During the short story “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, Emily is the main character. The townspeople were always watching her and felt that she had “a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town,” (451). Her family had been around for a while and was well known among the townspeople. The main thing they talked about was how ill her mind was, especially since her aunt went crazy. She was off, and everyone was worried she’d go insane like her great-aunt Wyatt. When it came to the disappearance of Homer, no one thought anything of it. The reason why the townspeople looked over Emily as a suspect in the murder of Homer is because they felt pity for her, she was part of the upper class, and she was older. The first reason why they overlooked
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Her father was wealthy and when he died, all his money went to Emily. It mentioned in the story that at one point, “Miss Emily’s father had loaned money to the town,” (451). In the story, it never mentioned Emily working anywhere. The house she lived in was left by her great-aunt Wyatt. She also walked around with her head held high and expected the respect she knew she deserved. “She carried her head high enough—even when we believed that she was fallen,” (454). She was part of the upper class and for anyone to think she could murder someone was out of their mind. People of the upper class had a reputation to uphold and no one of that class would do something so cruel. Even after grieving for her father, she kept it together. They were in the public eye and that meant they had to put on a face, no matter what the situation …show more content…
Her and her father never had to pay taxes. When the council came to her door, she refused what they had to say about her paying taxes. “When the next generation, with its more modern ideas, became mayors and aldermen, this arrangement created some little dissatisfaction,” (451). Being older, people that were on the council and the man that was mayor, came and gone. The new generation didn’t like the old ways, so they decided to change things. The thought of change was something Emily couldn’t handle. She lived in her own world. She didn’t like the fact about taxes and the mailbox idea. Moreover, her house was old. It looked old and it smelled old. “it smelled of dust and disuse—a close, dank smell,”
Her father was wealthy and when he died, all his money went to Emily. It mentioned in the story that at one point, “Miss Emily’s father had loaned money to the town,” (451). In the story, it never mentioned Emily working anywhere. The house she lived in was left by her great-aunt Wyatt. She also walked around with her head held high and expected the respect she knew she deserved. “She carried her head high enough—even when we believed that she was fallen,” (454). She was part of the upper class and for anyone to think she could murder someone was out of their mind. People of the upper class had a reputation to uphold and no one of that class would do something so cruel. Even after grieving for her father, she kept it together. They were in the public eye and that meant they had to put on a face, no matter what the situation …show more content…
Her and her father never had to pay taxes. When the council came to her door, she refused what they had to say about her paying taxes. “When the next generation, with its more modern ideas, became mayors and aldermen, this arrangement created some little dissatisfaction,” (451). Being older, people that were on the council and the man that was mayor, came and gone. The new generation didn’t like the old ways, so they decided to change things. The thought of change was something Emily couldn’t handle. She lived in her own world. She didn’t like the fact about taxes and the mailbox idea. Moreover, her house was old. It looked old and it smelled old. “it smelled of dust and disuse—a close, dank smell,”