As you read “A Rose for Emily” you may notice that there are many symbols in the story that have numerous connotations. I could go on with the list, but I decided to only use three. The word “pink” and last but not least the pocket watch. After reading the story and putting the pieces together, you can conclude that these symbols are related to each other and are significant in finding the context of the story. They tell the story before you even finish reading it. The colors and details of the symbols are very important and mean different things. When I read the title of the story, I automatically imagined a real red rose in my head. Not thinking about how the word was used, I thought the author was talking about a red flower. After reading this story, I noticed that not once was a rose mentioned. As stated in the last paragraph, a symbol can have numerous connotations simply based on the color, detail, or actual meaning of the word. We know that the color red is linked to many things, but it reminds me of the traditional words, blood, danger, stop, like stop signs and traffic lights...