In the story, “A Rose for Emily,” William Faulkner debates with the reader on whether or not Mrs. Emily Grierson is, in fact, mentally unstable. To begin the story, Emily Grierson has died and the “…whole town went to her funeral: the men through sort of a respectful affection for a fallen monument, the women mostly out of curiosity to see the inside of her house” (Faulkner, pg. 1 para. 1). Readers may ask themselves, why does Faulkner refer to this woman as ‘a fallen monument’ or why are the women of the town curious to know what is inside Mrs. Emily’s house? Mrs. Emily Grierson may be thought of as both a physically and emotionally isolated person from the events happening outside of her home. Emily Grierson may have been considered an
