Summary-of-A-Rose-for-Emily

Summaryof“ARoseforEmily”Inhisshortstory“ARoseforEmily”,WilliamFaulknertellsthelifeanddeathofMissEmilyGrierson.ThestorybeginswiththedescriptionofMissEmily'sfuneral.Townpeopleallcametoherhouse:menoutofrespectsandwomenforcuriosity.TherehadbeennoonearoundMissEmilyformanyyearsexceptanegroservant.MissEmily,whoselifewasmanipulatedbyherfather,wasthelastdescendentoftheoldnobleGriersonfamily.Afterherfather'sdeath,MissEmilywascrushed.Thetown'smayorfreedherfromalltaxesbecauseherfatherhadloanedmoneytothetown.Butthenextgenerationdissatisfiedwiththistradition.ThenewmayorwrotetoMissEmilyhimselfandagroupofAldermenevencametoherhouse,butallofthemwererefused.MissEmilyoncehungaroundwithaYankeenamedHomerBarronwholovedfreelifeandhadnointentiontosettledown.OnedayMissEmilywenttothedruggisttogetsomepoisonwithoutprovidinganyreason.Peoplethoughtshewasgoingtokillherself,butshedidnotdie.Instead,peoplelaterfoundthatMissEmilywasdesertedbyHomerBarronwhohadgoneaway.Becausehehadnotbeenseenagain.Sincethen,MissEmilyhadbeenlivingacompletelyestrangedlife.OneofthefewlinkswiththeouterworldwasthatonceafoulsmelldevelopedfromthehighandmightyGrierson.SomepeoplehadtocrossMissEmily'slawnandsprinkledlimethere.Thefoulwentawayweekslater.However,now,peoplecouldlookaroundherold,dustyandsmellyhouse.Theyopenedherroomwhichhadbeenenclosedforaverylongtime.Astonishingly,theyfoundthefleshlessdeadbodyofHomerBarron:ithadbeenhiddenbyMissEmilyonherbedfordecadesofyears.