Also, women had a standard position at home, but now they are allowed to have any freedom reflected on their clothes, jobs, and identity overall. ... Faulkner brings up how the death of Emily was so significant to the people of Jefferson, mainly because of the fact that she was one of the last parts of 'real tradition'. ... Based how Emily is described in the story when she was dead as pale, drowned, small and skeletal. ... This is even described with gruesome imagery in the text to really remind the reader how death of tradition changed society. ... Also, the townspeople were seen...

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