Confined from civilization for most of her life by her father, even long after he ascended to a different world, she longed for someone who would love her exceptionally. Her crazed obsession to find a potential lover exuded throughout the story, and illustrates her troublesome, weary heart at hand. Miss Emily 's relationship with her father plays a key role in the development of her solitude, and gives the reader an insight to why she is the way she is. As she blossoms into a beautiful woman, he “had driven away [all the young men]”, robbing her at any opportunity of true love (Falkner 406). Even though, through Miss Emily’s eyes “none of the young men were quite good enough” (Falkner 406). Because of the simple fact that her father hides her from everyone, she becomes attached to him, clinging on to the only real man in her life, which ironically causes her ultimate self
Confined from civilization for most of her life by her father, even long after he ascended to a different world, she longed for someone who would love her exceptionally. Her crazed obsession to find a potential lover exuded throughout the story, and illustrates her troublesome, weary heart at hand. Miss Emily 's relationship with her father plays a key role in the development of her solitude, and gives the reader an insight to why she is the way she is. As she blossoms into a beautiful woman, he “had driven away [all the young men]”, robbing her at any opportunity of true love (Falkner 406). Even though, through Miss Emily’s eyes “none of the young men were quite good enough” (Falkner 406). Because of the simple fact that her father hides her from everyone, she becomes attached to him, clinging on to the only real man in her life, which ironically causes her ultimate self