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Symbolism In 'A Rose For Emily'

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Who Argued It Better? So, I decided to select the story, “A Rose For Emily”. This story very widely shows symbolism throughout. There are a lot of things that stand for something and have true meaning to it. In this short story, I was able to depict each type of symbolism and focus thoroughly on how it played a big part in the story as a whole. There is no hidden secret that this story explores the strain tensions between the past, present, and future. One very important symbol is Emily’s pocket watch. This was actually extremely essential- as Emily’s time was “forever” ticking. The pocket watch pretty much symbolizes that time is off the essence for Miss Emily… It goes to show us that her time is an indiscernible exertion. As each tick of the clock goes, it is only diminishing Emily’s chances at finding true and genuine contentment. With this being said, the pocket watch as a whole has pretty much defined the story as time. …show more content…

At least that is what I got from it. Throughout the story, the author constantly related things and or characters to time. For example, Miss Emily’s hair was also symbolized as time, heavily. This is how the town tells time. By Miss Emily’s hair. As said in the story, when she first vanishes from her house after her hair has suddenly turned gray, like super super gray! However, when she no longer decides to vacate the house, the town eventually results to Tobe’s hair which is also a key time teller. This ties into time as a whole which is where the theme comes in. Again, the thing to be noted is that time is extremely of the

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