Part I: Character Identification
• Emily Grierson- A mysterious woman who had secrets kept and a puzzlement to the community around her.
• Colonel Sartoris- The man who reassured her that she would not need to pay taxes or anything.
• Tobe- A loyal servant that fed and took care of Miss Emily as well as her secrets of which he never told anyone.
• Judge Stevens- He acquired new solutions to the community complaints of and about Miss Emily I suppose as respect for the elderly woman.
• Homer Barron- A man that came into Miss Emily’s life who after a while was not seen again until the day Miss Emily died and …show more content…
The judge says that it is probably a dead snake or animal that her Negro servant has killed.
8. What did Miss Emily tell her visitors the day after her father's death?
After hearing of Miss Emily’s fathers death the community come to the house to share their condolences and when they do Miss Emily tells them that her father isn’t dead only to find her realization 3 days later.
9. Who began to date Miss Emily in Part III, and why was he in town?
Homer Barron a young construction worker dated her the summer after her father’s death. Homer was in town to pave the sidewalks.
10. What did the townspeople think of Miss Emily and her new boyfriend?
At first people were glad for Miss Emily but others thought that it wasn’t right because of Homer’s job.
11. What does Miss Emily do to make the townspeople think that she and her boyfriend have wed?
Miss Emily went and bought a suit and nice dress shoes.The towns people thought that Miss Emily and Homer would marry but as time passed by a wedding wasn’t held and the ladies of the town thought that it was a bad example for the younger people so finally they sent the Bishop to Miss Emily’s home. When the Bishop returned from the home he did not speak of the interview. The Bishop’s wife wrote to Miss Emily’s family and when the ladies heard this they thought that Miss Emily had