The story A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner in my opinion was a very interesting story. The story was about a old and troubled woman named Emily Grierson who because of her father’s death had become one of the towns obligation’s and also one of it’s problems. Emily a very stubborn old lady who refused to pay her taxes because of a little tale that Colonel Sartoris who was the mayor …showed first 75 words of 792 total…

…showed last 75 words of 792 total…of hers killed in the yard” One lady who complained accused Miss Emily of smelling bad. Miss Emily was pitied throughout the town because she wasn’t married. The reason for this was because every time a man wanted to have something to do with Emily her father would scare them away. When Emily started seeing Homer Baron people started to talk. “She will marry him” and “She will persuade him yet” people would say.