A rose for Emily

Emily, the town’s idol, was in fact very much in love with Homer Barron. Emily was however, put in a situation where, because of how rich and successful her father was she had certain behavioral patterns that she was forced to follow. Homer was from the North, and Miss Emily was from the South, so not only was this marriage never going to happen, but also Emily would never be able to marry at all.
“Throughout the 1800’s many Southerners condemned and criticized slavery; which, in turn would end up in a civil war between the North and the South” (A Comprehensive […] 1). This alone would be ground enough for Emily to never marry or even date a Northerner; it just wasn’t heard of.
Although the townspeople knew Emily would never marry Homer becau...