A Rose for Emily
"Alive Miss Emily was a tradition, a duty and a care. After death..."
Miss Emily was the talk of the town, mostly due to her traditional manner and secretive life within a town where secrets and scarce. Once Emily is passed the doors to her home are opened and the skeleton's in her closet are about to be uncovered.
Goblin Market
"Come buy, come buy..."
A college level short story, Goblin Market has more than mystical creatures selling fruit at a farmer's market. Goblin Market has the discrete undertones of sexual assault, gender inequality and more.
The Black Cat
"Have we not a perpetual inclination... to violate that which is Law?"
One of Poe's famous short story tells the tale of what can happen to a person when corrupted from within.
A Lamb to Slaughter
"It wasn't till them that she began to get frightened."
This short story brings back the gender roles and analyzes the differences between the genders and what happens when one is backed against the wall.
Roman Fever
"I was easily frighten because I was too happy."
Secrets are meant to be kept but when two old friends catch up in Rome things begin to reveal themselves in the most unpleasant of ways.
Araby
"Her image accompanied me even in places the most hostile to romance."
Let's end the unit with the analysis of a young romance turned obsession.
The Chaser
"Young people who need a love potion very seldom have five thousand dollars."
Come find out the true meaning of love with John Collier's The Chaser. .