A Rose for Emily: It’s no secret that Emily Grierson seemed crazy, she may have even suffered from a mental illness. Having such an illness could be drastic for one’s self or for others around them. Her actions were bizarre, from denying that her father had died to buying poison from the pharmacy and everything in between. Everyone in the town had noticed this, but never said anything to Miss Emily. Many people suffer from the effects of a mental illness, about 26.2 percent of Americans over the age of 18 have been diagnosed with a mental disorder. In this short Emily Grierson acts in a way that leads to believe that she may be suffering from some sort of mental illness. The first reason to believe that Miss Emily Grierson had a mental
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Until Homer came along with a construction company as a foreman. People began to see them together every Sunday riding around in the yellow-wheeled buggy. The people of the town were glad to see Grierson happy. In which contrary, leads one to believe that Miss Emily may be Bipolar. When one has bipolar, they can lead a normal lifestyle for the most part. People with this disorder have really good days and horrible days. Some say living with this disorder is like a rollercoaster, you keep going up and up until you reach the top then you crash down really dramatically. For example, Miss Emily and Homer had a really good relationship for a while, it almost seemed too good to be true then things took a turn for the worst after finding Homer had an interest in men. After finding this out Miss Emily went to the drug store. There, she asked the druggist for the best poison he had, which turned out to be Arsenic. When the people of the town had heard she bought poison, they thought that she was going to kill herself, which is another sign of depression or bipolar. After a few days, Miss Emily hadn’t killed herself and was seen at the jewelers buying a man’s toilet set in silver with the initials H.B. on them. Grierson also bought a complete men’s outfit including a night shirt. When Miss Emily did this, which leads to believe she may bipolar going from sad to happy to sad again. After this, Homer wasn’t seen for a while. No one thought nothing of it because the sidewalks were finished. They thought that he had left with his crew and was getting ready for Emily to come live with him. Miss Emily had gone unseen for quite some time also (isolating herself again), a sign of depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar. No one had seen her on the streets for nearly six months. They would see
Until Homer came along with a construction company as a foreman. People began to see them together every Sunday riding around in the yellow-wheeled buggy. The people of the town were glad to see Grierson happy. In which contrary, leads one to believe that Miss Emily may be Bipolar. When one has bipolar, they can lead a normal lifestyle for the most part. People with this disorder have really good days and horrible days. Some say living with this disorder is like a rollercoaster, you keep going up and up until you reach the top then you crash down really dramatically. For example, Miss Emily and Homer had a really good relationship for a while, it almost seemed too good to be true then things took a turn for the worst after finding Homer had an interest in men. After finding this out Miss Emily went to the drug store. There, she asked the druggist for the best poison he had, which turned out to be Arsenic. When the people of the town had heard she bought poison, they thought that she was going to kill herself, which is another sign of depression or bipolar. After a few days, Miss Emily hadn’t killed herself and was seen at the jewelers buying a man’s toilet set in silver with the initials H.B. on them. Grierson also bought a complete men’s outfit including a night shirt. When Miss Emily did this, which leads to believe she may bipolar going from sad to happy to sad again. After this, Homer wasn’t seen for a while. No one thought nothing of it because the sidewalks were finished. They thought that he had left with his crew and was getting ready for Emily to come live with him. Miss Emily had gone unseen for quite some time also (isolating herself again), a sign of depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar. No one had seen her on the streets for nearly six months. They would see