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1、aroseforemily解析TheauthorTheBackgroundThePlotsTheThemesBornWilliamCuthbertFalknerSeptember25,1897NewAlbany,Mississippi,U.S.DiedJuly6,1962(aged64)Byhalia,Mississippi,U.S.LanguageEnglishNationalityAmericanPeriod19191962Notablework(s)The Sound and the FuryAs I Lay DyingLight in AugustAbsalom,Absalom!A R

2、ose for EmilyNotableaward(s)NobelPrizeinLiterature1949PulitzerPrizeforFiction1955,1963Spouse(s)EstelleOldham(19291962)ThedetailsAtmosphereSuffocating,orDepressionThemeLoveTragedyCharacterMissEmilyisamysteriousandarrogantwoman.Emilyistotallyatragedyoftheoldtraditions.Sheisaprisonerofthepast,ofthesoci

3、alandmoraltaboosoftheSouth.Notonlybecauseshepurelyawoman,butalsothestubbornconventionsmanacleherthatresultinherfrustratedlifeTimeAfterAmericancivilwarPlaceInJeffersonTownMainFigureEmilyGrierson,Hisfather,HomerBarron,thevillagers,theNegroSettingWhendoesithappen?Ithappenedin19century,aftertheAmericanC

4、ivilWar.Wheredoesthestoryhappen?ThestoryissetinthesoutherntownofJefferson.A.Thetownfrownedonheraffair,theministergoingtoseeher;thefemalecousinsvisiting;Emilyorderedjewelry,preparingformarriage.HomerBarrongoingawayandcoming;Emilyboughttheratpoison.B.Emilywassickforlong,latershewasinlove.C.Thesmellfro

5、mEmilyshouse(fromtherottenbody);Emilyshairturninggray,herdoorclosed;from40to50,givingchina-painting.D.Emilylivedtotheageof30,andherfatherdied.E.Emilydiedat74.F.Sincewhenshewasabout60,thetaxproblemhadremainedunresolved.Answer:DBACFEI.Themeaningofthetitle:whatdosearosesymbolize?Themeaningofthetitleisa

6、mbiguous,capableofvariousinterpretations.Aroseisatraditionalsymbolofloveandapledgeoffaithfulness.FromthestorywecanseeMissEmilywasdeniedlove.So,inthissense,thetitlehasanironicmeaning.Aroseforsomebodycanalsomeanakindofmemorial,anoffering,inmemoryofsomebody.Itshowstheauthorssympathyanddeeprespect.II.Em

7、ily,suchagrotesque,oldrecluse,seemstobeprivilegedinthetown.Why?III.Whydoesshebuytheratpoison,thearsenic?BecauseEmilystandsforakindofoldtraditionofsoutherncountry.Peopleinthistowncannotfacethefailureofthewarfromtheirinnerhearts,sotheytrytoprotecttheironlysymbol.TokillHomerBarronandneverdepartwithhim.

8、IV.HomerBarronwasneverseenlater.Doyouknowhiswhereabouts?HewaskilledbyEmily，andhewaslyinginEmilyshomeforever.Theplotofthestoryevolvesaroundmanyconflicts:theconflictsbetweenMissEmilyandherfathertheconflictbetweenMissEmilyandthetown,theestablishedcodesofconducttheconflictbetweenMissEmilyandHomerBarron,

9、theconflictbetweentheSouthandtheNorththeconflictbetweenthepastandthepresent.Theplotofthestoryevolvesaroundmanyconflicts:theconflictsbetweenMissEmilyandherfathertheconflictbetweenMissEmilyandthetown,theestablishedcodesofconducttheconflictbetweenMissEmilyandHomerBarron,theconflictbetweentheSouthandthe

10、Norththeconflictbetweenthepastandthepresent.ThisstoryhappensaftertheAmericanCivilWar,inJeffersonTown.ItsastoryaboutaneccentricspinsternamedEmilywhosemarriageistotallymanipulatedbyherfather.Twoyearsafterherfathersdeath,poorEmilyisacquaintedwithanorthernercalledHomerBarron,adaylaborerandshefallsinlove

11、withhim.However,theirrelationisshort-livedasHomerbecomestiredofherandintendstogetridofher.InordertokeepHomerathand,Emilykillshimwitharsenicand“obtain”him,thus,shesleepswithhiscorpsefordecades.ConclusionThismasterpiecereflectsthedeclineofthesouthernsocietyandrevealstheconflictsBetweenthetwodifferentv

12、aluesystemsandtwoSocietiesaftertheAmericanCivilwar.Emilyisanembodimentofthesouth,theoldandtradition.Inourdailylife,everythingischangingeveryday.Asanindividual,wecanonlyadaptourselvestotheproteanenvironmentandshouldlearntoAcceptnewthings.Onlywhenwekeeplearningeverydaycanwesurviveinthisworldwhichisful

13、lofcompetition.The Causes of the Heroines Tragic Life in A Rose for EmilyThestoryA Rose for Emily takesplaceinFaulknersfictionalcityJefferson,Mississippi.ThehistoricalsettingofthisstoryispostAmericanCivilWar.Thestoryreflectsthesouthernersloveanddetestationoftheoldtraditionandtheirdistrustoftheideolo

14、gyofnorthernindustrialcapital.Inthisshortstory,theheroineEmilyusedtobeasouthernnobility.HistoricalreasonThecivilwardestroyedmuchofthewealththathadexistedintheSouth.ButintheeyeoftheJeffersoncitizens,Emilyisstillthesignalofoldsouthernprosperity.Sheiskindofamonument.Ontheonehand,thesouthernersknowtheya

15、renolongerrich.Ontheotherhand,tokeepthememoryofyesterday,theytryhardtopreservetheoldtradition.ReligiouscausesThereareallsortsofreligiousgroupsinAmerica.AmongtheAmericanpeople,36%areProtestants,andoverthreefifthsofallAmericanreligiouspeopleareProtestants(张奎武，2008:285).Inthemindofthepuritans,womenshou

16、ldbereservedandmustsuppresssensualpassion.Intheshortstory,theheroineEmilyisarepresentative“southernlady”whoisdestroyedbythereligiousdoctrines.Herfatherwantstokeepher“holyandpure”,sohedrivesawayallthewooersofMissEmily.Thechastenessofawomanismoreimportantthanherpositionasahumanbeing.Thushernaturaldesi

17、recannotbesatisfiedandresultinmindtwisting.Emilyisdeeplyinfluencedbythereligiousbelief.Afterthedeathofherfather,shegetsfreephysically,however,shecannotremovefettersfromhermind.ThedoctrineofwomenhasrootedinEmilysmind.Sowhenheraffectionforthenorthernerbecomethelaughingstockofthetown,sheresortstoanextr

18、emeway,thatis,killingHomer.Thisisthewaysheventsafteryearsofinhibitingfromdesireandpassion.Itisapowerfulaccuseofsouthernsociety.Itisapowerfulaccuseofsouthernsociety.PeopleinthetownIntheshortstory,thepeopleinthetownseemtocarefortheheroineandworshipthearistocrats.Butinfact,theyarejusttryingtopreserveth

19、eoldtraditionandinterfereinherprivatelife.Sothepeopleinthetownplayaroleascatalysttotheheroinestragiclife.Thedarkmindofthetownpeopleismentionedseveraltimesinthepassage.“Sowhenshegottobethirtyandwasstillsingle,wewerenotpleasedexactly,butvindicated;evenwithInsanityinthefamilyshewouldnthaveturneddownall

20、ofherchancesiftheyhadreallymaterialized.”Fromthetoneofthepeople,theirschadenfreudeisclearedexposed.Theirassumptionisfullofridiculeandirony.TheyaregladtofindthatinfactMissEmilydosenothavethatmanysuitors.WhentheyknowthatallthethingsthatEmilysfatherleaveforherisjustahouse.Theybecomehappyagain.Alltheyca

21、reaboutisnotEmilyslife,theyjustfeelasenseofsuperiorityinshowingpitytoEmily.FamilyinfluenceFamilyissupposedtobethefirstschoolofaperson,whileparentsarethefirstteacheroftheirchildren.Theexperienceofoneschildhoodcanhaveathroughimpactonhislatterbehavior.EmilywasborninadownfallennoblefamilyofsouthAmerica.

22、Sheliveswithherfathersinceshewasborn.Emilyseldomleaveshome.Sheisjustlikethe“prisoner”ofGreisonsfamilyandthevictimoffamilyprestige.PatriarchyisthemainfeatureofEmilysfamily.InafamilyofPatriarchy,fathersholdauthorityoverwomenandchildren.Interferedbyherfather,Emilycanneverhaveherlove,thusEmilysmindistwi

23、sted.Whenherfatherisdead,shecannotacceptthefactandrefusetodisposeofthebody.“shewouldhavetoclingtothatwhichhadrobbedher,aspeoplewill.”FromEmilysreluctanttoburyingthebodyofherfather,wecanseehowdeeplyherfatherhasinfluencedher.Withoutherfather,shelosesherspiritualsustenance.TheobsessionandparanoiaofEmilyisresultedfromthelongtermoppressionofauthority.SowhenEmilyfindsHomer,itseemsforherthatshehaveanotheronetorelyon.However,sheisdumpedbyHomer,thereisnodoubtthatshebecomessodepressedthatshekilledHomerwhoshefallsinloveunderlotsofcriticism.此此课件下件下载可自行可自行编辑修改，修改，仅供参考！供参考！感感谢您的支持，我您的支持，我们努力做得更好！努力做得更好！谢谢!