a rose for emily

             Life is fickle and most people will be a victim of circumstances. Some people choose not to let circumstance rule them. Emily did not have the individual confidence, or maybe self-esteem, to believe that she could stand-alone and succeed at life especially in the face of changing times. She always had men helping her, such like Homer Barron, whom she was dependent on.
             Unfortunately, for Emily she became home bound. She didn't socialize much except for having her manservant Tobe visit to do some chores and go to the store for her. Emily, and her family as a high social class. Emily did carry her self with dignity and people gave her that respect, based from fear of what Emily could do to them. Emily was a strong willed person especially when she went into the drug store for the arsenic. She said "Arsenic." "I want arsenic". All along, the druggist wanted to know what she wanted it for and she answered back "I want the best you have. I don't care what kind". Needless to say, the druggist never got an answer. The druggist gave Emily poison out of fear and respect.
             Yes, Emily didn't socialize much, but she did have a gentleman friend, Homer Barron. Homer was a Forman for a road construction company, a Yankee a big, dark, ready man, with a big voice and eyes lighter than his face".
             Of course, Emily, like most women dream of getting married and having a family and most of all, being loved. The gossip around town was spreading; the townspeople said "when she got to be thirty and was still single, we were not pleased, but vindicated; ... She wouldn't have turned down all of her chances if they had materialized" . Emily wanted to be loved, and she was determined that Homer would be her true love to rescue her from fear, fear of being alone. Indeed Emily took a great liking to Homer, but Homer's feelings about the relationship were different. It was rumored that "even Homer himself had remarked--he
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