He couldn't handle it. The stress began to take a toll on her not only mentally but physically. “She has been ill for a long time. When we saw her again, her hair was cut short, making her look like a girl with a vague resemblance to those angels in the colored windows of churches, in a tragic and serene way (Faulkner).” This loneliness was changing her. “When we saw Miss Emily, she had put on weight and her hair was turning gray (Faulkner).” It began to change even more as time passed and the loneliness became stronger. We can only imagine how she felt. Losing a father and then losing the only man she had ever loved. She held onto Homer even after he left. He kept the love even though it was no longer there. The townspeople pitied her when they found Homer's body locked in the room and when they saw his hair resting in the imprint of a head on the pillow next to him. She found love and compassion in a man she had never found in her father. Everyone pitied Emily, but she never knew the feeling of being truly loved. His father showed profound cruelty towards him, without compassion or fatherly love. His mother was never spoken of, so we assume she wasn't around. Never once did we hear of a brother or sister, therefore no love for a brother. She has never had a friend, a husband or children. She has never experienced any of the things a woman aspires to in life. Every woman should express sympathy for her in the most extreme way. [Faulkner himself does interesting things