The short story ¡°A Rose for Emily¡± by William Faulkner portrays how an overly protected love could destroy one¡¯s life. Emily Grierson, the main character of the story, first gives the reader an impression of acting inhumane and even mad. But after a closer look into her character, I think that the reader could almost understand how and why she turned out the way that she did. Emily Grierson is a woman who became …showed first 75 words of 502 total…

…showed last 75 words of 502 total…But there is nothing on the books to show that, you see. We must go by the---¡° ¡°See Colonel Sartoris. I have no taxes in Jefferson.¡± ¡°But Miss Emily---¡° ¡°See Colonel Sartoris.¡± Miss Emily¡¯s life has been completely destroyed by her father¡¯s overly protected love. The unbearable years of torture made Emily become possessive, overly dependent, and lonely. ¡°A Rose for Emily¡± sadly portrays how oppressive love could totally ruin someone¡¯s life.