Eulogy For Emily

Emily has everything she could want in life, but the freedom to date men she found worthy. She wanted to feel the one thing she has never felt; love in someone she cares for. Emily is a prime example of what can happen when you shelter your kids’ their whole lives. Coming from a wealthy family, the townspeople held them to a higher standard. Many men are interested in dating Emily, but,“none of the young men were good enough for Miss Emily and such”(Faulkner 130). The Griersons were held above the common townspeople they were tax exempt after the death of Emily’s father (Faulkner 129). Her father did not like any of the suitors that came after Emily and had no say in who she could date.
The death of her father was in a way her last connection with another family member. She did not want to accept that he was gone (Faulkner 131) and was in denial for several days until they buried him. People close in her life, leaving her alone and the reality was too much for her to take. She resorts to keeping them alive in her mind to help her cope with her dull and lonely life. Shortly after the death of her father, she meets Homer Barron, a common worker in town. The couple shared many lovely Sunday afternoons together and for the first time, Emily seemed
She says “ I want the best you have. I do not care what kind” (Faulkner 132). Dead set on using the poison she did everything in her power to make sure she kept him in her life. At this point, Emily has gone thirty years a single woman and she was watching out for her best interests. In her own mind, this was her one and only chance of another man to be with her and for many they disapproved of Homer. Two different wealth classes and views of society. A common worker and a wealthy woman did not match up to the public's expectations in the slightest. What Emily felt in her heart was real and she did not care about the opinions of