Since this was the only life she ever really knew see was at a huge loss when her father died and left her to fend for herself. ... Soon after her father died Emily met Homer Barron, who seemed to represent the quickly fading ideals and old fashioned prestige of the age that the Grierson family was on top of. I say this because Homer Barron comes into town with a work party to fix the sidewalks where he is the white leader of this group of black workers. ... She wanted this to work out with Homer so much, or should I say that everyone made her want this so badly to satisfy their expectations...

• Word Count: 995
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Since this was the only life she ever really knew see was at a huge loss when her father died and left her to fend for herself. ... Soon after her father died Emily met Homer Barron, who seemed to represent the quickly fading ideals and old fashioned prestige of the age that the Grierson family was on top of. I say this because Homer Barron comes into town with a work party to fix the sidewalks where he is the white leader of this group of black workers. ... She wanted this to work out with Homer so much, or should I say that everyone made her want this so badly to satisfy their expectations...

• Word Count: 978
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate