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AdvancedEnglish3,ARoseForEmily,Themeaningofthetitle：whatdoesarosesymbolize?,Arosesymbolizingloveandapledgeoffaithfulness.Aroseforsomebodycanalsomeanakindofmemorial,anoffering,inmemoryofsomebody.Abizarrestoryoflove,death,honor,pride,changeandloss.Emilywasdeniedlove,thetitlehasanironicmeaning.,ARoseforEmily,WilliamFaulknerWilliamFaulknerslife:themostimportantfactisthathewasbornandbredintheAmericanSouthandlivedtherealmostallhislife.,Abouttheauthor,HisMainWritings,Hismajornovels:TheSoundandtheFury(1929)AsILayDying(1930)Sanctuary(1931)LightinAugust(1932)Absalom,Absalom!(1936)TheHamlet(1940)Hisbooksofshortstories:TheseThirteen(1931)Godown,Moses(1942)TheCollectedStoriesofWilliamFanlkner(1950),WilliamFaulkner,BecausethesettingofmostofhisworksistheAmericanSouth,Faulknerisregardedasaregionalwriter.Faulknerdealswithsomeofthemajoruniversalthemesinliteraturesoprofoundlythatheisreadandrecognizednationallyandinternationally.,ARoseforEmily,WritingtechniquesFaulknerisamongthegreatestexperimentalistsofthe20thcenturynovel.Hiseffectiveuseofthestreamofconsciousness,multiplepointsofview,symbolismandimaginary,placehimamongtherankofthegreatestmodernwritersalongwithJamesJoyceandVirginiaWoolf.In1949FaulknerreceivedtheNobelPrizeforliterature.,WilliamFaulkner,.Eachstoryandeachnovelcontributestotheconstructionofawhole,whichistheimaginaryYoknapatawphaCountyanditsinhabitants.,TheirthemeisthedecayoftheoldSouth,asrepresentedbytheSartorisandGriesonfamilies,andtheemergenceofruthlessandbrashnewcomers.,Themeandtechnique-thedistortionoftimethroughtheuseoftheinnermonologuearefusedparticularlysuccessfullyinTheSoundandtheFury(1929),seenthroughthemindsofseveralcharacters.WilliamFaulknerdiedonJuly6,1962.,WilliamFaulkner,ARoseforEmily,AlthoughitisoneofhismostfrequentlyanthologizedshortstoriesandiswidelyusedintheAmericanclassroom,Chinesestudentsmayfinditdifficulttounderstandandappreciate.SomeofthemmaythinkitisabizarrestoryaboutanoldeccentricladyinanAmericanSoutherntown.ItstruethatthesettingofthestoryistheAmericanSouth.,Yet,thethemeofthestoryisuniversal,transcendingtheboundariesoftimeandspace.Likemanyotherworksofgreatliterature,thisshortstorytellsaboutlove,death,honor,pride,change,andloss.,InARoseforEmilywecanseehowtheauthortellsagoodstoryskillfully,howhecreatesanatmosphereneededforthestorytelling,howhekeepsthesuspenseandunfoldstheconflictbitbybitandhowhedigsdeepintothesocialworldofhischaracter.Thisstoryisarichandmodern20thcenturyliterarytext.,ThosewhoarenotsofamiliarwithmodernAmericanliteraturemaythereforeencountersomeobstaclesinreadingthisstory:vaguereferences,ambiguities,symbolism,imagery,experimentalpointofview,jumbledtimesequences,avoidanceofcleartransitions,withholdingofvitalinformation,etc.,Byexploitingthosetricks“FaulknerhopestoinviteusreaderstoparticipateintheprocessofseekingthetruthsoftheinnerlifeofthetownspeopleastheycopewithMissEmily.Oncewedo,wewillsurelyenjoyreadingthestory.Itslikeworkingatapuzzle:whenwestarttofigureitout,itwillbecomemoreandmoreinteresting.,The1949NobelPrizepresentationspeechcallsFaulknertheunrivalledmasterofalllivingBritishandAmericannovelists“.Heisregardedasadeeppsychologist.TheshortstoryARoseforEmilylivesuptothathighpraise.,WilliamFaulkner,ImplicitChronology(approximate)ThenarrationofARoseforEmilydoesnotfollowanormalchronologicalorder.Instead,itshiftsintimefrequentlyandgivesoutbitsofinformationaboutthemaincharacter,1855:MissEmilyisborntotherichestfamilyofslave-ownersintown.1861-1865:theAmericanCivilWar,ConfederatetroopsfromherecommandedbyCol.Sartoris.1870:Mr.Grierson,MissEmilysFather,hasthefamilyhousebuiltinGothicrevivalstyleca.1886:Mr.Griersondies;MissEmilysinheritanceisonlythehouse;sheisover30.,ca.1887:HomerBarron,Northernconstructionforeman,arrives;heandMissEmilystartcourting.ca.1888:HomerBarronisseennomore;thesmellinthehouseisnoticed.1894:YoungColoneldies.ca.1927-1928:ThetaxdelegationvisitsMissEmily.ca.1929-1930:MissEmilydiesattheageof74.,Whotellsthestory?Thatisnotaveryimportantquestionfor18thcenturyfictionoreven19thcenturyfictionbecausestorieswrittenthenareusuallytoldbyapersonwhoknowseverythingatanymoment.Itiscalledtheomniscient(all-knowing)narrator.Modernwritersofthe20thcenturyliketoexperimentwithdifferentnarrativevoices.,Whotellsthestory?InARoseforEmilyhechooseswe,thepeopleofthetown,asthecollectivenarrator.Thefirstsentenceofthestorysays,WhenMissEmilyGriersondied,ourwholetownwenttothefuneral.Inthefollowingpartswefrequentlyappearasthenarrator.,WilliamFaulkner,Wearetheordinarypeopleofthetown,representingthegossipofthetown.Theyare,mostofthetime,notparticipantsbutobserversoftheevents.TheyareratherdetachedfromMissEmilyandthereforedifferentfromtheladies“orolderpeoplementionedinparagraph31whoaremoresociallyinvolvedwithMissEmilyandthustendingtobemorejudgmental.,Thetownspeoplearemainlyinterestedinkeepingtrackoftheeventsandsharingtheinformationwithpeoplecomingfromoutsidethetown.Yet,aspeoplelivinginasmalltownintheSouth,theyhavetheirownvaluesandattitudes.Onthewholewe“shouldberegardedasareliablenarrator.However,weareunabletotellthestoryinastraightforwardandsystematicmanner.,Asnon-participantsofthemajorevents,thiscollectivenarratordoesnotknoweverything,andthusthenarrativepointofviewislimited.ForinstancenoneofushavebeeninsideMissEmilyshouseuntilherdeath.soinevitablytherearegapsinthenarrationthatareboundtocauseconfusiononthepartofthereaderorthelistenerofthestory.,Thatleavesalotofroomforreaderparticipation.Asreaders,wehavetofillinthegapsandpiecethescatteredhitsofinformationtogetherbyourselves.Thisistheburdentheauthorplacesonusreaders,andatthesametime,itispartofthefunofreadingsuchastory.,Setting,timeandmajorcharacters,Setting：ThetownofJefferson-thecountyseatofYoknapatawphaTime：nocleartimeclues,usingflashback.Majorcharacters：Emily,herfatherandherloverHomer,thepeopleofthetownMinorcharacters：ColonelSartoris,JudgeStevens,Keypointsofthetext,1.Thetheme(themes)ofthestory(differentinterpretations)2.Theconflictsinthestory(Emilyandthecommunityoftown,Homer,herfather,theoldandthenew,thepastandthepresent,theSouthandNorth)3.FivedifferentimagesofEmilyreflectingherchangesinthestory,Keywordsofthetext,I.Encroach,august,aneyesoreamongeyesores,father,edict,totheeffectthat,dispensation,plumpness,obesityII.Horseandfoot,temerity,diffident,deprecation,tableau,slenderandslimIII.Imperviousness(impervious)IV.ThwartV.acrid,monogram,attitude,grimace,biding,“ARoseforEmily”,Thejumbledchronologyisstructuredlikeagossipstory.EachsectionisdesignedforthereadertomakeajudgmentofEmily,SectionI,PeopletalkabouthowEmilyhasntpaidhertaxesColonelSartoris(mayor)createsastorywhyshedoesntpayShebelievesthestoryandbuysintoit,SectionII,AstrangesmellemitsfromEmilyshouseMenhavetosneakaroundherhousetospreadlimetocoversmell.,SectionIII,TheappearanceofHomerBarronEmilyisseenbuyingarsenicFaulknerforcesustomakeajudgmentatthispointDoesshebuythearsenicbeforeorafterHomersvisit?,SectionIV,EmilybuysmensclothingandtoiletriesThisisthelasttimeanyoneseesHomerAnotherjudgmentisforceduponthereaderEmilydies,SectionV,BacktopresenttimeEmilyisdeadThetownspeopleopenherbedroomdoorthathasbeenshutforover30yearsTheirdiscoverycreatesshuddersofhorrorThefinaljudgment/responsefromthereaderislaidout,PartI,Para.1:whoistellingthestory?“We”aretellingstoriesaboutEmily,thepeopleofthetown,asthecollectivenarratorormulti-narrativevoices.,WhatisthefunctionofParagraph2?,ThisparagraphprovidesdetailsaboutthesettingofthestorytheplacebeingtheSoutherntownofJeffersonandthetimebeingaftertheSouthlostintheAmericanCivilWar.FromthedescriptionsoftheappearanceofMissEmilyshousewelearnsomethingaboutherfamilyandhercharacter,Para.2Whatconflictisreflected?,Thisparagraphprovidesdetailsaboutthesettingofthestory.ThedetaileddescriptionofthehouserevealstheidentityoftheGriersonsasoneoftherichestfamiliesinthetown.Conflictbetweennewthingsandoldthings,Encroach,encroachon/uponsth.逐步侵犯（侵占），蚕食；(1)tograduallytakemorecontrolofsomeonestome,possessions,rightsetc.thanyoushould.(2)Tograduallycovermoreandmoreland.N.encroachment.E.g.Hereisagovernmentthatisencroachingontherightsofindividuals.Housesencroachinguponfarmland.,Obliterate:eraseAugust:imposingandinspiringaweandreverence.Coquettish:likeagirlorwomanwhotriestogainmensattentionandadmirationmerelyfromvanity.Aneyesoreamongeyesores:aneyesoreissth.thatisveryugly,esp.abuildingsurroundedbyotherthingsthatarenotugly.Bemuse:toplungeinthought.,Remitvt.1.宽恕；赦免：Hissentenceofdeathwasremittedbythegovernmentin1999.他的死刑于1999年被政府赦免。2.豁免(债务等)；免除(处罚等)：Undernocircumstancescantheincometaxberemitted.在任何情况下所得税都不能豁免。3.减轻；缓和：Youmustntremityourefforts.你千万不可松劲。,Remitvt.4.(把问题等)提交处理(或考虑等)；转给；【法律】=remand(vt.2):Thecasehasbeenremittedtothesupremepeoplescourt.此案已提交最高人民法院审理。5.使恢复原状(或原位)：Thegovernmenttriedtoremittheurbanresidentsintostability.政府力图使城镇居民恢复安定生活。6.推迟；拖延；暂停：Wedecidedtoremitourresearchworktillnextyear.我们决定将研究工作推迟到明年进行。7.汇(款)：Pleaseremitmethemoneyatyourearliestconvenience.请您尽早将钱汇来。,Thestreetusedtohouseonlythebestfamilies.Thengreatchangestookplace;garageandcottonginswereestablishedonthestreetandtheirexistencewipedoutthearistocratictracesIthatneighbored.Whilethewholestreetwasbecomingmodernandcommercial,onlyEmilyshouseremainedthesame.,Figureofspeech,personificationToshowthathouseanditsownersharethesamecharacter.,Cedar-bemused:transferredepithet.,他们在令人沉思的雪松陪伴下长眠于公墓，他们的墓碑周围埋葬着一排排南北战争中在杰斐逊战场上阵亡的南方和北方的无名军人。cedar-bemused:transferredepithet,Para.3WhatcanweinferfromColonelSartorisedict?,TotreatwhiteupperclasswomenandNegrowomendifferently.,Tofather:tobringintobeing;tofoundEdict:anofficialpublicorderissuedbyauthority.Dispensation:specialpermissionfromsomeoneinauthoritytodosth.thatisnotusuallyallowed.特许V.dispense:togivesth.topeople.esp.infixedamounts.分发,分配E.g.Villagersdispensedteatopeopleinvolvedintheaccident.,MissEmilyhadbeenatradition,aduty,andacare;asortofhereditaryobligationuponthe.,MissEmilyrepresentedthearistocracyoftheOldSouththathadlostoutintheCivilWar.Shewasold,unmarried,andwithoutfamily.Theyfeltthattakingcareofherwastheirdutyandobligation.Andthisobligationpassedfromgenerationtogenerationaslongasshelived.,Tothateffect/Totheeffectthat,togivegeneralmeaningofwhatsomeonesaysratherthantheexactwords.E.g.Hismemowastotheeffectthatweallneededtothinkmoreaboutmarketingpossibilities.WordstotheeffectE.g.Hesaidhewasunhappyatworkandwordstotheeffect.Heissuedastatementtotheeffectthathewouldresign.Intoperpetuity:eternally,Para4.Whatconflictisreflected?,Thenewgenerationandoldergeneration,thepresentandthepastMissEmilyignoredthetaxnoticeandtheformalletterfromthealdermen.Sheonlyrepliedtotheletterbythemayor.Shewasarrogantandheldherselftoohightodealwithordinarypeople.,Para6WhatistheimageofEmily?(Image1),Small,fat,spare,plumpness,lookedbloatedlikeabody,pallidhue,eyeslookedlikecoalpressedintoalumpofdough.MissEmilyswatchisasymboloftime.Bymakingherwatchinvisible,shetriedtoignorethepassageoftimeaswellasanychangesbroughtaboutbythepassageoftime.Tarnishmeansthelossofthesplendoroffamily,Plumpnessandobesity,Plumpness:beingfullandroundinform.Adj.plumpthebabysplumparmsObesity:beingveryfat,unhealthilyfat.adj.ObeseE.g.Theboyistooobesetotakepartinsports.,Watch,Symbol:timeButnotlookatthewatchIgnorethepassageoftimeaswellasanychangesbroughtaboutbythepassageoftime.,WhatcanweinferfromPara.7-14aboutEmily?,Sheistoostubbornandarroganttoacknowledgechanges.,SectionII,AstrangesmellemitsfromEmilyshouseMenhavetosneakaroundherhousetospreadlimetocoversmellDoessheseethem?Issheall“together?”,Para15.,Horseandfoot:toconquerordefeatinbattle.Temerity:foolishorrashboldnessthatresultsfromunderratingthedangerorfailingtoevaluatetheconsequencesE.g.Hehadthetemeritytocriticizehisboss.Hehadthetemeritytoaskforhigherwagesafteronlythreedayswork.,Para.21.,Diffident:timid,shylackingself-confidence.Deprecation:expressionofstrongdisapprovalorcriticism.Threegraybeards_metonymy,Para24:WhatisEmilysimage?(image2),“heruprighttorsomotionlessasthatanidol”image2thisisoneofthevividimagesofEmilytheauthorcreatesinthestory.Whydoestheauthorportraysherinsuchaway?Thefactthatshewasmotionlesssuitedherrigidandstubbornpersonality.,Para.25Whyhadhergreat-auntgonecrazy?,Heldthemselvestoohigh,ablindandexcessiveself-importance.tableau:astrikingsceneorpicture,frozenintimefordramaticeffect.Back-flung:向后开的Vindicate:toprovetobetrue.Insanityinthefamily,CanyoutelltheconflictbetweenEmilyandherfatherinPara.25?(Image3),Father:adominantpatriarchalfigurewithpower,authorityandmanipulationEmily:avulnerableandpurefigurewithobediencetoherfatherandwithoutfreedomtocourtwithsuitors.,Slenderandslim,Slender:(1)thinanddelicateinbuild;gracefullyslim:纤细的苗条的;体型瘦而纤弱的；苗条而有风度的.(2)Smallinamountorextent;meager:微弱的，微薄的；贫乏的：slenderwages;微薄的薪水；aslenderchanceofsurvival.渺茫的生存机会,Slim:(1)Smallingirthorthicknessinproportiontoheightorlength;slender.苗条的，修长的：纤细的(2)Smallinquantityoramount;meager:微小的，微薄的：贫乏的：slimchancesofsuccess.很小的成功机会,NowShewouldknowtheoldthrillandthedespairofapennymoreorless.,父亲死后，传说留给她的全部财产就是那座房子；人们倒也有点感到高兴。如今她也体会到多一便士就激动喜悦、少一便士便痛苦失望的那种人皆有之的心情了。,Para.28:Canyoubringouttheimpliedmeaninginthisparagraph?,“shewouldhavetoclingtothatwhichhadrobbedher”Whatrobbedherofherlove,marriageandfreedomwasnotonlyherfatherasanindividual,butthetraditionalsocialforceherepresented.Shewouldclingtotheseconservativevalues.Shewasrestrictedbyherfatherforsolongthatsheheldontoconventionalideasdespiteofherself.,SectionIII,ThefirstappearanceofHomerBarronTownspeoplereact-womengossipingEmilyisseenbuyingarsenicFaulknerforcesustomakeajudgmentatthispointShouldwefeelsorryforher?Isshesenile?Scandalous?DoesshebuythearsenicbeforeorafterHomersvisit?,1.WhatchangeshappenedtoEmilysimageafterherfathersdeath?(image4)Havingherhaircutshort,indicatesherdeterminationtochangeherroleasanupper-classladywithconservativevalues,tolivealiberatedlife,tobeanindependentandstrongerwoman.ThisqualityofherscanbeseeninhercourtingwithHomerBarron,aYankeeforeman,despitetraditionalsocialprejudice,Para.30:,LetthecontractPavethesidewalksConstructioncompanybuggy:alightcarriagepulledbyahorse.bay:areddishbrownhorse.liverystable:astablewherehorsesandcarriagecanbehired.,Para31:adaylaborer:anunskilledworkerpaidbytheday.noblesseoblige:aFrenchword,nobilityhasitsobligation.,Yankee,North:winnerSouth:losermanynorthernersafterthewarcametoSouthinthehopeofmakingmoney.,ThetermYankee(sometimesshortenedtoYank)ThemeaningofYankeehasvariedovertime.Inthe18thcentury,itreferredtoresidentsofNewEnglanddescendedfromtheoriginalEnglishsettlersoftheregion.Northerners(Civilwar)OutsidetheUnitedStates,YankeeisslangforanyonefromtheUnitedStates.ThetruncatedformYankisespeciallypopularamongBritons,andmaysometimesbeconsideredoffensiveordisapproving.,interest,justsomethingofinterest,notreallyromance,Buttherewerestill,Buttherewerestillothers,olderpeople,whosaidthatnomatterhowsadMissEmilywas,sheshouldnotforgetshehadcertainobligationasamemberofthenobility,thougharealladywouldnotforgetself-restraint.,Whatdoesthissentenceimply?,ItshouldbeunthinkableforEmilyaspartofthelocal“nobilitytoconsidermarryingamansofarbeneathher.,Para.32:behindtheirhands:peoplewerewhispering,talkinginprivatewiththeirhandsovertheirmouths.Cranedsilkandsatinjalousie英lu(:)zi:美dlsi,礼拜天的下午，当拉车的马踏着轻快的步子哒哒驶过时，女人们站在遮阳的百叶窗后窥视，她们的绸缎长裙沙沙作响，人们交头接耳：“可怜的埃米莉。”,Impervious(ness),(1)notaffectedorinfluencedbysomethingandseemingnottonoticeit.不受影响的，无动于衷的。E.g.Janetcarriedonreading,impervioustotherowgoingonaroundher.Heisimpervioustoourrequestsforhelp.Hewashard,seeminglyimpervioustoharm.Beimpervioustooutsideinfluences(2)Notallowinganythingtoenterorpassthrough.不能进入的，不能穿透的。Imperviousvolcanicrock.,Para.34-42(Emilysimage5),Whatdoyouthinkherimageindicateswhensheboughtarsenic?Haughtyblackeyes(Para.34)Shewascomparedtoalonelylighthousekeeperextremelonelinessandsolitude.Astrainedflag(Para.41),埃米莉就那样瞪着他，她的头向后仰，以便能与他对视，一直看得他转移了目光，走进去取了砒霜并包好。,SectionIV,EmilyscousinsarrivetoprepareherformarriageEmilybuysmensclothingandtoiletriesThisisthelasttimeanyoneseesHomerAnotherjudgmentisforceduponthereaderEmilydies,Whyitwouldbethebestthingtokillherself?,Para44.Hewouldneverdivulge,HewouldneverdisclosewhathappenedduringhistalkwithMissEmily.inferthatMissEmilymusthavetreatedhimwithdistainwhenhecametoexpressthecommunitysdisprovalofherpubliccourtingactivitieswithHomerBarron.Thatiswhyherefusedtohaveanothertalkwith.MissEmily.,Para45”weweregladbecausethetwo.Why?,ThetownspeopleweregladbecausetheyhadbeenannoyedbythearrogantattitudeofMissEmilyandnowthetwocousinswereevenmorestubbornandself-importantthanMissEmily.TheybelievedthatthetwocousinswouldsucceedinpersuadingMissEmilyandHomerBarrontogetmarriedquicklysothatherpubliccourtingwithHomerBarronwouldcometoanend.,Para.47thwart,topreventsomeonefromdoingwhattheyaretryingtodo.阻挠，妨碍E.g.Myplanswerethwartedbytheinterventionofthepolice.Thwartedambition.受挫的雄心Theythwartedherplans.他们制止了她的计划Virulent:extremelyharmfulordeadly,Whydidthetownspeopleexpectthis?,TheybelievedthatHomerBarronsdisappearancemeanthehaddesertedMissEmily.ThiswasaheavyblowtopoorEmily,whosewomanslifehadbeenalreadythwartedbyherfathersomanytimes.Sotheywerenotsurprisedwhenshedidnotappearinthestreetsforsixmonths.Theyhadexpectedhertobehavethatway.ThisshowsthetownspeoplessympathyforMissEmily.,Para.48-49,Whatdoesherhaircolorsymbolize?StrongandstubbornpersonalityFitupastudio(Para.49)WiththesameregularityandinthesamespiritThecollectionplate:aplateforholdingthemoneycollectedduringachurchservice.,Para.51:“Thusshepassedfromgenerationtogeneration-dear,inescapable,impervious,tranquilandperverse.”,thetownspeoplesambivalentattitudetowardEmily.,Perverse,continuingtobehaveinanunreasonableway,esp.deliberatelydoingtheoppositeofwhatpeoplewantyoutodo.有悖常理的，不合人意，任性的，执迷不悟的，歪曲的。AmanofperversenatureAperverseviewoflibertyThestudentstookaperversepleasureinhisembarrassment.,1.dear:sherepresentedtheSouthernheritagetoacertainextentandwashereditaryobligation2.inescapable:“asorttofhereditaryobligationuponthetown”3.impervious:notaffectedbyanychangestakingplaceinthetown.sheignoredthetaxnoticeandherrefusaltopaytaxes.4.tranquil:sheremainedcalmandfreefromdisturbance5.perverse:shewasobstinate,behavedunreasonablyandregularlydoingthe