What are the views of marriage and love for people living in the aristocratic old South as they apply to "A Rose for Emily"?I'm doing a research...

The artistocratic ideals of the Old South were (and still
are, to some extent), closely connected to those of England, and the ideals of marriage
were no exception.  Arranged marriages were not uncommon; women of the upper class were
expected to make a "good match", one that would be respectable for both families.  Once
she was married, an aristocratic Southern woman would be in charge of running the
household, including overseeing the household slaves, administering medical care as
needed, and entertaining other plantation families in the area.  One unsavory aspect of
plantation life in the Old South was the not-necessarily-rare occurrence of the
plantation owner carrying on one or more affairs with slave women he owned.  This was
termed "miscegenation," and it was a practice that led to the birth of many mulatto
children in the Old South.  Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States, was
known to have conducted an affair with one of his slaves, Sally Hemings (although many
believe that he was actually in love with her).