“Roses for Emily” is a short story in which William Faulker, the author, presents how death is powerful. Miss Emily, Faulker's main character, experiences the impact of the death of a family member. Later, when Miss Emily's father dies, she knows that everyone in her family is gone and she is all alone. Loneliness crushes Miss Emily. Published in 1930, the power of death in “Roses for Emily” may well be a reflection of the loss Americans suffered during the Great Depression. Although Faulker tells Miss Emily's story, he does not do so in the third person. Faulker reveals the story in the first person. This first person narrator never says who they are. We must suggest that they speak on behalf of the citizens. The narrator knows, for example, that Miss Emily had mostly no friends. (Faulker 772). Faulker never tells the reader how Miss Emily feels. Instead, the reader must examine her actions and words in order to understand how she feels. Miss Emily occupies a high status in society. She was the daughter of a wealthy man who helped Jefferson in many ways. Many exceptions were made to Miss Emily's behavior due to her father's status in the community. Miss Emily did not pay taxes on her home because of her father's impact on the community. “So when her father died, she was left to fend for herself; and in a way, people were happy. They might finally take pity on Miss Emily” (Faulker 775). She denied it by saying for three consecutive days that her father was not dead (Faulker 775). Until she collapsed and let the law quickly bury her. After her father's death, Miss Emily continued to stand tall. Even when she was ill, she was determined that the townspeople would see her in a high status. The residents realized... middle of paper... and had invested years before. Miss Emily's bad luck caused her to separate from reality and find herself in a figment of her imagination. She was seen as a staff member who had fallen into a serious mental breakdown. She isolated herself from reality and refused to make acquaintances. No one asked her and she didn't try to change her lifestyle. Eventually, she was buried deeper and deeper in her imagination. She wanted to find a replacement for her father and was attracted to an authoritarian personality in the men she adored and this may be why she stored their carcasses after their deaths to preserve the same atmosphere she had been used to it. and to reduce feelings of isolation. The Power of Death in “Roses for Emily” May Be a Reflection of the Loss Americans Suffered During the Great Depression..