Dishonored: The Corroded M Summary

Emily is a representation of the old south. She was raised in an environment of southern gentility by a father who prided himself on being a true southern gentleman. This can be seen by the quote, "Emily’s father, an arrogant Southern aristocrat who believes that no man is good enough for his daughter." When her father dies, she refuses to accept it and instead keeps his dead body for three days. Emily could not bear to part with her old way of life; which included not letting her father go. Because of her father's strict nature, Emily is left alone after his death. This can be interpreted as clinging to the old south. Another tie to the south could be seen in the quote, “Her voice was dry and cold. "I have no taxes in Jefferson. Colonel Sartoris explained it to me. Perhaps one of you can gain access to the city records and satisfy yourselves." This quote shows her refusal to pay taxes just like the South refused to pay taxes like in the Antebellum South. Another quote would be

An important idiosyncrasy of Emily's that will help the reader to understand the bizarre finale of the story, is her apparent inability to cope with the death of someone she cared for. When deputies were sent to recover back taxes from Emily, she directed them to Colonel Sartoris, an ex-mayor that had told her she would never have to pay taxes, and a man that had been dead for ten years. Years before this incident, however, after her father had died, she continued to act has if he had not, and only allowed his body to be removed when threatened with legal action. Considering the fate of her lover's corpse, one suspects she would have kept her father's corpse also, had the town not known of his death.

As the felt the cold air whizzing by, they knew they were in trouble and that running won’t help them much. “I th..th..think we should run”,Daniel hesitantly stated as everyone heard this they ran to Daniel and held his mouth shut.

Emily's father controlled her life up until his death. Emily's father believed that, "None of the young men were quite good enough for Miss Emily and such." This

Emily’s upbringing is plagued with difficulties. She is the first-born of a young mother and the eldest of five brothers and sisters. As a baby, she is

Emily's father suppressed all of her inner desires. He kept her down to the point that she was not allowed to grow and change with the things around her. When “garages and cotton gins had encroached and obliterated…only Miss Emily's house was left, lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumps” (Rose 217). Even when he died, she was still unable to get accustom to the changes around her. The traditions that her and her father continued to participate in even when others stopped, were also a way that her father kept her under his thumb. The people of the town helped in

After her father died, Emily rejects to accept his death for three days and this led her to having a mental break down. It took her a while to accept the fact that he actually had died and it makes sense too, because this is a man who had ruled her life and prevented her from starting any other kind of life. Emily and her father were

Emily Murphy is a Canadian heroine people greatly respect. Emily Murphy was born on March 14, 1868 in Cookstown, Ontario. She later married Arthur Murphy, an Anglican priest. They had 4 children together. Emily was introduced to the politics due to her family being on the more “well-off” side compared to other families. Emily learned in a private school, which helped her see the liberal view in life. It opened the doors to the political world.

The very beinning of the story is extraordinary. It begins with the burial of Emily, the residents around her coffin did not feel anything, most of them were curious. There were neither friends nor relatives, nobody who was in mouring for her, only inquirers. The readers can ask, what kind of person was Miss Emily? Why the others did not feel sadness? Perhaps there is a bigger question: what was the reason that nobody went to her house more than ten years (except her slave, Tobe).

Initially after the loss of her father Emily Grierson refuses to let go of him and the influence he has over her in “A Rose for Emily”. Emily’s father was a big part of her existence he was the only man in her life. For years he had ran off suitor that had called upon Emily. Once he was gone it is hard for her to adapt to life without him. She refuses to believe that he is dead telling the ladies of the town “that her father was not dead” (101). She had been very close to her father and without him her live would not be the same. She never leaves the house she stays secluded from the town. By remaining alone she will not have to face the fact that any change has taken place.

After the death of Mr. Grierson, Emily initially refused to have her father’s body buried, and “she went out very little.” The initial refusal to bury her father demonstrates Emily’s inability to accept the death of her father. She wanted to keep him inside the house to “live” with her. “…the house was all that was left to her….” and so, when Mr. Grierson died, “Miss” Grierson died too. After his death, Emily was left unable to love, since her only love was now dead. The unusual and immoral love shared by “Miss Emily” and her father led to more tribulations later in Emily’s life, including her first and final attempt at attaining a husband.

“Other faces peered in from the sides of her eyes−her father and mother, and Charles, and Adam, and Samuel Hamilton, and then Aron, and she could see Cal smiling at her. He didn’t have to speak. The glint of his eyes said, ‘You missed something. They had something and you missed it.’” (554) Upon Aron’s visit to the brothel, Cathy is horrified after seeing his disgust of what she has become. Everything hurt more than it ever had, and she, in turn, plots to end her miserable life. Before she kills herself, Cathy decides to write her will stating that Aron will inherit everything she owns, and tells the sheriff to check Joe Valery’s fingerprints. Although Joe is an extremely minor character, Cal’s decision to show Aron their mother ultimately leads to his death as well. Cathy then commits suicide using the small bottle of poison that always hung from her neck. Lee works up the courage to open the envelope, and discovers that Aron was killed in the army. He is completely distraught and is sure that it is not his right to tell Adam his son is dead. (593) The first major event that occurs as a direct result of Cal taking Aron to see their mother is Aron enrolling in the Army. After being so disgusted that his mother is a prostitute Aron simply no longer has the will to live. This ultimately leads to

She is a lonely old spinster with the exception of her loyal black servant. Her aristocratic family was once wealthy and influential in the local community. That all became lost in the aftermath of the Civil War. Her troubled upbringing affected Emily severely. Emily’s father was overprotective and keep her close to him at all times. When he died, Emily had no experience being by herself and something her inside in her mind snapped. She was in debt, her family’s manor fell into despair, and she simply lost touch of reality and was in constant denial, for instance “See Colonel Sartorius. I have no taxes in Jefferson.” The man she was referring to had been dead for a decade and waived her from paying taxes only because of her “situation.” The city government controlled by the next generation most likely understood at that point she was insane and left her

Emily was a very stubborn and hard headed woman throughout the story. In the beginning of the story, Emily was a young lady who lived at home with her father. He had no intentions of allowing any man to marry his daughter so any man who ever came to the house to call upon his daughter was ran off before they could even get one foot onto the porch.

Emily’s father, being a man of wealth, proudness, and domineering widower, he kept Emily close to himself and cut off from most social contact and courtship attempts (Spencer). Growing up Emily only knew the love and caring for her father and that love she received from her father. This seclusion rendered Emily lonely after her father died. She is not quite ready to accept his death, and this is where Emily first reveals signs of severe mental disturbance when she refuses to allow his body to be taken away after three days (Spencer). The dilapidated old mansion and Miss Emily herself seemed to occupy a state of suspended animation in which "the only sign of life about the place was the Negro man…going in and out with a market basket" (Faulkner, 629). Emily's