A Horror Story?

In the beginning, “A Rose for Emily” looked nothing like a horror story, but by the end of the story, you will feel a sense of uneasiness. You would also realize the little hints that the author drops in the story build up to an appalling end. Its not the usual type of horror story (the type in which you are constantly expecting a ghost to jump out). The setting is pretty normal. However, the ending is indeed horrific. The components of a good horror story would be the hints and suspense and the dreadful ending. I think Faulkner really did a great job in dong that in “A Rose for Emily”. The hints he gives are all really subtle. When reading the story, I had an uneasy feeling, but never really give my thoughts to it. It was only until the very end that I understood that he was dropping hints all along. It took me a while after I read the story to actually comprehend the ending. I had to fish some of the missing pieces of the puzzle back and put them together. “A Rose for Emily” might be the best horror story I’ve ever read. It’s not extremely scary, but the ending certainly creeped me out. Miss Emily’s action showed that she is more than eccentric. She probably turned crazy after her father died.