"A Rose For Emily" by William Faulkner: Literary Analysis.

If you found out that your friend or relative killed people to keep them around, kept rotting bodies in their own bed, and slept next to rotting bodies at night, would you feel secure? Most normal people, as well as many doctors of the mind would tell you that this is abnormal behavior, practiced by a very small percentage of people, and that this would could be called madness for many reasons, and be on …

…in her old, moldy house. Her behavior of not letting go of people by literally keeping them around after they are dead is extremely absurd, and would not pass off as sane, or socially accepted. Her other disturbing behavior that lead me to believe that she is mad is her ability to kill people for her gratification without the least regret, or consideration for their life. Works Cited: A Rose For Emily. William Faulkner, March 17, 2004.