In Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily," the following events occur and serve as major plot points. Notice, they are not related to the reader in this order in the actual story:

Emily's father dies. Emily tries to keep his body and says that he is not dead. Emily meets Homer Barron and they date. Emily buys poison. Homer is seen going into her house one night and never seen again. The townspeople assume he left town. Emily's house smells horribly. Emily dies. A skeleton is found in Emily's upper bedroom, as is a hair that matches Emily's in an indentation in the pillow on the bed, next to the skeleton.

As you may notice, when these events are placed in order, not much of a surprise is created when Homer's skeleton is found. This attests to Faulkner's skill as a writer and his skillfull use of point of view.

Expositionwe learn that Emily has had a strict father who allows her littlefreedoms growing up, and he looks down upon most (if not all) of her suitors. Emily has few friends, and when her father dies, she refuses to allow his body to be removed until forced to do so by authorities.ClimaxShe lives alone in the aging family home, served only by aNegro manservant. Emily eventually courts the visiting Yankee foreman, Homer Barron, spurring gossip throughout the town when it is believed that they are to be married.Homer disappears and the townspeople assume that the relationship is over.ResolutionThen, a mysterious smell pervades the grounds of the Grierson house. Little is seen of Emily for years, and she retreats to the solitude of her house until her death, when authorities discover a terrible secret.

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