Gothic Romances: Desiree's Baby and a Rose for Emily

Gothic romances are something of a deep nature. You must be analytical when you read gothic romance stories to surely understand the full message. If you do not, then the story will only be another hard to understand, old school short story that lacks understandable modern day words. Desiree's Baby and a Rose for Emily are two great examples of a gothic romance. They are both so emotionally powerful when it comes to the five building blocks of a gothic romance. These five are; passion, innocence pitted by a dark experience, fierce demon of the lord, a fire and house with a secret. Both great short stories have great examples explaining the five building blocks of a gothic romance.

First, let us start off with Desiree's Baby. To me, I enjoyed this short story more than a...