Emily In Homer's Society

The society viewed Emily and Homer as two people who had no reason dating. They were just wasting each other’s time. Let start with Emily and then Homer. The society viewed Emily like a proud woman. They assumed because of her great-aunt ways, that she was the same. Emily disappeared from society eyes for a little while: “Out of sight and ill for a period of time, Miss Emily reemerged after her father's death with a new hair-do that made her look somehow angelic” (------------). She let the town wonder what she up to and what she been doing. When she decided to come back into society she was set on finding love. Taking a quick look at Homer, he seemed like a great candidate. He came from the north to help with construction in town: “the town
began commissioning the paving of new sidewalks, triggering the arrival of Homer Barron, a construction foreman from the North” (-----------). Homer and Emily started riding and walking in town together. The town people believed Emily was setting a bad example for the younger girls. The society had a problem with Emily and Homer dating, but no intention of getting married. Some of the town’s members went so far they called her cousins. “The local ladies notified Miss Emily's Alabama kin, who came to visit again” (-----------). The town’s people thought they were not going to get married, so they called in reinforcement. Emily desired love at any cost, since she was blocked from having it at a young age.