A Rose for Emily

A Rose for Emily was a really interesting story to me. I really respected Emily's rebellion towards the new times that she couldn't find an appreciation for; it said a lot about her character. She had a problem trusting men which is said in many different ways throughout the story and ultimately ends the plot with a twist. Her father had locked her away from the world and when he died she felt a vacancy which was replaced by her sweetheart, who eventually left her as well. As she aged, her lack of social ability really came through and the whole town started to pity and gossip about her. When she found Homer, it was hoped by the townspeople that she would come back to some form of normalcy and get married, but it only got worse.
The lack of intimacy, but respect and care, from the people around town was weird to me. They all cared so much about what was going on with Emily but really only understood her once she was dead. They made decisions for her and gave her certain leeway, sympathetically.
I think they all got an honest view of who she really was when they found Homer's body in the bedroom upstairs. She had no control over him, which lead to the poison. That way, he could never leave her like the rest of them had. She only wanted certain things in her life and lacked that ability as a young girl so it came on really strong as she got older, all the way to obsession.