Faulkner Emily's Decay Analysis

Faulkner has written a heartfelt story that can’t be taken as anything but serious. He lets us know right off the bat that someone is going to die, and it’s the main character. Then he throws in a murder. So you would most likely find this kind of story on TNT instead of TBS. but throughout the whole story you can always find something going back towards a theme of Decay. She once lived on one of the nicest and cleanest streets in Jefferson; the street is now one of the worst in the town. The street had aged and decayed alongside Emily. As the town grew older and decayed more and more with the passing of time, so did Emily. Her father decayed, his reputation decayed, the house decayed, the town decayed, Homer decayed, and so did Emily’s mind