Emily's life

Burns 1

Mike Burns
English 1454
Sept. 20th, 2003


Emily's life was a fickle and most people will be a victim of circumstance and the

times. Some people choose not to let cirumstances rule them, but Emily wasn't one of

those people. Emily didn't have indiviual confidence, or maybe self-esteem and self

worth, to believe that she could stand alone and succeed at life especially in the face of

changing times. She had always been ruled by, and depended on, men to protect, defend,

and act for her. From her father, through the manservant Tobe, to Homer Barren, all her

life she was dependent on men. It didn't help that her dad told off every guy that came to

her. That really had an impact on her mind. And that really showed when the father died.



The few flashes of indiviuality showed her ability to rise to the occasion, to

overcome her dependency, when the action was the only solution available. Like buying

the poison or ...