Emily has known nothing more than her father's strict values ​​and the heavy responsibility of the Grierson name to uphold. The townspeople remembered, “How old lady Wyatt, his great-aunt, had finally gone quite crazy, thinking that the Griersons were holding themselves a little too high for what they really were” (Faulkner 2). The great aunt is in many ways the same as Emily and this is proven true due to the climactic murder of her lover Homer. However, the reader is unable to draw any conclusions about the resolution of the relationship until Emily purchases the poison labeled for "rats". The narrator goes on to show that Emily provided no proper need for the poison but sold it illegally. The story boils down to the fact that the whole town learns of Homer's murder and finds Emily's gray hair next to him. This leads to the symbolic ending of the story by showing that Emily had slept with the corpse into her endless sleep. Most importantly, the hair was strategically placed at the end of the story, giving the reader room to manipulate Emily's character. Although different motives for committing the murder may arise, it can still be inferred that his poor mental state was the quintessential factor evidenced by all the foreshadowing and symbolism that led to this murder.