Symbolism was used primarily to hide the true reality of what was happening inside Emily's house. Throughout the entire story the author has used a variety of things to hide the horrible things Emily has done. If the author didn't use it as a method to make the reader think and use their mind to understand the real mystery. For starters, the title secretly displays some sort of symbolism. The “rose” in the title represents love. According to the story Homer Barron was the “rose” or symbol of the rose, Emily's love. When her father kept her away saying she was too good for any boy, she had no idea how negatively it would impact her life. That's why he had no idea how to communicate with another male. So when Homer Barron arrived she was overcome by these very strong feelings and killed him. Although she killed him, she left him by her side and let his body rot over time at her bedside. This disease or (necrophilia) that he had, was noticed when his father first died. Emily, the protagonist of "A Rose for Emily", has a mental illness called necrophilia, which in fact does not allow her to see the reality of her life. the death of his father. Because of her father's decisions, he prevented her from meeting boys. Therefore when she met Homer Barron she loved him so much that she decided to kill him to keep him by her side and to cherish his body as she loved that of her father. He kept his body lying on the bed. The reason this is brought up is because in the story it states that when she died they entered her house and found a barricaded door. When they opened it, Homer Barron's body lay on the bed, and a lock of gray hair lay on the pillow beside him. Carrillo4Emily was considered a monument. “Emily's house, like Emily, is a monument.” Emily was known as... the middle of the paper... she." I guess when her father died she was missing the reality that without her father she would have no way to pay. Works quoted Shmoop editorial team, "the house in ' A Rose for Emily." Shmoop.com. Shmoop University.inc," November 2008. Web.March 17, 2014 Shmoop Editors. “Death and taxes”. Shmoop. Shmoop University.Inc., nd Web. March 17, 2014Shmoop Publishers. "The pocket watch, the stationery and the hair." Shmoop University Inc. nd Web. March 17, 2014. Shmoop editors. “Homer Barron.” Shmoop. Shmoop University, Inc., ndWeb. March 17, 2014 Shmoop editors. "Lime and arsenic." Shmoop. Shmoop University, Inc., and Web. March 17, 2014Madison Cavell Editors. “The role of citizens in Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily'. “Madison Cavell Word and print. NP, March 17, 2014 Studio Mode Editors. “Symbols in 'A Rose for Emily'. “Study mode. Studymode.Inc. November 1, 2012. Web March 17 2014