In the short story, "A Rose for Emily," discuss an instance of a difference of opinion in shared social values.

There are two very prominent instances of difference of opinion
on values that are shared within society. The first is the difference in shared values reflected
by how Emily chooses to associate with Homer. The second is difference is reflected by how Emily
views death when death comes to her beloved ones. There are other instances of differences of
opinion on values that are supposed to be shared social values, for instance, how Emily thinks
about paying city taxes; how Emily continues to represent a by-gone era; how Emily imposes her
values upon her man servant, who escapes out the back door at the first opportunity; how Emily
differs from her distant family members' opinions concerning her love for
Homer.

When Emily meets Homer, she begins to come out into town in a
manner quite unlike her usual way. She goes on rides alone with Homer without the benefit of a
chaperon, who would insure that their behavior remained moral. The townspeople stand by and watch
while wondering how Emily can choose to spend time with such a rough man as Homer, who is far
below her social class. The townspeople's opinion is that Emily needs to uphold the shared value
of propriety and social distinction, while Emily's opinion is that she should enjoy what little
opportunity comes her way in life.

Emily encountered death in her
intimate family circle twice in her lifetime. The first death was that of her father who, though
thought to be overbearing, was all the world to Emily: She didn't know how to be in or think
about the world without him. When he died, she refused to believe it, even going so far as to
refusing to giving his body up for burial. The townspeople reflected that her father's death may
have left Emily emotionally unstable but that she was not crazy, or so they
thought.

The second death was the one that surprises us at the
ending of the story, that is the death of Homer. The ending reveals that Emily clung to the
opinion exposed by her first encounter with death: She kept the body this time. The difference of
opinion on a shared social value is about how to relate to a dead loved one. The townspeople
uphold the opinion that when death occurs, an end to the relationship is required, as is a decent
burial or cremation of the remains. Emily, on the other hand, upholds the opinion that the
relationship can continue and no separation of any sort is needed--the body may remain, despite
stench and horror, with its head resting on a pillow at home.