And he steps outside to see the world and its opportunities as well as its responsibilities in front of him. Although, Sammy could see "how hard the world would be hereafter," he knew that what was done had to be done. In hindsight, Sammy still knew he had done the right thing as shown by "Now here comes the sad part of the story but I don't think it's so sad myself." .
In the story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner Miss Emily Grierson's struggle with her family, her town, and herself makes her do things that are out of the "norm." Her struggle makes her act inhuman and deranged. Emily is a living a very sheltered life. Miss Emily struggles, in this story, with herself and the society around her. sheltered lifestyle, closed environment and, conflict with the townspeople. She knew that the people of her town were talking about her. However, she ultimately let their gossip influence her life. Some think that Emily's actions were based on the townspeople's attitudes toward her. Others may say that her father shaped her actions. However, Emily's father, the townspeople, and even Emily herself shaped her motives. Emily slept with the skeleton of her lover for forty years. Miss Emily added a mystical tone the mood of the story due to her incapability of being able to live in reality. She was awfully stubborn to the townspeople. This stubbornness also ties in with Emily's ability to live in reality. After she refuses to Nichols 2 pay her taxes, directly to the mayor, she tells them to go and see Colonel Satoris, who has been dead for ten years. This portrays that Emily's illusion of reality was greatly distorted. Once she had been a beautiful woman, who later became obese and bloated. Both house and occupant have suffered the ravages of time and neglect. The interior of the house also resembles Miss Emily's increasing degeneration and the growing sense of sadness that accompanies such decay.