Annotated Image for “A Rose for Emily”

This rose reminds and symbolizes the tragedy described in “A Rose for Emily”. Roses are typically brought to funerals and laid upon the casket and with Emily, she not only died but she never lived a good life. She was shadowing her controlling father for most of her life and had next to nothing when he died. The one person she loved didn’t love her back and she had to resort to murder in order to keep him. A rose, in accordance to this story, means a tragic event, or in this case, a series.

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