The South vs the North is definitely pointed out in this short story. The big house was a definite gothic element that I felt really was mentioned alot. Stubbornness was a trait that Miss Duke presented in this story with her decline of the love two men in the story held out to her. This is where the South vs North comes into play. She turned them down because they were Northerners. This was what really connected with me. I can see how the traditions from the South are much different from the North. In all honesty, there was a girl that really liked me that was from the North, and I didn't like her because alot of the traditions and manners she possessed because they were much different from mine.
A Rose For Emily
Emily was an old stubborn woman who also believed in the traditions from the south, including the tax agreement her father had left her with that evidently expired. Judge Stevens is the judge that also believed in southern traditions and to not embarrass Emily about the smell her house possessed. This was a key gothic element in itsself with the house's atmosphere, disgusting smell, and eerie environment. Most of Emily's life reflects the Old South and I believe what really stuck out to me was that it seemed that all of her father's achievements and the way he raised her really shaped her Character. Overall it was easy to point out that this was a true Southern Gothic story.
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