This picture reminded me of the piece, “A Rose For Emily”, because of the main character Emily and the motif of the flower throughout the story. In this piece, Emily was the main character she was single all throughout her life because of her father’s overprotection. Once Rose’s father died, she was in denial and didn’t want to let his corpse go. This led to her replacing her fathers corpse with Homers body. The rose symbolizes love, but this one is dying. This flower symbolizes more than just love. The wilting rose in Beauty and the Beast echoes dying flowers. This can be applied to Emily’s situation.