What do you think of when you hear the words American Gothic? If you've been thinking about death, heartbreak, loneliness, then you're right. The period of writing American Gothic was when people decided to write about the other side of happy endings. the heart breaking, the funeral and the thought of being alone forever. They tell you about the reality of things and the truth, about how things really happened and it doesn't sugarcoat anything. In "A Rose for Emily", Emily becomes a sad and depressed person who will do something completely unexpected. In “The Lottery,” the townspeople have a twisted tradition that takes place once a year. These two stories feature a lot of comparisons and contrasts in theme, foreshadowing, and imagery. “The Lottery” and “A Rose for Emily” are both American Gothic style, they focus more on the dark side of life. For example “Then we noticed that in the second pillow there was a head print. » (Faulkner 1). It shows fear and death, which is the basis of American Gothic, and the mood is also a mood in both stories where it is so slow that, it seems fast, every other line gives goosebumps. You never know when the next plot twist will take place. The stories help readers understand the true but sad facts of life, how death eventually comes to everyone. It focuses on dark times. In the lottery, a good quote that explains this concept of death and dark times is "It's not fair," she said as a stone hit her head. Old man Warner was like, "Come on, come on, everyone." It’s not right,” Mrs. Hutchinson shouted, so they were upon her. This shows the cruelty and ignorance of human nature and behavior. So "A Rose for Emily" and "The Lottery" are great examples of American Go...... middle of paper ...... have a lot of compare and contrast dealing with theme, foreshadowing and imagery. These stories are more different because in "A Rose for Emily", she feels the need to marry to fit in with the other women in her town, but unlike "The Lottery", they have a habit of killing someone and they don't. I don't want to fit in with everyone. Analysis of literature is important because it helps in understanding society in a physiological and sociological way. These two stories say a lot about society. They say there are traditions that people follow to fit in and some don't. integrate. In conclusion, literature has a great reflection on society. Works Cited Faulkner, William. “A Rose for Emily” The Language of Literature, IL: McDougal Littell, 2002. 517-25. Lottery » The lottery and other stories New York: Farrar, 1991..