“Hunters in the Snow” by Tobias Wolff is a suspense type story, with an unexpected twist at the end, while “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner could far into the horror genre, due to the confusing atmosphere. These two short stories have similar emphases on symbolism, foreshadowing, settings, atmosphere, and themes; with this in mind, they also have many differences, such as the style of the writer. Both stories begin by describing the settings, the cold winter wonderland of "Hunters in the Snow" and the musty old Gothic-style house of "A Rose." for Emilie. Both Wolff and Faulkner used settings as symbols, which also helps create the atmosphere of their story. For example, the snowy weather in "Hunters in the Snow" symbolizes the cold distance of the three men's so-called "friendship" coming to an end, while the changes in Grierson's house could symbolize how Emily had changed, since his father's death. The way Faulkner describes how Emily's house and hair changed throughout the story symbolizes how stubborn and carefree Emily became after her father's death. Both beginnings of the story include foreshadowing of their unforeseen endings. For "Hunters in the Snow", one such foreshadowing was after Kenny made fun of Frank about his crush on the babysitter, Frank threatened Kenny by saying "You're asking for it", which foreshadowed the Unexpected death of Kenny. For "A Rose for Emily", the opening paragraph describing the house as a "fallen monument" and the town going to Emily's funeral foreshadowed Emily's digression. Another similarity between these two stories lies in their themes. They shared powerful themes, such as how control can affect a person and the insecurities one may feel. ...... middle of paper ...... Wolf's ending had some good suspense, writing "'I'm going to the hospital,' Kenny said. But he was wrong. They had taken a different turn a long time ago,” leaving the reader thinking about how Tub and Frank will end up Kenny; this ending doesn’t give the reader a good idea of ​​what’s going on in the scene and in the character’s mind “Hunters in the. Tobias Wolff's "Snow" and William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" have related elements, but also divergent styles. Both stories reveal that their characters were desperate and in need of a change in their lives. a change to help them overcome the limitation of their freedom or a change in domination The way Wolf and Faulkner wrote their stories appealed to many different types of audiences by how similar and different their stories are. the stories were written in different periods..