeople saying, “Poor Emily”; do you think they actually felt bad for her?

• Row 4: What can we say about the narrator’s stance on Emily’s illness?

• Row 5: How does Emily use control over the people in her life?

• Person 1: Write your opinion on the answer

• Person 2: Expand on what the first person said

• Person 3: Do you agree or disagree? Why?

• Person 4: Defend a different stance than Person 3

• Person 5: Present what was written

CONCLUSION

• Perspective of the story reveals a lot about the opinions of the narrator

• Town’s lack of genuine concern made the scenario worse for Emily- the ending of the story might have been avoidable if action were taken

• Mental illness is something that’s inappropriate as a topic for gossip because of how seriously it affects peoples’ lives