This story begins with Faulkner describing the scene of Miss Emily’s empty house on the day of her funeral. Her house, which was once full of life and beauty, now stands dark, full of odd smells, dust and torn furniture. The people in town came partially in respect for the older woman, and to see just what she had kept so secrete in her house. Faulkner also explains, that the towns people remembered seeing, “Miss Emily a slender figure in a white background, her father a straddled silhouette in the foreground, his back to her and clutching a horse whip, the two of them framed by the back flung front door.” (Faulkner, 57) There was something disturbing about the fact that Miss Emily did not date. She was still

Unknown to the townspeople, the last time they would see Homer Barron and Miss Emily, would be at her death. When she did pass, her two cousins came down to hold the funeral. Faulkner describes the funeral as a sad end to the strange life of Miss Emily. After burying her, the townspeople were very excited to see what had become of the house. For the last few years they had known that she resided downstairs and shut the top portion of the house. The people were respectful and waited as the top rooms were opened. When they finally reached the bridal room, it was a speechless sight. In the room you could see dust, “upon the valance curtains of faded rose color, upon the rose shaded lights, upon the dressing table the dust and tarnish were so bad that the monogram was obscured on the silver toilet seat.” (Faulkner, 61) Then as the suit lay beneath two shoes and discarded socks, there also “The man himself lay in the bed.” (Faulkner, 61)

Miss Emily had used the arsenic, not to kill her, but the man who she loved and did not lover her in return. The man she killed replaced the man she had lost years ago. Homer represented Emily’s father, and she loved them both, “but now the long sleep that outlasts love, that conquers even the grimace of love had cuckolded him” (Faulkner, 61) the sleep had finally taken them both.

When Emily’s father died, this is when the town had hoped Miss Emily would get out and fina a man to marry, but the d

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