Symbolism Piece

Author's Note: This was an interesting topic/ piece that we had to do. It was fun to express our feelings on what we thought something meant. I really didn't enjoy the story but, it was FULL of symbolism. Enjoy! Please leave a comment on how we did!!!

A Rose for Emily

By: Becca C, Liana J, and Chloe K.

Rose – Love, and that looks can be deceiving.

Love – Roses are elegant and pretty and it’s something you get on valentine’s day.

Looks can be deceiving – Roses are beautiful but they also have thorns which are painful.

February – Harsh

Harsh – Winter can be cold and harsh.

Stairways – Creepy, Falling

Creepy – Sometimes when you walk up the stairs they make a creeking noise and it scares Liana.

Falling – You never know if you are going to fall up or down the stairs so you never know what’s coming

“Her voice was dry and cold” – Old, Out of Breath, Cold outside, Mean, Worn, Harsh

Old – Old ladies have old little squeaking voices

Out of Breath – Old ladies have no breath – you can just picture it in your mind.

Cold Outside – Sometimes in the winter the air is more dry and it is not humid

Mean – Old ladies have really high pitched voices or really low voices like “get over here young lady!”

Worn – Because old ladies are old!

Harsh – Long pointy nails, and they have harsh voices!

Rat – Sneaky

Sneaky – Old Emily is very miscellaneous

Snake – Slither

Slither – Emily can easily get out of things – like her taxes

3 gray beards – old men involved, wise

Old men – They’re ore wise and they can control things and they have more experience. They have more stories to tell.

Wise – Old men are wise and smart.

Midnight – Crimes, Important meetings

Crimes - Because no one can see them in the dark and everyone is asleep and it’s dark.

Important meetings - You can’t see and nobody knows about it and it’s a time where everyone’s quiet.

Gray – Ancient, Dull, Not Exciting (a.k.a. boring), Depression

Ancient – because the story seems like the 70’s and ancient means the 70’s - It’s kinda like slavery time.

Dull – All color has been sucked out of it and it’s just not fun to look at

Not Exciting – Which is more funner? Pink or gray? Those are your options!

Depression – I think depression is upsetting, and gloomy, poopy