In Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" there is a constant theme of protection for Emily Grierson, because she was a woman living in the South after the Civil War and the requirements placed on women allow her to be honorable . That is, women needed to be protected by the men of the community in that historical period and women's actions were constantly monitored to see whether a woman was honorable and worthy of protection or not. Within the story, there are many instances where this is shown. Faulkner also shows the reader a gender divide between men and women and how they felt about Emily. In the book Literature by Edgar V Roberts, Faulkner begins the story "A Rose for Emily" with an extremely long sentence that shows the community's reaction to death and immediately shows a scene across gender differences: “When Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole city went to his funeral; the men out of a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument, the women above all out of curiosity to see the inside of his house, which no one, except an old servant, who was both a gardener and a cook, had seen for at least ten years." (76). This passage shows a tone of respect and sense of protection from men towards Emily, which is very different from the other women's reaction to her death. It also shows the reader that Emily was honorable in the eyes of the men of the town. We have seen this need to protect women throughout history, but in recent years there has been a great decline and it is sad. In an essay titled “Miss Leonora When Last Seen”: Why Americans Run Away from Home by Judith Caesar, she describes the situation regarding the citizens' feelings towards Emily. Caesar says, "To the trailer... to the center of the paper... entity in 'Once Upon a Queen.'." In Faulkner and Gender: Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha, 1994. Ed. Donald M. Kartiganer and Ann J. Abadie: University Press of Mississippi, 160-180 in Short Story Criticism Ed. Jelena O. Krstovic Vol. 92. Detroit: Gale, 2006 July 2011.5. Roberts, Edgar V. and Henry E. Jacobs. "A Rose for Emily: An Introduction to Reading and Writing 4th ed. Print.6. West, Ray B., Jr. "Atmosphere and Theme in Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily'": Four Decades of Critical Ed . Michigan State University Press. 198. Rpt. in Short Story Criticism Ed. Laurie Lanzen Harris and Sheila Fitzgerald Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale Research, 1988. Literature Resource Center 2011.