In the short story "A Rose for Emily", by William Faulkner, is told from the first person point of view of the townspeople. In "A Rose for Emily", the reader is first introduced to Miss Emily Grierson at the beginning of the story, at her funeral. The story experiences a flashback with the narrator informing the reader of Emily's tax collection and her relationship with Homer Barron, a Northerner, who is in town for a construction project. In the next few paragraphs I will discuss the next element of this short story, the motif, theme, and symbol of the lock of hair, as well as some critics' thoughts on these elements. The lock of hair in "A Rose for Emily" symbolizes the love that Emily and Homer once had and they lost it when Homer left and then decided to get back with her but she decided to kill him for that he never leaves again. Emily Grierson was so stubborn that she can always be happy with what she did. The lock of hair also tells of Emily's life which was against her quirk, she strived to live her life on her own and did not resign herself to the behavior she had, not caring about the approval of others. others. The narrator finds a lock of hair when he discovers Homer Barron's body when Miss Emily was keeping him at her house in a room where no one could see him. After his death, they decided to wait and open the room which had remained closed for almost forty years. When they entered the room, they saw a body lying in the bed, the skin had already disappeared, the only thing that could be seen was the shape of a bone body. They moved closer and saw an imprint of Emily's head on the pillow with a long lock of iron gray hair. They knew Miss Emily slept with him every night. Audrey Binder sees E...... in the middle of paper......she was going to sleep with him every night. The motive for the news was that Emily wanted to have Homer for the rest of her life, but when he left, she went to buy the poison to kill him and he didn't want to leave her. Homer's character in the story, we can't really tell if he was gay or not. Works Cited César, Judith. "Faulkner's Gay Homer, once again." Explainer 68.3 (2010): 195-198. Academic research completed. Web April 16, 2014. Binder, Aubrey. “Discovering the past: the role of dust imagery in A ROSE FOR EMILY.” Explainer70.1 (2012): 5-7. Academic research completed. Internet. April 16, 2014.Scherting, Jack. "Emily Grierson's Oedipus Complex: Motif, Motif, and Meaning in Faulkner's 'ARose For Emily'." Studies in Short Fiction 17.4 (1980): 397. Plus.Web Literary Reference Center. April 7, 2014 Faulkner, William. “A Rose for Emily” Ninth Edition 2011