poison. "Then we noticed that in the second pillow was theindentation of a head" (400). Her deepest feelings and hidden longings were lying in the bed. Miss Emily's pride resulted in the shocking murder of Homer Baron.Faulkner's use of characterization to describe Miss Emily and her intentions wastriumphant in bring the story to life. Miss Emily's pride was expressed through her actions,words, and feelings, through a narrator's direct comments about the character's nature, andthrough the actions, words, and feelings, of other characters. Miss Emily's story constitutes awarning against the sin of pride: heroic isolation pushed too far ends in homicidal madness....
