"That was when people had begun to feel really sorry for her."
I chose this quote becuase I find it ironic and kind of confusing that the people in this town have so much sympathy for Miss Emily. The narrator in the story speaks in third person plural. I saw this as him speaking on behalf of all the citizens of the town. They all felt the same way towards Miss Emily. The way the reader tells the story is "A Rose for Emily" because they are sympathetic of Miss Emily and do not portray her as the crazy murderer she was. As the reader, I did not have much sympathy for her and could tell there was something very creepy and erie about her. Apparently the people of the town did not have the same feeling. They blame the bad things that happen to her for the reasons why she stays inside and is so anti-social. I realize that these bad things that heppen to her are not easy to get over, but it is her own fault that she reacted the way she did. Miss Emily had lots of trouble accepting and adjusting to change. Homer Barron was not going to stay with her and was actually gay, so instead of just letting him go, she killed him and kept his body in her bed.
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