A Rose For Emily And Antlers: The Struggle Against Loneliness: A Search For Human Affection

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411). An example of the respect Emily expects in her town is when she is summoned for taxes, but refuses to pay because of her hereditary tradition. Emily sees herself as a "high and mighty Grierson" who earned honor and admiration from her family legacy (Faulkner, 409). Emily’s fear of loneliness is first seen when she refuses to admit that her father had died and would not let his body be buried. Emily’s denial of her father’s death indicates her fear to be alone. Once Emily became older, her loneliness was more and more apparent to the town’s people. The whole community muttered "poor Emily" because her father had died, she had never married, and her sweet heart, Homer Barron, had disappeared (Faulkner, 411). As an elder lady she lived with a servant Negro man and occasionally had cousins visit her, but other than that, no one else ever entered her house and she was completely alone.
Suzie’s established reputation is different from Emily’s honorable position. Yet, Suzie’s ...

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