Roses

ROSE FOR EMILY

  • DEATH OF HER FATHER

    DEATH OF HER FATHER
    Emily's father dies at the dinner table (SHOCKING)
  • SHE meets Homer Baron

    SHE meets Homer Baron
    Emily meets Homer Baronand begins dating him.
  • Emily buys poison

    Emily buys arsenic to poison Homer with.
  • WEIRD SMELL

    Homer Baron hasnt been seen, And men had to sprinkle lime around Ms. Emily's house to stop a horrible smell is coming from within.
  • Smell subsides

    Homer stopped rotting
  • PAINTING LESSONS

    Other than teaching china painting, people really have no idea what Ms. Emily is up to nowadays.
  • Emily's taxes remitted

    Because of her poor living conditions, her taxes are remitted.
  • New generations tries to collect her taxes.

    Emily lives on alone and when the next generation begins to run the city she lives in, they try to get her to pay taxes. She refuses.
  • FINALLY SHE DIES

    She finally dies, Homer Barons carcass is still in her bed, and people eventually discover it.
  • Homer Baron discovered

    Emily's cousins wish to explore a room that hasn't been seen in years. Homer Baron's corpse is found laying in the bed next to where Emily sleeps.
  • The book "A Rose For Emily" published

    William Faulkner published this controversial story in 1930.