In 1894, the mayor of the town, Colonel Sartoris, remitted Emily's taxes. He created a story saying that her father had loaned money to the town, but in actuality, the Colonel felt obligated to somehow take care of the monumental young lady since her father passed away. However, the generations of mayors following Colonel Sartoris were not quite so generous, and constantly requested that Miss Emily pay her taxes. But she cont

Emily's inability to let go of the past has been exemplified in the examples of her refusal to pay taxes and her murdering of Homer. However, the true cause of her inability to let go of the past lies in her conflict with in herself. Faulkner wrote "A Rose for Emily" with the intent to focus on the tragedy of man's inner conflict, as well as outer. The two examples given are perfect in demonstrating these two types of conflicts. In the first, Emily is in conflict with her surroundings, in which the town officials are trying to tax her. In the second, Emily is in conflict with herself. She "knew that you do not murder people. She had been trained that you do not take a lover. You marry, you don't take a lover" (80). Emily tries to embrace the tradition and background of getting married, having a family, and being in love. However, these aspirations soon caused her to break down when Homer was going to leave. These conflicts, most importantly the one within herself, strongly impacted Emily to be unable to let go of the past.

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