Emily's Imperfections
...this burden, it can not because Emily's pride is also the towns pride. In the story, Emily's overprotective, overbearing, father denies her a normal relationship with the opposite sex by chasing away potential mates. Because her father is the only man with whom she has a close relationship with all her life, denies his death and keeps his corpse in her house untill she breaks down three days later when the doctors insist they remove the body. Now this type of behavior is odd, undoubtedly. It is unclear if Mr. Grierson had any mental problems but, it was clear he was a dominate and controlling man. That could be due to the loss of his wife, which is not stated in the story. Emily's hereditary can be taken into account here, since her great-aunt had gone crazy in the past, in the same town in the past. To what extent, is unclear, but the older people of the town remember. No one seemed to think Miss Grierson could possibility follow that path, or did they? This could go back to the town and how they helped her become a recluse and depressed. " Once a system of thinking and emotions becomes habitual and if that is a self-destructive system of thought and emotions, such as might occur in depression, then renewed thinking on it's own may not be strong enough to defeat or overcome the depression". ( Little 2002) Does Faulkner wish for us to feel sympathetic for poor Emily, even though she did commit a crime? There has been many comparisons to Faulkner's Emily and Hitchcock's Norman Bates. Both have lost a loved one and didn't let go; both are loners in their own home, and they seem to have a few marbles loose. People with this disorder can be diagnosed as Dependent Personalilty Disorders. As with Emily, she falls within this category since she does not trust her own ability to make decisions, devasted by a loss, and may go to great lengths to stay in a relationship. "The disorder, which surfaces by early adulthood, is characterized by a need to be cared for as well as a strong fear of seperation". (Psychology Today 2002) Many people believe that " A Rose For Emily", is a Gothic tale, while others see it as a horror story. It is about a woman that needs help in her life. Even when she was younger, she needed the help but no one knew better. Especially, since her father passed away, she was in a very emotional state of mind. Miss Grierson did have Tobe, her man-sevant, but he...