A Rose For Emily

After reading this story, is is very clear the Miss Emily killed Homer Baron, and he did not simply die in his sleep. Not only is it incredibly suspicious that she never would report his decaying body in the bedroom of her home, but several other details reveal a motive as well as other strange actions that point towards murder. First of all, the last time anyone other than Miss Emily saw Baron, he was entering her house. No one ever saw him leave. Additionally, Emily bought him a suit and a "silver toilet" that are both present in the room where his dead body lies, almost like she designated the room to him, purposely placing his body and belongings in a real-life arrangement. It might look as if they are married and simply layin down for the night, if his body wasn't dead and decaying that is. Miss Emily also had a clear motive. Homer Baron declares that he likes men and is not "the marrying type". This clearly shows that he and Emily are not compatible to be married, and this is the reason I think she murdered him. After her father died, she became more dependent on Baron because she was so close to her father, as seen by her keeping his dead body like she kept Homer Baron's. Because he will not marry her, she killed him to ensure he would never leave her like her father did. If the motive and creepy bedroom set-up aren't enough proof, the scene at the drug store also aids in the argument of Baron's murder. " 'I want some poison,' she said. 'Yes, Miss Emily. What kind? For rats and such? I'd recom--'. 'I want the best you have. I don't care what kind.' " William Faulkner gives numerous clues throughout his A Rose for Emily to show Emily's guilt, the final clue being her grey hair and head-indent in the pillow beside Homer's body in the bed, showing that she had clearly slept by him at night.