What is an illusion? An illusion is something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality. Illusions are very common, we believe in something that is not really there. In William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” he implies that there is no relationship between the townspeople and Miss Emily through Miss Emily’s secluded life, the townspeople talking about her and the reason people attended her funeral. The relationship was nothing but an illusion.
The relationship that appeared to be between Miss Emily and the townspeople was not really there which was a result of many things. Miss Emily lived a very secluded life because of many harsh experiences which affected her relationship with the town. An example would be, “after
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Eventually Homer was believed to have left. Miss Emily wouldn’t go to town herself as a result, instead she would send her servant. She was suffering and shut herself off from the rest of the town, and no one seemed to care. She began to live a life of solitude. After everything happened to Miss Emily people began to pity her and talk about her. For instance, “as soon as the old people said, ‘Poor Emily,’the whispering began.”(Faulkner 3) The townspeople said this without actually caring, it simply made them feel better about themselves. Another example would be when Miss Emily went to buy poison and the town’s reaction was less than concerned. “The next day we all said, ‘She will kill herself”; and we said it would be the best thing.”(Faulkner 3) The town would not have blinked an eye if Miss Emily would have killed herself, they were expecting it. They were all tired of feeling sorry for Miss Emily and the women of the town really only liked to talk about her. When Miss Emily passed away the town was not aware that she was ill and their reasons for attending the funeral emphasized the lack of a relationship with Miss Emily. “A Rose for Emily”, begins by