Emily Grierson Victims

When everything seems to be going against you, it’s hard to remain hopeful or even, in some cases, to stay sane. Miss Emily Grierson has trouble keeping that sanity and hopefulness as well as following certain standards of living that the south dictates she must follow. Emily draws much attention this way. From there, it just goes much worse for her as she succumbs to her family’s insanity. Emily does not seek help, either, so she stays in her home making herself more and more helpless for any kind of recovery. Throughout the story, and especially at the end, Emily’s town sees her as a predator to societal customs. She isn’t doing this on purpose, however. Emily falls victim to herself, her family, and her town. Emily’s early life is spent

Emily continuously defies the social expectations of the south. Her fellow townspeople also find her peculiar before they even know what she does to people. Some of the women in town say horrible things about Emily because of certain things she does, like buying poison. The women say she is a disgrace and a bad example for young people. This statement proves whether she is aware of it, or not, that she is also a victim to her town, as well as a victim to her corrupt mind, and a victim of slander from her town’s members. It isn’t just townspeople expecting more of her, however. Her family judges her for who she chooses as a potential husband. Emily loves Homer but everyone else sees him and says “Poor Emily,” showing how she is victimized by many people. In the film adaptation, the movie manages to fit the complicated plot of the story into a clear string of events. Emily, in both versions of the story, is shy and reclusive. In the text version, however, more sympathy is given to Emily. The townspeople are always saying “Poor Emily” when she is out of her house doing peculiar things. Where she is still being victimized, they offer some kind of sympathy. In the film, you see a person’s reaction to Emily’s action but not in the way where it is sympathetic, but in the way where it’s more surprise to why she would do the