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Her refusal to pay taxes, the purchase of the poison, and finally the murder and keeping Homer's body without telling anyone, proves her belief that the laws did not pertain to her. Even though the town perceived her to be a poor but a good woman, her actions after her death changed the perception of how she would be remembered...
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Even though the town perceived her to be a poor but a good woman, her actions after her death changed the perception of how she would be remembered. Miss Emily's destructive behavior forever showed the destructive consequences of her actions and the town always remembered her as being a murderer who never followed any rules...
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