""Then we noticed that in the second pillow was the indentation of a head. One of us lifted something from it, and leaning forward, that faint and invisible dust dry and acrid in the nostrils, we saw a long strand of iron-gray hair."
This story was so creepy! A reason for the story's unappealing nature is the surprise ending. The reader may suspect that Homer Barron is dead, but it was difficult to anticipate that his dead state did not stop Miss Emily from sleeping with him. A possible motive for Miss Emily's murderous act maybe that Homer did not want to marry her. The reader gets pieces of the story from the collective narration, and some details suggested that Homer was gay, or at least "not a marrying man." This attitude would not be acceptable to Miss Emily who had difficulty letting things go, as seen by her refusal to bury her father's body. The structure of the story also added to the suspense because it was not in chronological order. The reader tries to understand Miss Emily's situation, but the plot raises more questions than it answers. Because of this, the reader is led to certain conclusions but cannot know for a fact what really occurred. The story is told like a group of people sitting around gossiping, adding bits of information out of order to develop the story. Since the narrator is not Miss Emily, the reader does not get to know her thoughts which may have shed light on some of the mysteries surrounding the story.
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