If it were to be told from Tobe's point of view, there would be many changes. Some of the most drastic changes would be that the reader might not be able to get a taste of what society thinks and how they act when it comes to Emily, especially with all of the things that they are saying about her. This is the thing that will become more hidden. This is because the attention may be directed towards what Emily does in her house while she isolates herself from the rest of society. Tobe may be describing everything that Emily does and how she feels about what she's going through; therefore, the reader would know what she does everyday and there won't be a kind of mystery going on as when it's being told in first person plural.
With the story being told from Tobe's view, the reader will actually know what Emily did to the arsenic that she bought from the druggist, rather than having to guess and guess wrong. The reader will also be able to comprehend that Emily poisoned Homer Barron and the reason(s) for her actions, rather than thinking that Homer ran away. This then will change the reader's thoughts about her. There will be a better understanding of her and desires due to Tobe's point of view. There will also be an understanding of why Emily is always looking through her window and why her house smelled. The reader then will also understand why Emily wasn't paying her taxes. Is it that she doesn't know that Colonel Sartoris is dead or is she just ignoring what society is trying to make her do? Everything that was in question from when the story is told from first person plural would be answered. Things will surely be revealed, leaving no mysteries.
Despite the many changes that can occur if the story was to be told from Tobe's point of view, the theme itself wouldn't change. The story will still have that idea of human growth, of growing old, and eventually decaying, no matter how beautiful it once was.
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