This short story begins at Emily Grierson’s funeral. We are informed that the whole town of Jefferson is attending. The men came to show “respectful affection for a fallen monument,” while women just showed up “out of curiosity to see the inside of her house,” (242). This is ironic because Miss. Emily had not confronted an individual, other than “the old Negro,” in almost ten years (242). It was not out of desire that the townspeople attended; it was because “Miss. Emily had been a tradition, a duty, and a care,” (242).

Faulkner tells an overview of Emily Grierson’s life, and lets the reader know a little more about Miss. Emily. After a notice and a couple of reminders, Miss. Emily is informed that she is to pay her taxes or else the mayor will send his people. After ignoring the plea of the

room (242). She let them know that she had “no taxes in Jefferson,” which was a tale that she had remembered from old friend of her father (243). This confrontation was the first sign that pointed out some form of lunacy to the people of Jefferson.

Before long, “a foreman named Homer Barron,” enters the town of Jefferson, working with a construction company (243). It was not long after he arrived that he knew most everybody in the area. He seemed to be well-liked and became the nucleus of excitement around Jefferson. He began to be seen with Miss. Emily riding, by buggy, around town on Sunday afternoons. The fact that Emily was spending time with someone, especially a Yankee, outside of her house became the ‘talk of the town.’ Curiosity roamed this bizarre little town; still, no one knew exactly what was going on in the Grierson household. Then, when Emily mysteriously purchased arsenic, more and more people joined the prying open of Emily Grierson’s unsolved life.

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