“Already, we knew that there was one room in that region above stairs which no one had seen in forty years, and which would have to be forced. They waited until Miss Emily was decently in the ground before they opened it.” (5 Faulkner) The final section of “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner can be a bit overwhelming. Because of the shock of these last few moments, many readers may miss the two sentences that fit into the middle of the page in a mysterious little paragraph. Whilst rereading this paragraph, I felt an overwhelming suggestion that the townspeople knew Emily was hiding something in that room, however this sensation is overshadowed by the following discovery of the room’s tomb-like contents. Upon second glance, however, there seem to be various oddities within this paragraph. For one, the word choice of already , hinting at the fact that they know Emily was hiding something there. Another peculiarity is the others choice to make these two sentences their own paragr...