Christa A. answered • 05/27/19
Columbia Publishing Course Alum, Writing Coach + English/ESOL Tutor
Hi, Marquita!
Though I won't directly answer this question, as it's against the academic honesty policy to answer a question directly for a student, I will give some thoughts and prompts that may help you in answering it if you still need the advice.
The first thing would be to define a "round" character and a "flat" character. What makes a character "round" or "flat"? To answer that, I'm guessing you might have class notes on characterization, but in case not, I would invite you to first make a list of all the possible characters in "A Rose for Emily," and to think about which characters kept you turning the pages and which characters you found boring or lacking in some way--perhaps even give each character a rating. Pay attention to why you rate each character the way you do, and what's factoring into your opinions.
A quick note of advice: don't fall into the trap the title invites you to fall into--Emily may be the title character, but there are plenty of other characters in the story. You may have to think outside the box in order to identify all of the characters.
I hope this helps!
