The House
Here's a Gothic lit pro-tip: watch out for the houses. Whether you're reading straight Gothic or Southern Gothic, the house usually houses (hey-o!) some pretty potent symbolism.And Miss Emily's hou...
The Pocket Watch, the Stationery, and the Hair
In "A Rose For Emily," the struggle between the past and the future threatens to rip the present to pieces. And this tension is apparent in this story's symbols of time: the pocket watch, the stati...
Death and Taxes
The first section of this story involves what Benjamin Franklin said were the only two certain things in the world: death and taxes. Miss Emily's death at the beginning of the story, and the narrat...