A Rose for Emily” written by William Faulkner  a story begins with Emily Grierson’s funeral. Which is attended by many of the people of the town who really know nothing about her, other than Emily’s family house is the last of a once, elegant, and upscale neighborhood. In present day, board members of the town tries to get Emily to pay the taxes (that her father had made agreement to the town)  that hasn’t been paid since the death of her father. It’s her emotion’s that has made her unable to communicate about the death of her father, still in shock and unable to give up her father’s body but also it has made the town ridicule her for being unmarried at the age thirty. Homer Barron enters the picture as a potentially romantic relationship for Emily – that the town begins to gossip about. Though the relationship grows – the town’s people begin to fear that she will try to kill herself after being seen to have bought arsenic. However, years have passed by and Emily grows old and Homer is not seen again; after unsealing an upstairs room many enter to see Homer Barron’s body completely decomposed and a long strand of Emily’s gray hair on the pillow.  A paradox defined as a seemingly absurd or self contradictory statement that when investigated or explained to prove to be well founded or true. The paradox is this story is when Emily buys poison; the town of Jefferson believed that she will use it to kill herself, “She will kill herself”; and we said it would be the best thing.” (Faulkner 5). Though the people of Jefferson believed she had died a long time ago, it was surprising to hear that had died of old age and sickness. Only to realize that she has died to her emotional instability.