A-Rose-For-Emily-William-Faulkner课文、作者、背景讲解资料ppt课件

1、A Rose For Emily,Willam Faulkner,About Author-Willam Faulkner,Life Achievements Career Regarded as one of the leading American writers in the literary history of the United States A representative of the writers using stream of consciousness(意识流,Achievements,Works are famous for multiple （多重的）narrat

2、ions and time shifts within narrative. Works are known to be very challenging and difficult,Career,P1:1924-1929 习作时期 Training as a writer,The Marble Faun 大理石牧神1924 a volume of poetry,Works In P1,His literary career began in New Orleans when he met Sherwood Anderson, who helped him get his first nove

3、l Soldiers Pay（士兵的报酬） published in 1926 Mosquitoes群蚊1927 The two novel was critized by himself, lacking spirit, several years later,Career,P2:1929-1936 鼎盛时期 Most productive and prolific period Sartoris沙多里斯1929 see and feel the dignity and sorrow of what was to become his most frequently used subject

4、 matter the symbol of this period It indicates the downfall of the south,Works In P2,The Sound and the Fury 喧哗与骚动1929 Descibes the decay and downfall of an old southern aristocratic family, symbolizing the old social order. It takes place in Jefferson, Yoknapatawpha,Works In P2,As I Lay Dying在我弥留之际1

5、930 Sanctuary圣殿1931 Light in August八月之光1932 Absalom, Absalom押沙龙，押沙龙！1936 Set in early 19c, Jefferson, shows the tragic downfall of the dynastic desires of the planter Colonel Sutpen,Career,P3:1940-end 巩固和确认阶段 Won recognition in America Go Down, Moses去吧，摩西1942 Snopes Trilogy斯诺普斯三部曲： The Hamlet村子1940

6、The Town小镇1957 The Mansion大宅1959,Writing Charateristics-1,He is primarily known and acclaimed for his novels and short stories, many of which are set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, a setting Faulkner created based on his actual home in Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, where he spent most of h

7、is life,Yoknapatawpha,A county in northern Mississippi,Yoknapatawpha,Yoknapatawpha Saga “约克纳帕塔法世系”小说 The rise and fall of southern aristocratic families e.g. The Compasons in The Sounds and Fury,Writing Charateristics-Themes,Major Themes of his works (1)History and Race He explains the present by ex

8、amining the past, by telling the stories of several generations of family to show how history changes life. He was also interested in the relationship between blacks and whites, especially concerned about the problems of the people who were of the mixed race of black and white, unacceptable to both

9、races,Major Themes of his works,2)Deterioration (3)Conflicts between generations, classes, races, man and environment (4)Horror, violence and the abnormal,Writing Charateristics-3,Style and Techniques a.Stream of consciousness of human nature b.Multiple narrators: multiple points of view c.“Anti-her

10、o”:weak, vulnerable( ture people in modern city) d.Time bend without linear chronological time sequence best medium into the exploration ensure the maximum revelation of human possibilities,Writing Charateristics-3,Style and Techniques He often wrote highly emotional（多愁善感）, subtle（精细）, complex （复杂）a

11、nd sometimes Gothic（哥特式） or grotesque （怪诞）stories of a wide variety of characters including former slaves or descendants of slaves（奴隶后裔）, poor white, agrarian（农民的） or working-class Southerners, and Southern aristocrats,Writing Charateristics-4,Syntax/Sentence structure the most noticeable feature e.

12、g. in “Barn Burning”. Faulkners sentences tend to be long, full of interruptions, but work basically by stringing out seemingly meandering sequences of clauses,About the Short Story,A Rose for Family is one of Faulkners most widely read in the American classroom. Some think it is a bizarre(奇异的) stor

13、y about an old eccentric lady in an American Southern town. The theme of the story is universal, transcending the boundaries of time and spare (no clear time clues). It tells about love, death, honor, pride, change and loss,Background,A Rose for Emily was first published in 1930, which takes place i

14、n Faulkners fictional place, Yoknapatawpha. Faulkners first short story published in a national magazine,Characters-Major Characters,Emily Grierson- An eccentric recluse, Emily is a mysterious figure who changes from a vibrant and hopeful young girl to a cloistered and secretive old woman. Devastate

15、d and alone after her fathers death. She is an object of pity for the townpeople. After a life of having potential suitors rejected by her father, she spends time after his death with a new comer, Homer Barron. Bloated and pallid in her later years, her hair turns steel gray. She ultimately poisons

16、Homer and seals his corpse into an upstairs room because she knows he wants to leave her,Emily Grierson,Emily represents the aristocracy of the Old South that had lost in the Civil War. She was old, unmarried, and without family. Townpeople felt that taking care of her was their duty and obligation.

17、 The obligation passed from generation to generation as long as she lived,Characters-Major Characters,Homer Barron- A foreman from the North. A gruff and demanding boss, he wins many admirers in Jefferson because of his gregarious nature and good sense humor. He develops an interest in Emily. Townpe

18、ople view him as a poor, if not scandalous, choice for a mate. At last, he disappears in Emilys house and dcomposes in an attic bedroom after she poisons him,Characters-Major Characters,Mr. Grierson- Emilys father, a controlling, looming presence even in death, and the community clearly sees his las

19、ting influence over Emily. He deliberately thwarts Emilys attempts to find a husband to keep Emily under his control,Characters-Major Characters,We/Townpeople- Most of the time, they are not participants but observers of the events, interested in keeping track of the events and sharing the inforemat

20、ion with people coming from outside the town. They have their won values and attitudes. On the whole, “we” should be regarded as a reliable narrator, the collective narrator or multi-narrative voices. However, “we” are unable to tell the story in a straightforward and systematic manner,Characters-Mi

21、nor Characters,Colonel Sartoris- A former mayor of Jerfferson. He absolves Emily of any tax burden after the death of her father Judge Stevens- A 80-year-old mayor of Jefferson. He tries to delicately handle the complaints about the smell emanating from the Grierson property. Tobe- Emilys servant, a

22、 Black African American. After her death, he walks out the back door and never returns,A Rose for Emily,The jumbled chronology is structured like a “gossip story”. Each section is designed for the reader to make a judgement of Emily,Section I,People talk about how Emily hasnt paid her taxes. - She h

23、as been sheltered her whole life by her dad. - Colonel Sartoris(mayor) knew he wouldnt get taxes from her (Southern pride). - He creates a story why she doesnt pay - She believes the story and buy into it,Section II,A strange smell emits from Emilys house. - Men have to sneak around her house to spr

24、ead lime to cover smell. - Does she see them? - Her father died but Emily refused to accept the fact,Section III,The first appearance of Homer Barron - Townspeople react women gossiping - Emily is seen buying arsenic: Faulkner forces ue to make a judgement at this point Should we feel sorry for her?

25、 Is she senile? Scandalous? Does she buy the arsenic before or after Homers visit,Section IV,Emilys cousins arrice to prepare her for marriage. - Emily buys mens clothing and toiletries - This is the last time anyone sees Homer - Emily dies,Section V,Back to present time - Emily is dead - The townspeople open her bedroo door that has been shut for over 30 years. - Their discovery creates shudders of honor and disgust. - The dinal judgement