In “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, Miss Emily Grierson becomes a lost young woman after the death of her father, the only love she has ever known. He knows no other kind of love than that of his father, nor how to express his love to others. During her old age, Emily meets Homer Barron and never wants to let him go. The night before their wedding, Emily discovers that Homer wants to leave her to pursue alternative paths of love. After learning that he is gay and wants to leave, Emily decides to kill him. Faulkner makes it clear that Miss Emily has lost her sense of love and conscience when she kills Homer Barron to keep him forever. During her early life, Miss Emily lives with her father, and he pushes away any suitors who were not suitable for him. his daughter. Because of her actions, Emily never learns to love another person and can never fully understand it. Hindered by her father's overprotectiveness, Emily doesn't know how to deal with the emotional obstacles she'll face later in life. After losing her father, Emily is unable to deal with the pain of her loss. This pain is the main explanation of his inevitable alienation, because “He is afraid to face reality (“Alienation” par.1)”. Locked in her home, the future of Emily's marriage and children has been reduced to a waste “Being left alone and poor, she had humanized herself (Faulkner par.27)”. Like many people, Emily's emotional capacity comes from her relationship with her parents. Ever since her father locks her up and isolates her from the rest of the world. He never gains the potential to grow further emotionally and experience what love can be. Emily endures many trials due to her immature emotions and fails due to her... middle of paper......Emily the character she is. The townspeople push her further into madness when they isolate her more than she has already done herself. Emily is someone who craves love, holds on to the past, and never wants anything to change. Her emotional distress, lack of human contact and criminality push her to isolate herself completely until she dies a natural death. Works Cited “Alienation and Isolation in “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner” StudyMode.com. 03 2002. 2002. 03 2002.Binder, Aubrey. “Uncovering the Past: The Role of Dust Images in A ROSE FOR EMILY.” Explainer 70.1 (2012): 5-7. Literary reference center. Network. March 25, 2014 Faulkner, William. "A rose for Emily." "William Faulkner - Biography." William Faulkner. Np, nd Web. 15 April 2014. “A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner: Analysis of the Setting.” Essays online com. Np, nd Web. April 16. 2014.