He was a very dominant person and always wanted to maintain total control over her. He did not allow her to date even when she was of the appropriate age to do so. These actions suggest that the relationship between Emily and her father was not a normal father-daughter relationship at all. The narrator never mentions anything about Emily's mother, this shows how lonely she was with him when he was alive. He controlled her totally until her death, and continued to control her even after the grave. By isolating her so extremely from what was left of the city when he was alive, to ensure she had no significant others or a spouse, he set her up for a lifestyle that was nearly impossible for her to escape, until she