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In William Faulkner's short story, "A Rose for Emily," the main character, Emily Grierson, is a woman completely isolated from her town. She has grown up her whole life in the same house, with the same butler, and primarily the company of only her father. Emily's family had been wealthy; however after the civil war their money had run short. As the story progresses it is revealed that Emily may be living a stranger life than Faulkner allows the reader to see. Faulkner uses elements of the view the townspeople have and their gossip about Emily, Emily's relationship with her father along with family history, and her relationship with Homer Baron to explain her actions. Throughout the story, the gossip from the town informs the reader of their view of Emily's life. It seemed as if no one in the town had anything interesting in their lives, and lived through the gossip of Emily. Throughout Emily's life, all of the people in the town pitied her, estranging her from the community. Her house was in the center of town and was "an eyesore among eyesores" ever since the revolution. As Emily grew older she became stubborn and still believed she did not have to pay taxes and she did not. This further outk
asted her from the town, and allowed for further ridicule and gossip to circulate. The gossip leads the reader to believe that Emily's strange ways are in part her father's doings, and might explain why she committed these heinous acts. Emily did not have the individual confidence, or self-esteem to believe that she could stand-alone and succeed at life, especially while the outside world was changing and she was not. She had always allowed the men in her life to rule her. Homer Barron fits the role of a new person perfect for Emily. He did not know of the town gossip and this was at the advantage of Emily. She immediately grew very close to Homer and almost forced him into her life. When Emily's cousins moved into the house that Emily had lived in her whole life, the people in the town noticed that Homer Barron was gone. Some comments were made that he had left until Emily's family got out of there, and others said that "he had gone on to prepare for Miss Emily's coming." Meanwhile the townspeople talked of Homer being gay because he himself "had remarked - he liked men, and it was known that he drank with the younger men in the Elk's Club." Emily grew fearful of Homer's departure, fear of being left alone once again. As a result Emily took the most extreme measure in order to indefinitely keep him in her life forever. Emily went to the store and bought s
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Approximate Word count = 926
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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