Sorry about picking this story over the others, but Faulkner's "A rose for Emily" was just powerful compared to Oates' story about Three Girls. But, yes, I realized the last thing you wanted to read was something along the lines of "why I thought this story sucked." So, I'm going to try something a bit different.
This is the kind of the story best told over a campfire. Not the boy-scout type campfires. This one is more mature. It involves tea.
Faulkner tells a little story about a woman with enigmatic appearance. With a gloomy setting & Gothic elements the grim atmosphere is established. From the emphasis in great detail about the decrepit corpse of Homer Barron to the withering of her gray hair, reaching a shade of gray only Faulkner could depict. The concept that the people of the town "misread" Miss Emily Grierson and her relationship with Homer. All of these pictures put together to delude the reader from an even bigger secret that grasps your attention.
It was the feeling that makes you question your reading comprehension skills so you'd re-read the story twice, highlight the specific passage, and still have that same dumbfounded look on your face from before. Great read!
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