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ARoseForEmily伏晓君132060133索畅47谢昀杉44WilliamFaulknerBorn:September25,1897Died:July6,1962(aged64)Notableworks:TheSoundandtheFury《喧哗与骚动》AsILayDying《我弥留之际》LightinAugust《八月之光》Absalom,Absalom!《押沙龙！押沙龙！》ARoseforEmily《纪念爱米丽的一朵玫瑰花》Notableawards:NobelPrizeinLiterature1949PulitzerPrizeforFiction1955,1963---Oneofthegreatestwriterin20thcentury---initiator（发起人）ofSouthernRenaissance---oneofthemostinfluentialmodernistnovelwritersintheWestWilliamFaulkner(1897-1962)regardedasoneoftheleadingAmericanwritersintheliteraryhistoryoftheUnitedStates；★arepresentativeofthewritersusingstreamofconsciousness（WilliamFaulkner1897—1962）FaulknerinHollywoodFaulknerinarmyuniformwritingcareer19novels4volumesofshortstories2volumesofpoetryTheEarlyPeriod(1924-1929)Novels:·1926Soldiers'Pay《军饷》·1927Mosquitoes《蚊群》·1929Sartoris《萨托里斯》·1929TheSoundandtheFury《喧哗与骚动》（TheMostCelebratedNovel）Poetry:·1924TheMarbleFaun《大理石牧神》（Thefirstbookofpoems）TheCreativePeriod(1930-1942)Novels:·1930AsILayDying《我弥留之际》·1931Sanctuary《圣殿》·1932LightinAugust《八月之光》·1935Pylon《塔门》·1936Absalom,Absalom!《押沙龙，押沙龙！》·1938TheUnvanquished《不败者》·1939IfIForgetTheeJerusalem(TheWildPalms/OldMan)《野棕榈》·1940TheHamlet《村子》·1942GoDown,Moses《去吧，摩西》Short-storycollectionsAvolumeofpoetrywritingtechniques·Authorialtranscendence(作家的超脱，作家退出小说)·Streamofconsciousness(意识流)·Multiplepointsofview(多叙述视角）AuthorialtranscendenThewritershouldbeinterestedinallman’sbehaviorwithnojudgementwhatever.Faulknerallowshischaracterstoenjoyamaximumdegreeofautonomyandindependence.Hewouldratherthecharacterexplainthemselveswithlittleinterventionoftheauthor.Streamofconsciousness·“interiormonologue”,thereactionsandinnerthoughtsofthenarrators.·brokethroughtheboundsoftimeandspace,anddepictedvividlyandskillfullytheunconsciousactivityofthemind.MultiplePointsofViewItreferstoshowingwithinthesamestoryhowthecharactersreacteddifferentlytothesamepersonorthesamesituation.MajorThemes·failureanddecayofthesouthofAmerica·internalconflicts·issuesofclass,sexandrace·humannatureCreativebackgroundThestorywassetinsouthernUnitedStatesaftertheCivilWarwhenslaveryandplantationeconomywasexposedtotheinfluenceofnorthernindustrialization,andasaresult,theconventionalmoralsandcreedsofsouthernsocietywerefacedwithacrisisofcollapsingandremodeling.Setting,timeandmajorcharactersSetting:ThetownofJefferson---thecountyseatofYoknapatawphaTime:nocleartimeclues,usingflashbackMajorcharacters:Emily,herfatherandherloverHomer,thepeopleofthetownMinorcharacters:ColonelSartoris,JudgeStevensMaincharactersEmilyGrierson:amysteriousfigurewhochanfesfromavibrantandhopefulyounggirlintoaclositeredandsecretiveoldwoman.HomerBarron:aforemanfromthenorth,heisalargemanwithadarkcomplexion,aboomingvoiceandlightcolorfuleyes.TownpeopleMr.Grierson:Emily'sfather,heisacontrolling,loomingpresenceevenindeathandthecommunityclearlyseehislastinginfluenceoverEmily.JudgeSteven：amayorofJefferson.ColonelStartoris:theformermayorofJefferson,heabsolvesEmilyoftaxburdenafterthedeathofherfather.TheSymbolicMeaningofRoseintheTitle“rose”isusedhereinaraherironicalsense(asymbolofdecayanddeath)Thepity,sympathy,orthelamentchosenbytheauthortoobjectifyhiscomplicatdandemotionalinvolvementintheSouthandinthepeoplewhogrowupandlivethereeversince.Sectionone-PeopletalkabouthowEmilyhasn'tpaidhertaxes.-Shehasbeenshelteredherwholelifebyherdad.-ColonelStartoris（mayor）knewhewouldn'tgettaxesfromher(Southernpride).-Hecreatesastorywhyshedoesn'tpay.-Shebelivesthestoryandbuyintoit.Sectiontwo-Astrangesmellemits(气味）fromEmily'shouse.-Menhavetosneakaroundherhousetospreadtocoversmell.-HerfatherdiedbutEmilyrefusedtoacceptthefact.Sectionthree-ThefirstapperanceofHomerBarron-Town'speoplereactwomengossiping-Emilyisseenbuyingarsenic-Faulknerforcesustomakeajudgementatthispoint..Shouldwefeelsorryforher?Isshesenile？Scandalous?.DoesshebuythearsenicbeforeorafterHomer'svisit?Sectionfour-Emily'scousinsarricetoprepareherformarrige.-Emilybuysmen'sclothingandtoiletries.-ThisisthelasttimeanyoneseesHomer.-Emilydies.Sectionfive-Backtopresenttime.-Emilyisdead.-Thetown'speopleopenherdoorthathasbeenshutforover30years.-Theirdiscoverycreatesshuddersofhonoranddisgust.-Thedinaljudgement/responsefromthereaderislaidout.ConflictsTheconflictsbetween1,newthingsandoldthings2,newgenerationandoldergeneration3,thesouthandthenorthWritingstyleFlashbackandforeshadowingaretwooftenusedliterarydevicesthatutilizetimeinordertoproduceadesiredeffect.Flashbacksareusedtopresentactionthatoccursbeforethebeginningofastory;foreshadowingcreatesexpectationforactionthathasnotyethappened.Faulknerusesbothdevicesin‘‘ARoseforEmily.’’WhydidMissEmilykillHomerBarron?a.Barronhaddesertedher.b.Barronrefusedtomarryher.c.ShefearedthatBarronwouldnotremainfaithfultoheraftertheirmarriage.d.Shewasinsane（疯狂的）.e.Hewantedtoblackmail（以情相迫）her.f.HewantedtotakehertotheNorth.ThethematicanalysisThreeLevelsOnthesuper-faciallevelOnthesymboliclevelOnthedeeperlevelItisamurderstorywiyhelementsofGothicliteratureThestorycanbereadasaconflictbetweentheSouthandNorthwithEmilyrepresentingtheSouthandHormerrepresentingtheNorth.TheSouthtakes