"A Rose for Emily" was written by William Faulkner. This story was about a woman that had

been repressed by her father for many years and was not allowed to be with or around other men or

engage in many social interactions. When Emily's father finally passed away, she then fell in love with

Homer Barron. She was in love with him so much that she killed him and keep his body for many years

in her bed. I believe that her mental, social and physical deterioration took place over a long period of

Mental deterioration took place in Miss Emily's mind for years. Meaning from childhood to

her 30's, when her father passed away. The author stated "We remembered al the young men her

father had driven away, and we all knew that with nothing left, she would have to cli

crazy at last, believed that the Griersons held themselves a little too high for what they really were".

I think that she was repressed by her father entirely too much. I believe her heredity had something

Emily had a very sad life and was in need of mental care. Psychological care was not offered in those

loved her. This is definitely due to the decay of her mentally. It could also be hereditary. The story

mention, it couldn't be to healthy to sleep beside a corpse for many years. She didn't get enough

sign of life about the place was the Negro man". Her servant ran all of her errands and got all of the

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