A Rose for Emily

Question 2
At the end of the story the reader finds out that there was a dead man in Emily's house. He had been murdered by Emily and the man was Homer Barron. In the final paragraph of the story, the reader finds out an interesting fact. There was a strand of 'iron-gray hair' on the pillow next to the dead body of Homer Barron. This shows that Emily must have loved Homer though she was the one who killed him. He did not love her so she wanted him dead. She kept his body after she killed him because she was lonely and wanted someone there for her. This shows that Emily wanted to be loved. She did not want to die alone.