Rose for Emily

The short story "A Rose for Emily" is presented with many gothic elements in order to establish a horrific atmosphere through a missed sequence of events. The peculiar sensation is arranged through various descriptive settings as well as symbolic images to advance the plot to a ghastly ending. The structure of the story, from the beginning till the end, is distinctly presented to cause dreadful feelings.
The opening sentence of the story “When Miss Emily Grierson died…” is a significant statement. “Death” creates an inappropriate impression at the beginning of the story therefore the uncanny atmosphere is carried right from the start. Later, one can observe that Miss Emily’s dead body is compared to a “fallen monument.” A monument can be perceived as a large gray-stone figure, which can be hard to move or even destroy. Also Miss Emily’s house is described as a “big, squarish frame house that had once been white, decorated with cupolas and spires and scrolled ...