"A Rose for Emily" timeline By joypasini Jan 1, 1894 Emily's father dies and taxes remitted Jul 1, 1895 Homer Barron appears in town Sep 10, 1895 Bought arsenic (rat poison) Jan 1, 1896 It smells at Emily's house Sep 10, 1904 Emily did china painting lessons Sep 10, 1926 Townspeople come to ask Emily to pay her taxes Dec 31, 1938 Emily Dies