The short story "A Rose for Emily," by William Faulkner presents the reader with a woman named Emily Grierson, who for the greater part of her life was not only sheltered and controlled by her, father she also dealt with the mental abuse that came with his domineering personality. The consequence of her not fully experiencing life and her father's dominance results in Emily's inability to cope with modern society and lead a normal stable …showed first 75 words of 997 total…

…showed last 75 words of 997 total…an indentation of a head.” Lifting up the pillow they found a “long strand of iron-gray hair,” which belonged to Emily. In Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily,” Emily is a woman who could definitely be classified as insane. However, this insaneness is a direct product of her environment; she is unable to actually experience life as a result of her father’s dominance and control. Her life simply has no chance of being normal.