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…showed last 75 words of 376 total…taking authoritative positions. Emily becomes a recluse, staying inside of her moldy, ancient house, so that she can hold on to the past and forget about the changes taking place in Jefferson and in her. When she is seen, people take notice of her gray hair, as it gets grayer, she gets closer to death and the new generation takes over. The whole story is about how Emily could not accept the progression of time.