What is the plot of 'A Rose for Emily'?

Answer 1

"A Rose for Emily" recounts the story of an eccentric spinster, Emily Grierson. An unnamed narrator details the strange circumstances of Emily's life and her odd relationships with her father, and her lover, the Yankee road worker Homer Barron. She is seen buying arsenic, which the townspeople believe she will use to commit suicide. After this, Homer Barron is not heard from again, and is assumed to have returned north. Though she does not commit sucide, the townspeople of Jefferson continue to gossip about her and her eccentricities, citing her family's history. She is heard from less and less, and rarely ever leaves her home. Unbeknownst to the townspeople until her death, hidden in her upstairs bed room is Homer's corpse. This explains the horrid stench that emitted from Miss Emily's house 40 years previously. By finding a single gray hair in the bed, the townspeople discover that Emily had been sleeping with the corpse.

The story was adapted for film in 1987 by Chubby Cinema Company, and has since been released as a 27-minute video. The cast includes Anjelica Huston, John Houseman, John Randolph, John Carradine and Jared Martin.

Answer 2

"A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner tells the story of Emily Grierson, a reclusive Southern woman whose life becomes a symbol of tradition and decay in her town. The plot follows Emily's life from her isolation and the mysterious disappearance of her lover to her death and the shocking discovery in her home. Themes of power, control, and the consequences of an oppressive society are explored.