A rose for Emily

 Today in class we read the first part of the story called A rose for Emily. The story started off with a depressing tone of her funeral. We read the poem as a class by spinning the wheel to popcorn read. The story seems interesting so far and I would like to see the author reveal more about the main character. I then started my discussion questions that I will have to submit after I finish them.

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