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ARoseforEmily ByWilliamFaulkner Theauthor TheBackground ThePlots TheThemes Author WilliamCuthbertFaulkner bornFalkner September25 1897 July6 1962 alsoknownasWillFaulkner wasanAmericanwriterandNobelPrizelaureatefromOxford Mississippi Faulknerworkedinavarietyofwrittenmedia includingnovels shortstories aplay poetry essaysandscreenplays Heisprimarilyknownandacclaimedforhisnovelsandshortstories manyofwhicharesetinthefictionalYoknapatawphaCounty asettingFaulknercreatedbasedon LafayetteCounty wherehespentmostofhislife andHollySprings MarshallCounty 1 FaulknerisoneofthemostimportantwritersinbothAmericanliteraturegenerallyandSouthernLiteraturespecifically Thoughhisworkwaspublishedasearlyas1919 andlargelyduringthe1920sand1930s Faulknerwasrelativelyunknownuntilreceivingthe1949NobelPrizeinLiterature Twoofhisworks AFable 1954 andhislastnovelTheReivers 1962 wonthePulitzerPrizeforFiction 2 In1998 theModernLibraryrankedhis1929novelTheSoundandtheFurysixthonitslistofthe100bestEnglish languagenovelsofthe20thcentury alsoonthelistwereAsILayDying 1930 andLightinAugust 1932 Absalom Absalom 1936 isoftenincludedonSimilarlists Thedetails AtmosphereSuffocating orDepressionThemeLoveTragedyCharacterMissEmilyisamysteriousandarrogantwoman Emilyistotallyatragedyoftheoldtraditions Sheisaprisonerofthepast ofthesocialandmoraltaboosoftheSouth Notonlybecauseshepurelyawoman butalsothestubbornconventionsmanacleherthatresultinherfrustratedlife TimeAfterAmericancivilwarPlaceInJeffersonTownMainFigureEmilyGrierson Hisfather HomerBarron thevillagers theNegro SettingWhendoesithappen Ithappenedin19century aftertheAmericanCivilWar Wheredoesthestoryhappen ThestoryissetinthesoutherntownofJefferson A Thetownfrownedonheraffair theministergoingtoseeher thefemalecousinsvisiting Emilyorderedjewelry preparingformarriage HomerBarrongoingawayandcoming Emilyboughttheratpoison B Emilywassickforlong latershewasinlove C ThesmellfromEmily shouse fromtherottenbody Emily shairturninggray herdoorclosed from40to50 givingchina painting D Emilylivedtotheageof30 andherfatherdied E Emilydiedat74 F Sincewhenshewasabout60 thetaxproblemhadremainedunresolved Answer DBACFE I Themeaningofthetitle whatdosearosesymbolize Themeaningofthetitleisambiguous capableofvariousinterpretations Aroseisatraditionalsymbolofloveandapledgeoffaithfulness FromthestorywecanseeMissEmilywasdeniedlove So inthissense thetitlehasanironicmeaning Aroseforsomebodycanalsomeanakindofmemorial anoffering inmemoryofsomebody Itshowstheauthor ssympathyanddeeprespect II Emily suchagrotesque oldrecluse seemstobeprivilegedinthetown Why III Whydoesshebuytheratpoison thearsenic BecauseEmilystandsforakindofoldtraditionofsoutherncountry Peopleinthistowncannotfacethefailureofthewarfromtheirinnerhearts sotheytrytoprotecttheironlysymbol TokillHomerBarronandneverdepartwithhim IV HomerBarronwasneverseenlater Doyouknowhiswhereabouts HewaskilledbyEmily andhewaslyinginEmily shomeforever Theplotofthestoryevolvesaroundmanyconflicts theconflictsbetweenMissEmilyandherfathertheconflictbetweenMissEmilyandthetown theestablishedcodesofconducttheconflictbetweenMissEmilyandHomerBarron theconflictbetweentheSouthandtheNorththeconflictbetweenthepastandthepresent Theplotofthestoryevolvesaroundmanyconflicts theconflictsbetweenMissEmilyandherfathertheconflictbetweenMissEmilyandthetown theestablishedcodesofconducttheconflictbetweenMissEmilyandHomerBarron theconflictbetweentheSouthandtheNorththeconflictbetweenthepastandthepresent ThisstoryhappensaftertheAmericanCivilWar inJeffersonTown It sastoryaboutaneccentricspinsternamedEmilywhosemarriageistotallymanipulatedbyherfather Twoyearsafterherfather sdeath poorEmilyisacquaintedwithanorthernercalledHomerBarron adaylaborerandshefallsinlovewithhim However theirrelationisshort livedasHomerbecomestiredofherandintendstogetridofher InordertokeepHomerathand Emilykillshimwitharsenicand obtain him thus shesleepswithhiscorpsefordecades ConclusionThismasterpiecereflectsthedeclineofthesouthernsocietyandrevealstheconflictsBetweenthetwodifferentvaluesystemsandtwoSocietiesaftertheAmericanCivilwar Emilyisanembodimentofthesouth theoldandtradition Inourdailylife everythingischangingeveryday Asanindividual wecanonlyadaptourselvestotheproteanenvironmentandshouldlearntoAcceptnewthings Onlywhenwekeeplearningeverydaycanwesurviveinthisworldwhichisfullofcompetition TheCausesoftheHeroine sTragicLifeinARoseforEmily ThestoryARoseforEmilytakesplaceinFaulkner sfictionalcityJefferson Mississippi ThehistoricalsettingofthisstoryispostAmericanCivilWar Thestoryreflectsthesoutherners loveanddetestationoftheoldtraditionandtheirdistrustoftheideologyofnorthernindustrialcapital Inthisshortstory theheroineEmilyusedtobeasouthernnobility Historicalreason ThecivilwardestroyedmuchofthewealththathadexistedintheSouth ButintheeyeoftheJeffersoncitizens Emilyisstillthesignalofoldsouthernprosperity Sheiskindofamonument Ontheonehand thesouthernersknowtheyarenolongerrich Ontheotherhand tokeepthememoryofyesterday theytryhardtopreservetheoldtradition ReligiouscausesThereareallsortsofreligiousgroupsinAmerica AmongtheAmericanpeople 36 areProtestants andoverthreefifthsofallAmericanreligiouspeopleareProtestants 张奎武 2008 285 Inthemindofthepuritans womenshouldbereservedandmustsuppresssensualpassion Intheshortstory theheroineEmilyisarepresentative southernlady whoisdestroyedbythereligiousdoctrines Herfatherwantsto keepher holyandpure sohedrivesawayallthewooersofMissEmily Thechastenessofawomanismoreimportantthanherpositionasahumanbeing Thushernaturaldesirecannotbesatisfiedandresultinmindtwisting Emilyisdeeplyinfluencedbythereligiousbelief Afterthedeathofherfather shegetsfreephysically however shecannotremovefettersfromhermind ThedoctrineofwomenhasrootedinEmily smind Sowhenheraffectionforthenorthernerbecomethelaughingstockofthetown sheresortstoanextremeway thatis killingHomer Thisisthewaysheventsafteryearsofinhibitingfromdesireandpassion Itisapowerfulaccuseofsouthernsociety Itisapowerfulaccuseofsouthernsociety PeopleinthetownIntheshortstory thepeopleinthetownseemtocarefortheheroineandworshipthearistocrats Butinfact theyarejusttryingtopreservetheoldtraditionandinterfereinherprivatelife Sothepeopleinthetownplayaroleascatalysttotheheroine stragiclife Thedarkmindofthetownpeopleismentionedseveraltimesinthepassage Sowhenshegottobethirtyandwasstillsingle wewerenot pleasedexactly butvindicated evenwithInsanityinthefamilyshewouldn thaveturneddownallofherchancesiftheyhadreallymaterialized Fromthetoneofthepeople theirschadenfreudeisclearedexposed Theirassumptionisfullofridiculeandirony TheyaregladtofindthatinfactMissEmilydosenothavethatmanysuitors WhentheyknowthatallthethingsthatEmily sfatherleaveforheris justahouse Theybecomehappyagain AlltheycareaboutisnotEmily slife theyjustfeelasenseofsuperiorityinshowingpitytoEmily FamilyinfluenceFamilyissupposedtobethefirstschoolofaperson whileparentsarethefirstteacheroftheirchildren Theexperienceofone schildhoodcanhaveathroughimpactonhislatterbehavior EmilywasborninadownfallennoblefamilyofsouthAmerica Sheliveswithherfathersinceshewasborn Emilyseldomleaveshome S