A Rose for Emily was about a girl and the trouble she had with letting individuals that had passed away actually rest in peace. The tone of the story is relatively dark and the author adds on to this with the ending when it is revealed that Emily had been keeping her lover's dead body upstairs in her house. This was definitely an unexpected ending to the novel. Another interesting aspect was the story was read from the perspective of the town which was a new aspect im not accustomed to. The novel as a whole was an easy read and relatively short which I definitely enjoyed. In all, the story was rather intriguing and I enjoyed reading it.
The Old Gardiston is a story set during the civil war and shows the hatred that was present between the north and the south. The marriage of Gardis and Captain Newell at the end of the story represents the reunifying of the north and south into one country. Also at the end of the story personification is shown when the house starts talking about Gardis. The story is an interesting interpretation of the struggles during the civil war and I definitely enjoyed reading this short novel.
With the story A Rose For Emily the author does have a strange view of the woman who then keeps her dead lover in her room. I like the author and the way he talks about the woman's love and craze for her lover.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely enjoyed A Rose for Emily even though it was somewhat of a weird story. I just felt the romance in her actions even though it was a bit overbearing at times.
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