"ARoseforEmily"byWilliamFaulknerisashortstoryrichinsymbolism.Thestoryexploresthemesoftradition,change,andisolationthroughthecharacterofEmilyGrierson,areclusiveSouthernwoman.KeysymbolsincludeEmily'shouse,whichrepresentsthefadingOldSouth,theroseasametaphorforbothaffectionanddecay,andthelockedroomthatrevealsthedarksecretsofthepast.Thesesymbolsdeepenthestory'scommentaryonresistancetochangeandtheconsequencesofclingingtothepast.Faulkner'suseofsymbolismenhancesthegothictoneandaddslayersofmeaningtothisclassicSouthernGothictale.
