Miss Emily's Facebook

Shown above is what I believe Miss Emily's profile picture would be. Of course she would be shown alone, perhaps pondering the meaning of her life. The only contradictory aspect of this photo would be her attire. I think she would actually be wearing a different color besides black, however, black is a fair representative color for her. Her life primarily revolves around death, more specifically, Homer Barron. As for other pictures, she might post some of Homer up or maybe some from her younger years. She would not have very many friends either. They would consist mainly of people who have already deceased or perhaps others who moved away. The actual page would not have very many things on it, it would be very bare, that is, if you just happened to be one of the "lucky" friends that gets to see it. From this we can deduce that her privacy settings would be very strict, meaning if you are not one of her close friends, then you probably are not going to see much other than a small profile picture and a date of birth.

Miss Emily's wall would not have very many posts on it, and the only person who really only posts on it is Toby, her servant, or maybe some older comments from Colonel Sartoris regarding her tax situation. An older conversation between her and the colonel might have been:

Colonel Sartoris: Don't you worry about those taxes Miss Emily, your father has donated a great deal of money to the town.

Miss Emily: Oh that is just so kind of you Colonel, the his loss sure has been hard to deal with.

Colonel Sartoris: He was a great man Miss Emily, don't let anyone bother you about those taxes.

Miss Emily was described as an obligation and a tradition of the town. She has an aura of mystery about her that no one can really interpret. Eventually, we are informed of her sad life and how she has held on to the past (namely Homer) for about forty years. Thus, her Facebook page would be representative of this type of life. A closed off life to most people with the exception of a few is a fair interpretation of how she lived. The pictures of her and others of Homer show her strong yet obsessive love for him. Our main source of Miss Emily is gossip we hear from the townsfolk. We don't get any other perspectives on her. The most knowledgeable person to inquire would have been Toby, but he would never tell what Miss Emily has been up to. Thus, her life remained a mystery until the day she died and the town saw the secret she had been keeping in her bed.