The rose for Emily was definitely had a different feel compared to the other gothic stories that we have all read. As I was reading the story I was thinking what is gothic about it. Until I finished the story. The story showed isolation just like the other gothic stories. Emily would stay inside her house and would never come out. Only having her servant to do her errands. The towns women would always gossip about emily. Which is understandable for Emily to want to be isolated. Another gothic element is the queer. Since Homer Barron, apparently likes men. Which has been said from the towns women. In the story Emily Poisoned Homer and had slept with his body for many years until her day of death. Which shows mental illness and it also shows the horror of what people are capable of.
It’s interesting to see you talk about Homers sexuality. Not only was something like homosexuality onsidered gothic, but it was also considered an illness. Both Emily and Homer would have been labeled as mentally ill because if this. Homer for his sexuality and Emily for her isolation tendencies. It’s interesting to see how far we have come and how different everything is now. Now it’s considered normal to want to stay dormant at home as well as the openness people have with sexuality today. It’s interesting to see how what is considered odd or gothic then is somewhat normal to many today.