The Power Of Death In William Faulkner's A Rose For Emily

The short story a “Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner describes Emily Grierson, the main character to give the reader an impression of a desperate yet innocent woman at first glance. After the story has been read, the reader’s point of view will change to become very unsatisfied . In this short story “ A Rose for Emily,” an unexpected series of events in a post-Civil War South portrays the power of death through a very strong yet unbalanced woman. As Emily is depicted through the narration of the townspeople, point of view and characterization is enhanced in detail to create a puzzle for the reader to analyze.
Emily Grierson is not described as a normal character. In fact, the townspeople shows a sense of hatred toward her. Yet, Emily is a complex character in

In the book, it describes how her father kept her isolated from everyone because he believed that “ none of the young men were quite good enough for Miss Emily” (page number). Emily then finds a man named Homer Baron who she begins to love. Although the reader thinks that their relationship is just like any other, it is not. Emily grew very worried of Homer leaving, causing her fear to be alone yet once again in life, The power of death that Emily hangs on to is mentioned throughout the whole story. She denies that fact of death itself. After denying the fact that her father had died, and that the control he had on her made her cling to him as a strong paternal figure, her crazy love of necrophilia is then revealed.At the end of the story, the reader discovers that she has poisoned Homer Baron and then secretly slept beside him for years and years due to the grey hair that was found on the pillow. The reader now has to