Rose for Emily
In William Faulkner's short story A Rose for Emily, Miss Emily becomes despondent and inconsolable. Over the years of her life she becomes obstinate and compassionless. "Miss Emily, dating back in 1894, was thought to be a tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town" (245). After Miss Emily's father passed, Colonel Sartoris remitted her taxes. "The next generation with more modern ideas" (246) made many attempts to have Miss Emily pay her back taxes, however Miss Emily refused to pay her taxes, because Colonel Sartoris made it clear she had no taxes in Jefferson. Miss Emily had a sweetheart. Homer Barron, a construction for-man for the city of Jefferson, to build a new side walk, right outside Miss Emily's home. Miss Emily took a fancy to Homer the day she met him sometime after her father's death. Miss Emily and Homer were seen on many occasions together riding in horse and carriage. The isolation of Miss Emily is a result of her father's overbearing and domineering ways, he
Another thing that strongly shows in Emily Grierson's character is her deep respect, and sometimes-even reliance, on the past and her ancestry. Her father robs her from many of life's necessities. In the situation where she is involved with Homer Barron, the man working for the city, she seemingly tries to persuade him to stay with her. Emily is so used to having her father be there for her, she figures that by keeping his body he can still be part of her life. She misses out on friends, being happy and a normal woman. Throughout most of this story Emily Grierson gives the sense of strength. But this is another situation where her underlying mental problems intercede and she goes to far to protect herself, killing Homer with arsenic then sleeping with his dead body. She shows strength when she rebuffs the men who come to collect her taxes. As she grows older she grows more bitter and instead of her asking for help and friendship she drew herself inward and became a hermit in her own home. While most of the town changes she does not. "Miss Emily with her head high and Homer Barron with his hat cocked and a cigar in his teeth, reins and whip in a yellow glove" (249). Otherwise you will have a lonely and hurtful life. On Sunday afternoon Miss Emily and Homer Barron enjoyed each other's company on a buggy ride. The strength is merely a cover to hide her inner insecurities and doubts about herself. They broke open the cellar door and sprinkled lime there, and in all the outbuildings.
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