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The point of view is third person limited. Faulkner tells the story of Emily through the use of the hearsay and gossip of the townspeople. The third person also never attempts in any way to understand or sympathize with Emily. It is very intrusive about her strange life, her relations, and her diversities. This and the fact that the death of the protagonist comes first in the story (usually the death of the protagonist is the climax) leads me to believe that Faulkner intentionally wanted to create a distance between Emily and the reader.

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