A Rose For Emily Grierson Summary

Ms. Emily Grierson was the last member of here aristocratic Southern family. She was raised by her widowed father whom always denied her a suitor. Mr. Grierson 's death isolating her further from the community. The only person to ever leave the house was a lonely servant named Toby. That is, until Homer Barron; a northern laborer comes to town. Despite having a lower social standing than herself, Emily took an interest in Homer. The townsfolk had still felt bad for Emily, whispering "poor Emily" every time she had passed. One townswoman had called upon her cousins from Alabama to visit and console the estranged Emily. During their visit, Emily took a trip to the druggist for some poison, arsenic. The town had presumed Homer and Emily had been married when Emily purchases a man 's toiletry set and a full outfit that is until he disappears. After Emily 's passing a few women of the town went exploring the house, opening a daft, dusty room with a tragic discovery. In that lone room, the skeleton of a man lay in an empty embrace upon the bed. The …show more content…
Even though she tries to move on, she clings to the past. She is a self-proclaimed outcast, never leaving her home and never letting in anyone. At the beginning of the story; when her father dies she is merely in her thirties; slim and youthful. As the story progresses, Emily shows sign of age, gaining weight and becoming plump, wrinkles cornering her eyes. The most noted, however, is her long iron-gray hair.
Toby, who was first described as Emily 's "old man-servant- a combined gardener and cook." -pg. 817. He seems to be even more mysterious than Emily; if that 's possible. Not much is said about him aside from his comings and goings with a market bag. He is the only person who sees Emily 's daily life, the only one with all the answers; but he speaks to no