A-rose-for-emily-完整精美版ppt课件

1、A rose for Emily WilliamFaulkner,Contents,1. Creative background 2. Plot analysis 3. Thematic analysis,Creative background The story was set in southern United States after the Civil War when slavery and plantation economy was exposed to the influence of northern industrialization, and as a result,

2、the conventional morals and creeds of southern society were faced with a crisis of collapsing and remodeling,Initial Situation,Death and Taxes Franklin quote, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”in this initial scene. We move from a huge funeral attended by ever

3、ybody in town, to this strange little story about taxes,Complication(rising action,The Towns Conscience The town was horrible to Miss Emily when she started dating Homer Barron. She was finally able to break free when her father died, but the town wont let her do it. When they cant stop her , they s

4、ick the cousins on her,Climax,For Rats Emily wanted to hold tight to the dream that she might have a normal life, with love and a family.When she sees that everybody is bent on messing up her plans, she has an extreme reaction. Thats why, the climax is encapsulated （简述）in the image of the skull and

5、crossbones （骷髅）on the package and the warning “for rats,Suspense,Emily buys the arsenic. The town was in suspense over whether they were married, soon would be, or never would be.Their reactions ranged from murderous, to downright interference. We also learn that Homer was last seen entering the res

6、idence of Miss Emily on the night in question.So, we can be in suspense about what happened to him,Denouement,The Next 40 Years The story winds down by filling us in on Miss Emilys goings on in the 40 years between Homers disappearance and Emilys funeral. Other than the painting lessons, her life du

7、ring that time is a mystery, because she stayed inside,Conclusion,The Bed, the Rotting Corpse, and the Hair The townspeople entered the bedroom that had been locked for 40 years, only to find the rotting corpse of Homer Barron and a long strand of iron-gray hair on the bed,The thematic analysis,Three Levels,On the super-facial level,On the symbolic level,On the deeper level,It is a murder story with elements of Gothic literature,The story can be read as a conflict between the South and North with Emily representing the South and Homer representing the North .The South ta