A Tentative Analysis of A Rose for Emily  

作　　者：张艳[1] 

机构地区：[1]上海国际汽车城新安亭联合发展有限公司

出　　处：《英语广场（学术研究）》2012年第9期40-41,共2页English Square

摘　　要：Emily,the heroine in William Faulkner's short story A Rose for Emily,is a sacrifice to the disintegrating Old South culture.She performs the functions of a symbol of a system and culture and acts as the spiritual pillar supporting the disintegrating Old South.There is a close relationship between Emily's high social position,her background,her fortune,her personality,inner thoughts and her tragedy.The paper tries to make brief analysis of Emily's tragic life from aspects of expressive techniques,symbolism,and Emily's personal characteristics.Emily, the heroine in William Faulkner＇ s short story A Rose for Emily, is a sacrifice to the disintegrating Old South culture. She performs the functions of a symbol of a system and culture and acts as the spiritual pillar supporting the disintegrating Old South. There is a close relationship between Emily＇ s high social position, her background, her fortune, her personality, inner thoughts and her tragedy. The paper tries to make brief analysis of Emily＇ s tragic life from aspects of expressive techniques, symbolism, and Emily＇ s personal characteristics.

关 键 词：A Rose for Emily writing skills character analysis 

分 类 号：I106[文学—世界文学]