Society Treated In William Faulkner's A Rose For Emily

Society is defined as a “very hypocritical set of affairs which affects everyone involved in it”, usually in a negative way (“Society”). For individuals to fit in they feel that they are required to live up to societies “normal standards”, therefore lowering the person’s self-esteem. Unfortunately, these people tend to grow up doing things that may seem admirable to others and generally miss out on being themselves. This constant mindset can make people unaware of their self-worth and can make them seem unfit and out of place in the world. Society plays an important role in William Faulkner’s story “A Rose for Emily”, because of the harsh action’s and judgments towards Emily that contributed to her mental condition. In regard to how society treated Emily, it created a barrier between stable mental health and the mental health that the townspeople were accustomed to. Emily and her father lived alone in a large beautiful house, because of this her father had become very manipulative and controlling. He confirmed to the ways of society, these actions soon were followed with a gain of very special connections. He loaned a large sum of money to the town, therefore this

This all changed once he passed and she met a “big, dark, ready man, with a big voice and eyes lighter than his face” named Homer Barron, a foreman for a construction company (Faulkner 4). Although Emily was smitten by Homer, he was known for his persistent liking for drinking with young men at the Elk’s Club. He mentioned that he wasn’t a marrying man, but Emily felt that it was just a phase and that she could change him. Once she figured out that he was never going to change, she took it upon herself to kill him so that nobody else could love him but her. After Homer’s death, more rumors were spread throughout the town causing Miss Emily to let factors impact her ongoing mental