A Rose for Emily Summary

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A Rose for emily is a short story written by American writer William Faulkner. This article tells the life tragedy of a lonely and arrogant descendant of southern aristocrats.

The article started with Miss Emily’s funeral. Time began to flash back, and Miss Emily had a special privilege in the town, which was tax exemption. But that was already in 1984, and people began to express dissatisfaction with the privilege of Miss Emily, so a delegation from the town visited her, but she refused to pay.

Time continues to fall back to thirty years ago. About two years after Miss Emily’s father passed away, and not long after Miss Emily’s sweetheart abandoned her, Miss Emily’s house began to emit a strange smell, and the town complained frequently, so the town sent People went to Miss Emily’s room to lime the house in the middle of the night, and the smell disappeared.

Story continues to flash back. After Miss Emily’s father passed away two years ago, she was devastated, but the appearance of Homer Barron broke this situation. He was a foreman from the north. Ms. Emily often goes on dates with him since then. Later, Miss Emily went to the drugstore to buy the poison, but the people in the town did not take it to heart, because they also saw Miss Emily ordered Mr. Homer Barron a set of silver toiletries.

Next, Mr. Homer Barron left the town, and Miss Emily rarely appeared in the sight of the town people.

In about 1925, Miss Emily died. This story reverses back to the beginning—Miss Emily’s funeral. After the funeral, people in the town invaded Miss Emily’s house. After opening a locked room, they found the body of Mr. Homer Barron who had become a skull on the bed.