A Rose For Emily and Other Short Stories

what is the significance of the description of emily, the thin gold chain, the tarnished gold head, her eyes "lost in the fatty ridges of her face"like two lumps of coal?

this is a stroy about a women keeping a mamns body

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I think this represents Emily's former glory of youth. Her youth, like the necklace, is now faded and worn. The old faded necklace effectively becomes a part of her old faded body.

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