It is based primarily on Faulkner's hometown and will be remembered as a true Southern tale. The tragedy at the end of the story leaves readers wanting more. Even though Jefferson was such a small town, and the public associates small towns with knowing everything that happens, that's the irony of it all. Miss Emily was the center of the residents' attention, yet they had no idea what was happening right in her home in their town. Faulkner expresses the Southern myth when writing this story and shows it in the setting, character, and the strong hold Emily's father has on her, which becomes the moral of the story where repression can have unintended consequences and an attempt to control someone's life. it can only end badly