Her Death “We saw a long strand of iron-gray hair” In the short story titled A Rose for Emily written by William Faulkner Miss Emily’s hair plays a specific role in her death. As Emily grows old she is faced with more challenges which in the end makes her hair turn color and loose it’s originality. Because of this the readers can assume that her hair is symbolic to her death. As she comes closer to her death, she becomes known for her hair which is the last thing the narrator describes seeing. People throughout the town as well as Miss Emily herself treated her like she was nothing until they wanted something from her. The changing of her hair color which eventually leads to her death is to blame because of the townspeople, Homer, and
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By this he told us where Miss Emily lived and how her street block was known. They then begin to talk about how the townspeople treated Miss Emily. They did not treat her very well: making their own accusations to what was going on in their life to satisfy themselves. Miss Emily was known throughout the town, because of her odd personality. Many of the townspeople judged her for her actions. She one day went to the store to buy rat poisoning, and as in most societies word got around and rumors spread quickly. The community also did not know whether to like Miss Emily for their own good or to stay away from her. When Emily passed away the narrator tell the readers why he believed the townspeople went to her funeral. “The men through sort of respectful affection for the fallen monument, the women mostly out of curiosity to see the inside of her house.” (1) Most people did not go to the funeral because they knew her or cared for her, but because they were curious since no one had barely ever seen her. The townspeople only went to her funeral because they wanted something from her, to see her house. They did not care if she was ever feeling okay or lonely they …show more content…
But Miss Emily lead herself to death too. She can also be to blame by the way she treated herself. Miss Emily isolated herself from the community just because she did not want to associate with others. It can be inferred that she liked the attention because she never did anything to stop it. She allowed people to say things that may not even be true. She also was always very down on herself. She lived with one other person and never felt confident. She let her hair turn iron and gray which can in turn mean that she did not care what she looked like. She also isolated herself from the community. She barely ever went outside because it was very rare to ever see her anywhere. She never opened the front door to be welcoming or talk to anyone. She also never attended any community sponsored activities to try and talk to others. It was as if she wanted others to question who she was. She killed herself with her isolation from the community. She was never able to talk about anything with anyone but the butler, who was the only one who knew details about her. If Emily would have affiliated herself with others, she maybe could not to be to blame of her own death. Miss Emily’s hair turned gray as she became closer to her death. It is said that her hair could be in comparison to the look of an active man’s hair. Because of their actions, the townspeople, Homer, and
By this he told us where Miss Emily lived and how her street block was known. They then begin to talk about how the townspeople treated Miss Emily. They did not treat her very well: making their own accusations to what was going on in their life to satisfy themselves. Miss Emily was known throughout the town, because of her odd personality. Many of the townspeople judged her for her actions. She one day went to the store to buy rat poisoning, and as in most societies word got around and rumors spread quickly. The community also did not know whether to like Miss Emily for their own good or to stay away from her. When Emily passed away the narrator tell the readers why he believed the townspeople went to her funeral. “The men through sort of respectful affection for the fallen monument, the women mostly out of curiosity to see the inside of her house.” (1) Most people did not go to the funeral because they knew her or cared for her, but because they were curious since no one had barely ever seen her. The townspeople only went to her funeral because they wanted something from her, to see her house. They did not care if she was ever feeling okay or lonely they …show more content…
But Miss Emily lead herself to death too. She can also be to blame by the way she treated herself. Miss Emily isolated herself from the community just because she did not want to associate with others. It can be inferred that she liked the attention because she never did anything to stop it. She allowed people to say things that may not even be true. She also was always very down on herself. She lived with one other person and never felt confident. She let her hair turn iron and gray which can in turn mean that she did not care what she looked like. She also isolated herself from the community. She barely ever went outside because it was very rare to ever see her anywhere. She never opened the front door to be welcoming or talk to anyone. She also never attended any community sponsored activities to try and talk to others. It was as if she wanted others to question who she was. She killed herself with her isolation from the community. She was never able to talk about anything with anyone but the butler, who was the only one who knew details about her. If Emily would have affiliated herself with others, she maybe could not to be to blame of her own death. Miss Emily’s hair turned gray as she became closer to her death. It is said that her hair could be in comparison to the look of an active man’s hair. Because of their actions, the townspeople, Homer, and