What did Miss Emily do for money?
So, at age 40, for about 6 or 7 years, she gave lessons on painting china. It is an interesting thing to do to earn money, and even more interesting that Miss Emily, from wealthy relations and a stubborn sense of pride, would condescend to teaching painting lessons for money.
Why did the townspeople disapprove of Miss Emily’s relationship with Homer?
When Homer Barron and Miss Emily begin to date, the community of Jefferson disapproves of their relationship because Homer is a laborer from the North who is not of the same social status as Emily Grierson.
What does Emily do after her father dies?
When her father dies, Miss Emily is left with the house but with almost no money. Because her father has dismissed her suitors, she remains single despite her beauty and is now above the normal age for marriage in her society; even worse, their are no prospective husbands left of the proper class.
What kind of deal does Miss Emily make with the former mayor Colonel Sartoris?
After Emily’s father dies, Colonel Sartoris invents a way to help Emily survive financially without embarrassing her by revealing that she’s actually accepting charity from the town. Everyone has to pay property taxes on their houses, of course.
How does Emily react to her father’s death?
Emily’s reaction to the death of her father is one of denial and clinging to unrealistic expectations; it is also very telling of her state of mind and serves as a foreshadowing of what is to come with Homer.
What is the ending of A Rose for Emily?
“A Rose for Emily” ends with the discovery of the forty-year-old corpse of Homer Barron. Yeah. It’s nasty. The first time we read this story, we assumed that—of course—the town didn’t know about Homer Barron until Emily died.
Who lived in the house with Miss Emily until her death?
Homer Barron
How much time passes in A Rose for Emily?
The narrative encloses a period of around 40 years related to the historical period previous to its publication. A Rose for Emily deals with the economic decadence of the south as well as the decadence of its cultural and social values.