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Miss Emily's Disappearance

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The towns people aren't responsible for Miss Emily’s death but they could of been better neighbors. They chose to talk about her and spread rumors amongst the community. “As soon as the old people said, “poor Emily” the whispering began.” Some of the chatter throughout town was about her relationship with Homer Barron and how they thought she was going to kill herself. They did not investigate Homer’s disappearance because they thought he had moved away. His work in the community had been completed. Many thought he had moved on to prepare a new life with Miss Emily (Faulkner 721). The towns people came to the funeral because they were curious not because they cared for her. “When Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral:
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