LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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morbid and grotesque character
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madness
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oppressed personality
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -However, “A Rose for Emily” reveals the influence that Southern Gothic had on his writing: this particular story has a moody and forbidding atmosphere; a crumbling old mansion; and decay, putrefaction, and grotesquerie.
Detailed explanation-2: -In this story, Faulkner employs several gothic elements including the decayed corpse, the imposing decrepit house, and the secret horrors that are subject to Emily’s suspicious house. All these gothic elements contribute to the plot’s development by creating a certain kind of atmosphere.
Detailed explanation-3: -The setting, or location, of William Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily is a small town in the South. The story takes place in the town of Jefferson, Mississippi. Jefferson is a fictional town loosely based on Oxford, Mississippi, where Faulkner lived most of his adult life.
Detailed explanation-4: -Emily Grierson is a symbol of the decline of the Old South. She represents the attempts of the Old South to resist the changes that resulted from Reconstruction.