Two types of symbiotic relationships in the story A Rose For Emily are parasitism and amensalism. parasitism is shown in the story when old lady Emily kills old man Homer with poison, keeps him in the home that they live in, and doesnt tell a single person that he is there. it is a parasite relationship because homer is a homosexual male who did not want to be with Emily, but the grumpy old lady made him stay by killing him with rat poison. So, she benefited from the end result, and homer clearly was harmed in the process. Lastly, there is a amensalism relationship because Emily makes her servant do all the shopping for her. this shows amensalism because she is benefiting from the relationship by not having to leave the house and talk to other people or have people see what she looks like. then the serevant doesnt really gain or lose anything because that is his
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