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A Rose For Emily Time Period
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Colonel Sartoris cancels the Griersons' taxes
Colonel Sartoris, the mayor, cancels their taxes in 1894. -
Emily's father dies.
When her father dies, Colonel Sartoris says he loaned money to the town so they took care of her as repayment. Also, his death left her the last Grierson. -
Emily refuses to pay taxes
Miss Emily refuses to pay taxes like the rest of the town because Colonel Sartoris, the mayor that died 10 years ago from this time, suspended their taxes. -
Emily meets Homer
Homer Barron, a leader of a construction group, meets Emily Grierson. Emily finds an interest in Homer but then finds out his is homosexual. -
Emily buys the ARSENIC.
Emily buys arsenic from a druggist and neighbors guess that she will kill Homer or herself. -
Homer was gone.
A neighbor saw Homer at the kitchen door one evening, but that was the last they saw of him. -
She kills Homer
Emily kills Homer Barron with the arsenic. -
Emily is seen after 6 months
Emily is seen after 6 months in her house. She became fat and greyer and greyer. -
She sleeps with Homer's corpse.
Since Homer liked men, she killed him and slept with him every night. -
A stench leaks out of her house
Homer's death creates a stench that causes neighbors to complain -
Miss Emily's funeral and death
Miss Emily is found dead downstairs of her house. Homer Barron, the man she loved, was also found dead in the bedroom. The whole town went to her funeral.
