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BookName：AroseforEmilyAuthor：WilliamFaulknerAmerica1897.9.25Maincharacter：EmilySummary:Thisarticledescribesawomanwhowasover-protectedbyherfatherinherchildhood,whichmadegraduallylostherpassionandhopetoherlife.However,afterherfatherdied,wheneveryonethoughtshewouldresistandchangeherself,andgetoutofthecruelcontrolofherfather,shedidn’t.DowntotheinnermostpartofEmily,wecanstillfindthefunkofbreakingfree,thetraditionandtheIsolation.Duetoallofthese,shelostherselfandgotoutofthewayfartherandfartherandfinally,shekilledheronlyloveandsleptwithhisbodymanyyears.Theme:1.Resistancetochange:Thisisperhapsthemostrecurrentthemeinthebook.Despitethefamily'sfallenfortunes,Emily'sfatherresistsallowinganysuitorstoproposetoEmily.Thisgraduallyerodesherchancesofeverbeingmarried.SheeventuallysettlesforHomer,butthetownspeopleseethisasanaffronttohernobleheritage,andsheeventuallymurdersHomeranddiesarecluse.Emily'sinabilitytorealizeherfather'sdeathandrefusaltoadapttoachangingworldintensifyherseclusion.2.Isolation:There’snogettingaroundthefactthatARoseforEmilyisastoryabouttheextremesofisolation–byphysicalandemotional.ThisFaulknerclassicshowsustheprocessbywhichhumanbeingsbecomeisolatedbytheirfamilies,bytheircommunity,bytradition,bylaw,bythepast,andbytheirownactionsandchoices.Ineffect,thisstorytakesastandagainstsuchisolation,andagainstallthosewhoisolateothers.Whenyougetthroughwiththisstory,youmightfeeltheurgetotakeanicestrollinthecounty,oratleasttakeaspinaroundthepark.Go!Breathetheair;feelthesunshine;visitafriend.