A Rose for Emily

Grierson's Residence

Of all the stories I have read in our course, Literatures of the World, this one is the weirdest of all. I just woke up when I decided to read some selections and I chose to read "A Rose for Emily" for the title sounds interesting. At first, the story went a little boring because it talked about the paying of tax of the people and that Emily Grierson, the main character, was exempted for paying it, for some reasons. But as the story goes on, it went a little bit mysterious just as Emily has been mysterious herself. I have formulated questions in my mind because the story really goes weirder and weirder and I'm starting to encounter some terms which are really weird. I was checking for these words' meaning as I go along with the story. As I was approaching the climax or maybe the end of the story, I was really shocked when I found out that she (Emily) was keeping a corpse by her side for quite some time already. That scenario awakened me even if I felt really sleepy by that time. I paused for few minutes trying to absorb what I've just read. I felt a little disgusted with it because it was really creepy. The next time I'm going to read short stories, I would have to search for it's epilogue first so that I won't be traumatized. Hahaha! But, yeah, this story was awesome because it showed a never-ending love for someone. But in this case, it would really be creepy because the fact that marriage should last 'til death do us apart, it isn't right to keep a corpse forever. It's a bad idea, Miss Emily. But anyway, I look up to you for your eternal love for your partner! <3