"Then we noticed that in the second pillow was the indentation of a head. One of us lifted something from it, and learning forward, that faint and invisible dust dry and acrid in the nostriils, we saw a long strand of iron-gray hair." -pg. 289
This last paragraph really changes the attitude of the reader towards Emily. In the previous paragraphs, she is being buried. There is sympathy and mourning towards her and her funeral. This final paragraph, however, gives the reader a creepy and eerie feeling. Miss Emily basically cuddled with a dead man for a long period of time. While at first this might be extremely creepy, it's also kind of touching. In a very twisted way, you begin to feel sympathy for Miss Emily. She died alone and crazy, thinking that killing this man and cuddling with him would bring her happiness. I was just kind of creeped out by this.
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