Isolation In A Rose For Emily

In the story “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, the narrator discusses the life of a woman that grows old and lonely in complete isolation due to her tragic life. Miss Emily’s father later on passes away and that takes a complete toll on her life. Her home has turned into the most repulsive looking home on one of the busiest streets in the city. Beforehand exquisite and white with looked over galleries it was presently infringed with dust and rot. The townspeople talk about Miss Emily constantly and pity her as a woman. She later on gets involved and has relations with a northern day worker named Homer Barron who is considered to be beneath her. Homer and Emily start taking carriage rides together, and it gives the townspeople something else to talk about which leads to them to pitying Miss Emily more. However, events in the story changed drastically due to the fact Miss Emily isn't seen with Homer as often, and is seen acquiring arsenic from the nearby medication store. In the end Homer is no longer seen and Miss Emily passes away at seventy-four. After the death of Miss …show more content…
The narrator goes into details by describing the home of Miss Emily as a luxurious appealing home that eventually becomes old and less appealing. Faulkner states “It was big, squarish, frame house that had once been white, decorated with cupolas and spires and scrolled balconies in the heavily lightsome style of the seventies, set on what had been our most select street” (237). Miss Emily's house is an example of tradition, in which it has matured and became old. The story discusses the past of Miss Emily it is known that in the town her family was considered very respected. To such an extent that individuals are required to ascend in worship of her. Miss Emily's father had contributed an extensive aggregate of cash to the own, preventing her from worrying about any future tax