Wednesday, May 14, 2014

May you help me about a rose symbolizes and why is her first name " Emily " used instead of zmiss Emily in the story' s stitle?

I believe this title is meant to sound like "A Tribute
to..." I usually have my class brainstorm what kind of a story they think this is going
to be, based on the title alone.  The most common answers are: "Romantic," and "Somebody
dies."  When you think about it, these are two pretty good summations of the story.  I
think the title is meant to be foreshadowing, but also cryptic.  It is, after all,
modern Gothic Literature.


Consider what you already know
about tributes to people after death.  They are done in a spirit of reverence and
usually great respect.  Details throughout the story seem counterproductive to reverence
and respect for this woman who seems to hide so many weird (to say the least) and
twisted secrets.  But based on such a title, we continue to read with some sense of hope
that she deserves the rose at the end.  This title sets a perfect tone to build the
mystery and suspence, and even succeeds in allowing Emily a bit of dignity in her death,
despite the gruesome way in which she is found.

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