A Rose for Emily Timeline
Timeline of “A Rose for Emily”
1864 – Emily is born
1894 – Emily’s father dies when Emily is thirty and still single. On the day after her father’s death, she claims that her father is not dead. In the same year, Colonel Sartoris remits her taxes by inventing a tale of her father loaning money to the town.
1895- Homer Barron comes to town. People began seeing him and Emily driving on Sunday afternoons. At first, the people say that Emily will marry him. Then, they say that she would persuade him because it had become known that Homer liked men. Later, they say “Poor Emily” as Homer and Emily pass by in the yellow-wheeled buggy. Some of the ladies of the town, being concerned about the bad example it shows to young people, force the minister to call upon her. The minister would not divulge what happened during his call but he refuses to go back again. The following day after Emily and Homer drove about the streets again, the minister’s wife wrote to Emily’s relations.
Early 1896 – The townspeople are sure that Homer and Emily were to be married because they learn that Emily had ordered a man’s toilet in silver and a complete outfit of men’s clothing. While two female cousins are visiting, Emily goes to the drugstore to buy arsenic. Homer leaves town and the townspeople believe that either he went on to prepare for Emily’s coming or to give her a chance to get rid of her cousins. After another week, the cousins leave and in three days Homer Barron is back in town. A neighbor sees Emily’s butler admit him at the kitchen door.
Late 1896 – Homer Barron is not seen again. Emily’s house develops a smell which the neighbors complain about. To solve this, four men sprinkle lime in the cellar and in all the outbuildings after midnight. After a week or two, the smell goes away.
1916 – Emily grows fat and her hair starts turning grey. She is around 40 years old now and gives lessons in china-painting that continues for a period of six or seven years.
1926 – Emily
1864 – Emily is born
1894 – Emily’s father dies when Emily is thirty and still single. On the day after her father’s death, she claims that her father is not dead. In the same year, Colonel Sartoris remits her taxes by inventing a tale of her father loaning money to the town.
1895- Homer Barron comes to town. People began seeing him and Emily driving on Sunday afternoons. At first, the people say that Emily will marry him. Then, they say that she would persuade him because it had become known that Homer liked men. Later, they say “Poor Emily” as Homer and Emily pass by in the yellow-wheeled buggy. Some of the ladies of the town, being concerned about the bad example it shows to young people, force the minister to call upon her. The minister would not divulge what happened during his call but he refuses to go back again. The following day after Emily and Homer drove about the streets again, the minister’s wife wrote to Emily’s relations.
Early 1896 – The townspeople are sure that Homer and Emily were to be married because they learn that Emily had ordered a man’s toilet in silver and a complete outfit of men’s clothing. While two female cousins are visiting, Emily goes to the drugstore to buy arsenic. Homer leaves town and the townspeople believe that either he went on to prepare for Emily’s coming or to give her a chance to get rid of her cousins. After another week, the cousins leave and in three days Homer Barron is back in town. A neighbor sees Emily’s butler admit him at the kitchen door.
Late 1896 – Homer Barron is not seen again. Emily’s house develops a smell which the neighbors complain about. To solve this, four men sprinkle lime in the cellar and in all the outbuildings after midnight. After a week or two, the smell goes away.
1916 – Emily grows fat and her hair starts turning grey. She is around 40 years old now and gives lessons in china-painting that continues for a period of six or seven years.
1926 – Emily