There are many precious things we lose throughout life. Trying to live without the people we love often times drives us to a breaking point. In the short story, "A Rose for Emily", by William Faulkner we are introduced to Miss Emily at her funeral. This story is told in almost the same way you would hear town gossip. Many times throughout the story I got the feeling however that the narrator was biased or even prude. Miss Emily explained multiple times, "I have no taxes in Jefferson", this was done in order to help the reader realize she was set in her ways (pg 207). Faulkner also does a great job of keeping the reader in suspense throughout the story. I often times had assumed different scenarios leading up to the end.
Miss Emily gives Homer rat poison in order to keep him from ever leaving her. As soon as the narrator gives us insight into Homer's sexual preference, "Homer himself had remarked - he like men", it helped develop a new motive into why Miss Emily might want to kill Homer and keep him to herself (pg 210). She had been left twice before, once by her father who had passed away and another time when her sweetheart had decided to leave her.
Kirszner and Mandell. Literature: reading, reacting, writing. 2007.
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