1.Emily Grierson is born into a prominent Southern family and grows up under her strict, controlling father, who rejects her suitors., 2. Emily’s father dies, leaving her alone and dependent, and she initially denies his death for three days before allowing his burial., 3. A foul odor emanates from her house; townspeople secretly sprinkle lime around her property to address it., 4. During the summer after her father’s death, Homer Barron, a Northern foreman, comes to town and begins a relationship with Emily, causing gossip., 5. Emily purchases arsenic, alarming the townspeople, who suspect she might commit suicide., 6. Homer Barron is seen entering Emily’s house one evening and is never seen publicly again., 7. Emily grows older, heavier, and more isolated; she maintains her refusal to pay taxes., 8. She occasionally appears in town to give gifts, like china-paintings, but otherwise remains hidden., 9. Emily dies at age 74; the townspeople attend her funeral., 10. After her burial, townspeople break into the upstairs room, discovering Homer Barron’s decayed body on the bed and a strand of Emily’s gray hair on the pillow beside him..

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