A Rose for Emily

In the beginning of the story, "A Rose for Emily" Miss Emily is portrayed as someone important in the community. She is important because everyone is curious to know information about her. Miss Emily is described as a very peculiar woman who does things that most others would not. Living in a large house all by herself was odd for her community. Most African American women of her time would have been married. She kept to herself, and the only person to see her for years was her personal attendent Tobe. Upon her death everyone goes to her funeral. I think the reason they go to the funeral is more because of pure curiosity than grief.
The odd thing about this story is that the author does not tell it in chronological order. It is almost like he wants us to figure out what happened first and so forth. At some point in Miss Emily's life she meets a man who she falls in love with. The man goes into her house and is never seen alive again. The community finds his body in her house at her funeral. Next to his corpse is a long piece of her hair. I don't know if the man loved Miss Emily or not? This story is mysterious and will leave you thinking about it long after you read it.