William Faulkner wrote a short story called A Rose for Emily. The Story takes place in a southern town where the women are very inquisitive and curious about other people's business. And the men have this view that they have to be gentlemen and must abide by the rules of their forefathers.
             Some people choose not to let circumstance rule them and, as they say, "time waits for no man". Faulkner's Emily did not have the individual self-confidence, to believe that she could stand-alone and succeed at life especially in the face of changing times. She had always been ruled by, and depended on, men to protect, defend and act for her. From her Father, through the manservant Tobe, to Homer Barron, all her life was dependent on men.
             Emily had a hard life. Everything that she loved left her. Her father probably made her think that every man that was interested in her or wanted her hands in marriage was not good enough for her. The townspeople even stated, "When her father died, it got about that the house was all that was left to her; and in a way, people were glad being left alone. She had become humanized" (29). This sounds as if her father's death was sort of liberation for Emily. On one hand her father's death opened up the door of opportunities for her to date and see other men of her choice. Yet on the other hand she did not know how to judge a man or know if his intentions were cruel or purely honorable.
             Unfortunately, for Emily she became home bound. She didn't socialize much except for having her manservant Tobe to do some chores and go to the store for her. Faulkner depicts 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" (28). All along, the druggist
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