The Gothic Characteristics in A Rose for Emily

－In "A Rose for Emily," Faulkner is almost gossiping about the weird old lady down the street. But we discover with the twist at the end of the story that it's really a parable, or a story that teaches a lesson, about resistance to change, about "love, death, community vs. individuality, and the nature of time."

－Faulkner wanted to make a point about the south or about the human condition. This masterpiece is incredible in considering human nature and society until today, it means, getting worse and worse, increasing the outrage and reducing the love for one another.

－There is a shift in values as the generations change. Once concerned with gender issues when confronting Emily, the later generation is not; proving it by attempting to collect taxes.

Death is also a symbol of the darkness in the old southern society. Faulkner describes morbid details concerning the death of characters in the story. There is denial and foreshado