In the story A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner, I think that the main character, Emily Grierson is a paradox. The entire story produces strong mixed feelings between love/hate and respect/contempt. Another paradox, In a particular point, to look down on a pharmacist, Emily must look up at him. This reflected how vague her social position was. She had insisted on her superiority, more specifically due to her last name. It is interesting because since her father’s death, she was left poor and had much pity from the rest of the town people. A redemption within the story would also be Emily. Her was given the opportunity to redeem herself by being a wife to Homer Barron. Although he wasn’t seen very highly due to his social status or occupation, being a wife was seen as high status in society for Emily. 

In A Tale of Wall Street by Herman Melville, Bartleby is a paradox because his principles. These principles tend to tear him down, but at the same time his attempt to keep up with those principles is what can help in the end. This was a very self-contradictory way of acting. For example when he was willing to be lawyer yet refused to have personal contact since he strongly thought it was fake or seen as so.

As for an example of redemption within the story, A Tale of Wall Street, it would be the last act of Bartleby the Scrivener. This I think is because he starved to death in prison as a sacrifice. He this fasting to peacefully preserve his principles within his faith. It was a very religious act that really displayed the definition of the word redemption which is the act of being saved from sin, evil or error.