In "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner the story predominantly takes place in the south during the post civil war time period. The southern way of living would change forever after the war was over. The time period is pertinent because it shows the changes in government and most importantly the changes in Emily's life after the war. Emily refused to change even though everything around her was changing. She thought she was exempted from any changes even if the changes were for the better.
             Before the civil war started Emily never had a problem with paying her taxes. She had Colonel Satoris clear all her debts by lying to her and saying that she doesn't owe any taxes because her father loaned money to the town but in reality he didn't loan the town any money. At the end of the war the new Mayor confronted her and he tried to make her pay all of her back taxes. Instead of recognizing the new mayor as an authority figure and paying her debts off she refers the committee to Colonel Satoris, who had been deceased for nearly ten years. She is convinced that Colonel Satoris could clear up all and any of her problems that she was confronted by because he was a good friend with her father not knowing, or not accepted that the Colonel was dead. She seemed confused and frustrated by the fact that she owes the town any money so she chooses to ignore all the letters sent to her regarding her debt.
             After her father passed away Emily would never be the same. Miss Emily was so old fashion that she wouldn't even let the townspeople put street numbers on her mailbox. Emily tries to hold on to the old way of living through any means necessary. She would rather look the other way when a problem arises instead of facing the problem. That's why she keeps her father in her home even though she knows he is dead. When Emily finally accepts that her father died she thought she would never find love again,
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