In Tobe's POV

William Faulkner writes a short story, "A Rose for Emily", in a first person plural point-of-view, which gives us an idea of what not only the main characters think, but what the side characters are thinking as well. If this story were to be written in a first person singular, like in Tobe's point-of-view, then this story would change drastically.

Because Tobe is a servant of Miss Emily's, the story would have been more specific and in depth towards Miss Emily's life and daily activities. Rather than just hearing about thoughts from the town, we would hear more of Tobe's thoughts, and what he was dealing with by being an insider on Miss Emily's life. Through Tobe's eyes, the understanding of the relationship between Miss Emily and Homer Barron would be more clear. Comparing it to the original story, we only heard what the townspeople were thinking and therefore, Miss Emily seemed very mysterious.

Throughout Faulkner's story, Miss Emily was portrayed as a mysterious, serene, and antisocial lady. What would be more visible to the reader if Tobe was the narrator is Miss Emily's soft side when she is around Homer Barron.

However, even though both sides of the stories would give different perspectives, the theme that I took away from Faulkner would not change. In both sides of the stories, the thing that would not sound different is Miss Emily's deranged mind and belief of how death did not occur to the important men in her life. First, she denied that her Father was dead until three days later, she breaks down and brings the body out for its appropriate burial. Second, she kills Homer Barron, and still sleeps on the same bed with his decaying body as if he were still alive.