1. "A Rose for Emily"
With the gothic writing style, the writer captures the decay of society, life, and love in the post Civil War South, and the horrors that human beings are capable of committing against themselves and one another. ... In any other writing style it would not be believable that the crimes of Emily would be unknown. ... But within the gothic genre the gruesome details of such crimes are wholly believable and the crime itself seems justifiable if not romantic. In any other genre this crime and the actions carried out after it would be nothing less than horrifying. ...
- Word Count: 769
- Approx Pages: 3
- Grade Level: High School