Reflection
Reflection
Reflection
“Remembered all the young men her father had driven away”
So, if Emily didn't kill Barron, perhaps she would always have
a feeling of insecurity, fear that one day Barron would
abandon her - perhaps because he couldn't stand the class gap.
and social prejudice. Emily had collapsed once after her
father's death and she didn't want to lose Barron - the only
person to be Emily's emotional support. If he doesn't kill him,
Barron might actually abandon Emily one day. Emily's life
will end faster in loneliness and regret.
First, roses symbolize life and pride and no matter what color
they are, they always bloom and stand out in the flower field.
However, this is in complete contrast to Emily, who is
described:
“a small, fat woman in black, with a thin gold chain
descending to her waist and
vanishing into her belt, leaning on an ebony cane with
tarnished gold head”
“She looked bloated”, “that pallid hue”
• “...like a body long submerged in motionless water”
• “Her eyes, lost in the fatty ridges of her face
Although Emily's body is still here, her soul seems to have
died a long time ago, maybe since her father died or how the
world has changed, leaving Emily in the old, dilapidated
mansion. old and terrible, like a prison that kept her away
from the outside world
Second, roses are considered a symbol of love and romance.
However, under Emily's father's tyrannical prohibition, she
did not date any man. Even after Emily's father died, she
could not have the heart and love of the man she chose -
Homer Barron
Finally, roses are considered a necessary "offering" at Emily's
funeral that guests will bring. The men send Emily "through a
sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument", the women
send ""mostly out of curiosity to see the inside of her house.".
Throughout the story, the town plays The third person’s
role,the one who narrates the story of Emily's life. However,
the rose that the town sends her is not the proud yellow rose,
the red rose for burning love, it’s the white rose of the crowd.
mourning, as well as marking the fall of an older generation
monument - the last owner of the Grierson family
4. What elements of Gothic literature can be found in this
specific work? Explain.
First, The space opens with the image of Miss Emilly's house,
silent and old, located almost out of sight in a crowded and
bustling neigh borhood of car repair factories, cotton gins... It
seems like everything has changed. In accordance with the life
of the times, only Miss Emily's house remains the same to the
point of being out of place ““... a big, squarish frame house that
had once been white, decorated with cupolas and
spires and scrolled balconies in the heavily lightsome style of the
seventies,..”