I found this story reminds me of, "Great Expectations." Emily loved very deeply, so deeply she actually poisons her love to keep him from leaving her. I found it very disturbing that she kept his decaying body in the bed where she also slept at night. To me Emily is a sad individual. She refused to conform to the new laws. Stating only that she was promised by the colonel that she would be safe from taxes. It was not however, put into writing and no one else was alive to confirm the agreement made.
I thought Emily was mentally unstable, but I must say she had her reasoning for it. Everyone she has ever cared truly for has left or died. In the end I think Emily did not want to be alone anymore. that is why she did what she did. I am not saying it was right. I just assuming there was reasoning behind her thoughts. I feel sorry for her in so many ways.
I am so glad I read this! I blogged about not understanding that story at all and I really was wondering what it was about and why people like it. Thank you for sharing your point of view :)
ReplyDeleteI've never read Great Expectations but now I'm going to put it on my summer "to do" list since you say it is comparable to "A Rose For Emily". I really enjoyed all the stories I was able to get read in this Pod, but this one was a favorite. I just felt so sorry for her. She must have been terribly lonely to go to those extremes and obviously she became quite unstable. I'm sure this was due to the fact that everyone in her life seemingly abandonded her eventually. Still kinda creepy though!!
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