Which of the following statements most closely summarizes the townspeople’s changing view of Emily throughout the story?
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A. People thought Emily was haughty and proud, but they pitied her as she became older and less fortunate.
B. People pitied Emily because her father and aunt who raised her were unkind, until she became a murderer.
C. Emily was adored as a child, but as an adult she was shunned for her unpredictable and violent behavior.
D. Emily was looked up to as an upstanding member of a respectable family, until she fell in love with a day laborer.
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C. Emily was adored as a child, but as an adult she was shunned for her unpredictable and violent behavior.
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