A rose for emily

In the short story A Rose for Emily,  the Gothic theme seems to take a hidden approach.  rather than seeing it right away, it isn’t till the ended where we find the mental state of Emily being Gothic. Throughout the book however hints were given to the eventual break down of Emily  These includes her tendency to stay isolated even though she has great wealth and isn’t hard to look at.  Another one is becoming home bound,  preventing anyone from seeing her, only relying on her butler to do her bidding by getting the groceries.  Lastly was her decision to closed down an entire floor of her house were no one was allowed to enter. Her eventual break down could be seen rooted from her father’s death.  Also having to find out that her true love was really gay put a dent to her mental state.  Believing she had a chance to be happy again after her father’s death, she was greatly let down when she find her lover with another man. Since Emily feared being alone and abandoned she decided that she was not willing to give Homer up.  she ended up buying poison with no repercussion because of her status and ended up using it on Homer. For a long time she became a necrophilliac, keeping his body there so she wouldn’t feel alone. It wasn’t until the end till one was able to put all the pieces together of how mental challenged Emily became.