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A Rose For Emily
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Emily's Father's death
When her father died, Emily had a mental breakdown and refused to the give up the body for three days. After the townspeople finally buired the body, she developed a illness, This happened in Jefferson, Mississippi, a small southern town. -
Emily's Taxes are revoked
When Emily's father died, he apparently owe the town something. Emily refused to pay the taxes because Colonel Sartoris already had taken care of them. She chased tax collectors out of her house afterwards. After a while, they finally gave up and remitted the taxes.
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Emily Meets Homer Barron
A man named Homer Barron came to town. When Miss Emily saw him, she fell in love and started dating him. Many believed that she would marry him. Around the same time, Emily went to the drug store and bought some arsenic.
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Homer Goes Missing
He was last seen at Miss. Emily's house and then disapeared. Nobody knew where he went.
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The Stench Appeared
A rotting stench was coming from Emily's house. Many neighbors complained about it and they believe it was coming from dead rats. -
Emily Stopped opening the door and stayed in her house
Emily finally stopped opening the doors and nobody saw her for five years.
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Emily Came Out and Gave China Painting Lessons
After five years of being isolated, Miss Emily finally emerged and started giving Lessons in china painting. She setted up a studio in one of her downstairs rooms in her home and women came for her lessons.
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The Lessons Finally Ended
The China Painting lessons had ended after the newer generation didn't send their children for lessons. Miss. Emily eventually shut it down and went back being isolated.
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The Newer Generation Asked Emily About the Taxes
The new men of the town tried to collect the taxes that Emily refused to pay many years ago. She wouldn't check her tax notices. This was the last contact she had with the townspeople.
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Emily Died and Homer's Body was Found
Emily died in a downstairs room on a bed. After the funeral, the townspeople went into her house after almost 30 years. They finally found a corpse on Emily's bed in her bedroom. The townspeople believe that this body belonged to Homer and that he was killed by the arsenic. They also believed that Emily slept beside this body for many years.
