Emily Killed Homer
Emily Killed Homer
Why Emily Grierson did kill Homer Barron? In a William Faulkner short story titled “A Rose for Emily” the main character Emily Grierson poisoned her male companion Homer, with a powerful poison called arsenic; which is venom for rats. A motive is not directly stated by the narrator, but as we read the story critically, some reasons can be found, for example: first, Homer was going to deceive Emily, although he was not the marrying type man. Second, her father's interference, and loneliness. Third, being bankrupt, being rejected by the people in the town, and being desolate. What I can also be taken into consideration is that Emily had an image and the Grierson family name to uphold; they wanted to pretend to be the perfect family; to keep the prestige. I think what motivates Emily Grierson’s to kill Homer Barron is because she is going through a rough life, and she prefers to be with a dead man, rather than being by herself.
First; Homer was going to deceive Emily, by marrying her. Although he was not the marrying type man, despite that he was gay, and liked to be drinking at the bar with men. The reason as to why I think Emily murdered Homer was that she could not accept the fact that Homer was a homosexual. It has been said about Homer that, “She will persuade him yet, because Homer himself had remarked — he liked men, and it was known that he drank with the younger men in the Elks Club—that he was not the marrying man. (William Faulkner ‘A Rose for Emily’ section IV lines 3-5)." Homer himself has remarked; in the most scandal section of the story. In this fragment, the people in the town seem to be precept that even though Homer is gay, and even though he is not the marrying kind, Emily will still oversee, to look for him, I can really observe the animosity, and the criticisms; she definitely would not prevail in the relationship, he is not the kind of man she thinks he is meaning that everyone accept the fact that Homer has other
Why Emily Grierson did kill Homer Barron? In a William Faulkner short story titled “A Rose for Emily” the main character Emily Grierson poisoned her male companion Homer, with a powerful poison called arsenic; which is venom for rats. A motive is not directly stated by the narrator, but as we read the story critically, some reasons can be found, for example: first, Homer was going to deceive Emily, although he was not the marrying type man. Second, her father's interference, and loneliness. Third, being bankrupt, being rejected by the people in the town, and being desolate. What I can also be taken into consideration is that Emily had an image and the Grierson family name to uphold; they wanted to pretend to be the perfect family; to keep the prestige. I think what motivates Emily Grierson’s to kill Homer Barron is because she is going through a rough life, and she prefers to be with a dead man, rather than being by herself.
First; Homer was going to deceive Emily, by marrying her. Although he was not the marrying type man, despite that he was gay, and liked to be drinking at the bar with men. The reason as to why I think Emily murdered Homer was that she could not accept the fact that Homer was a homosexual. It has been said about Homer that, “She will persuade him yet, because Homer himself had remarked — he liked men, and it was known that he drank with the younger men in the Elks Club—that he was not the marrying man. (William Faulkner ‘A Rose for Emily’ section IV lines 3-5)." Homer himself has remarked; in the most scandal section of the story. In this fragment, the people in the town seem to be precept that even though Homer is gay, and even though he is not the marrying kind, Emily will still oversee, to look for him, I can really observe the animosity, and the criticisms; she definitely would not prevail in the relationship, he is not the kind of man she thinks he is meaning that everyone accept the fact that Homer has other