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These are all symbols of time in the story. What's more, the struggle between the past and the future threatens to rip the present to pieces. When members of the Board of Aldermen visit Emily to see about the taxes a decade before her death, they hear her pocket watch ticking, hidden somewhere in the folds of her clothing and her body. This is a signal to us that for Miss Emily time is both a mysterious "invisible" force, and one of which she has always been acutely aware. With each tick of the clock, her chance for happiness dwindles.

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ninnet, ladycash has opened another thread asking yet another question about this book. Think you can answer her? Here's the link to the other thread. I'm nor sure if she knows how to view answers though. http://www.akaqa.com/question/q1919280056-What_Happens_When_The_Ladies_Appear_At_The_House_To_Offer_Miss_Emily_Condolences_On_Her_Fathers_Death#add-answer

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