The narrator of this work appears to be the town itself, or an isolated person from the community. He or she appears to be speaking to the audience or another townsperson, and telling them the story a woman some thought to be crazy. The person is trying to convey what type of life Emily lived. The point of view in this

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story would be the 3rd person. It appears that the narrator is on the outside looking in, and giving his or her version of the life and events leading to the death of Emily. The combination of the past, Emily, and the future, the town or community is widely seen throughout the work. The buildings around the house Emily where lived changed as time went on, and the man that served as her caregiver turned from a young strong man to a graying man in a matter of years. His voice raspy from no use was the center of attention

Emily never married because of her need for power in love and though a love did come along when Barron came there was this need for control that made her poison him and keep him in her bedroom. Even after the odor began to take over the house she still refused to dispose of his body. Colonel Sartoris who fixed it so she would not have to pay taxes helped her out of pity and when he died, and a new major and council took over she still refused to pay and refused to believe that the Colonel was dead. Her life was build

Some topics in this essay:
Homer Barron, Emily Grierson, Colonel Sartoris, William Faulkner, Critical Analysis, Rose Emily”, refused believe, death emily, story woman, change world, control emily, emily grierson, life love, pay taxes, life emily, emily lived,