This critical essay on the short story Roselily, by Jennifer Smith, includes insight on what is really going on in Roselily’s mind during her wedding ceremony. Smith does an excellent job of throughly explaining what Roselily’s thoughts mean when they are put into words that might have other meanings. Also, Smith gives us an example of the main theme of the short story. She says that “ Roselily’s inner monologue represents the assertion of her personal spirit, despite the restrictions placed upon her by her impending marriage.” As Smith digs deeper into the meaning of the story, she begins to explain the meanings of what the wedding sermon means to Roselily, and how these thoughts that she is having will most likely be what the rest of her
