monument; noun; a written legal document or record; a burial vault
In “A Rose for Emily”, when Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral: the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument, the woman mostly out of curiosity to see the inside of her house…
Now I understand that when Miss Emily died, the monument itself represents Emily and people are being respectful.
Actually, if you read that quotation again, it’s Emily who is the monument. What does that mean? Also, what is the source of your definition? And when you edit your post, please add a tag M to help us alphabetize, and any other tags you think are appropriate.