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ThePlotsTheThemesTheBackgroundTheAuthorTechniquesWilliamCuthbertFaulkner（1987---1962）Author•WilliamFaulkner(1897-1962),•America’smostinnovativenovelists,•BorninNewAlbany,on1897.09.25•HelivedmostofhislifeinOxford.BriefintroductionBriefintroduction•AttemptedtoenlistassoonastheUnitedStatesdeclaredwarin1917•VolunteerintheCanadianAirforce•StudentoftheUniversityofMississippionhisreturntoOxfordafterthewarFaulknerbelongedtoaonce-wealthyfamilyofformerplantationowners.Bothparentscamefromwealthyfamiliesreducedtogenteel(上流社会的)povertybytheCivilWar.BecauseFaulknercamefromafamilywithanaristocratic（贵族的）bearing（举止风度）andassociatedwithothersimilarfamilies,hewasfamiliarwiththearrogance（傲慢）ofcharactersliketheGriersons.Someofthesepeoplecontinuedtobehaveasiftheywerestillprivilegedplantationownersalthoughtheirwealthwasgone.However,Faulknerspentmuchofhistimeobservingordinarytownspeopleaswell,andthisiswhyhewasabletocapturethevoiceofthecommonpeopleofJeffersoninthecharacterofthenarrator.HewontwoPulitzerPrizes,aNationalBookAward,andtheNobelPrizeforLiterature.HisNobelPrizeAcceptancespeechistodayconsideredoneofthefinestevermade:•“Theproblemsofthehumanheartinconflictwithitself…alonecanmakegoodwritingbecauseonlythatisworthwritingabout,worththeagonyandthesweat.”FaulknerdiedonJuly6,1962,thesamedayhisgreat-grandfather,theOldColonel,hadbeenbornon137yearsearlier.TheSoundandtheFury(1929),《喧嚣与骚动》AsILayDying(1930),《我弥留之际》LightinAugust(1932),《八月之光》Absalom,Absalom!(1936).《押沙龙，押沙龙》Hisfirstshortstorycollection,These13(1931),includesARoseforEmily,RedLeaves,ThatEveningSun,andDrySeptember.MajorWorksThreenovels,TheHamlet,TheTownandTheMansion,knowncollectivelyastheSnopesTrilogyAFable(1954)Pulitzer,NationalBookAwardsin1955TheReivers《掠夺者》(1962)Pulitzerin1963.MajorWorks•THANKYOU!name:宋佳TheBackgroundARoseforEmilyisashortstorybyAmericanauthorWilliamFaulknerfirstpublishedintheApril30,1931issueofForum.ThisstorytakesplaceinFaulkner'sfictionalcity,Jefferson,Mississippi,inthefictionalcountyofYoknapatawphaCounty.ItwasFaulkner'sfirstshortstorypublishedinanationalmagazine.WilliamFaulkner'smapofYoknapatawphaCountyCharacterListEmilyGrierson-Theobjectoffascinationinthestory.Aneccentricrecluse,Emilyisamysteriousfigurewhochangesfromavibrantandhopefulyounggirltoacloisteredandsecretiveoldwoman.Devastatedandaloneafterherfather’sdeath,sheisanobjectofpityforthetownspeople.Afteralifeofhavingpotentialsuitorsrejectedbyherfather,shespendstimeafterhisdeathwithanewcomer,HomerBarron,althoughthechancesofhismarryingherdecreaseastheyearspass.Bloatedandpallidinherlateryears,herhairturnssteelgray.SheultimatelypoisonsHomerandsealshiscorpseintoanupstairsroom.HomerBarron-AforemanfromtheNorth.Homerisalargemanwithadarkcomplexion,aboomingvoice,andlight-coloredeyes.Agruffanddemandingboss,hewinsmanyadmirersinJeffersonbecauseofhisgregariousnatureandgoodsenseofhumor.HedevelopsaninterestinEmilyandtakesherforSundaydrivesinayellow-wheeledbuggy.Despitehisattributes,thetownspeopleviewhimasapoor,ifnotscandalous,choiceforamate.HedisappearsinEmily'shouseanddecomposesinanatticbedroomaftershepoisonshim.CharacterListJudgeStevens-AmayorofJefferson.Eightyyearsold,JudgeStevensattemptstodelicatelyhandlethecomplaintsaboutthesmellemanatingfromtheGriersonproperty.ToberespectfulofEmily’sprideandformerpositioninthecommunity,heandthealdermendecidetosprinklelimeonthepropertyinthemiddleofthenight.Mr.Grierson-Emily'sfather.Mr.Griersonisacontrolling,loomingpresenceevenindeath,andthecommunityclearlyseeshislastinginfluenceoverEmily.HedeliberatelythwartsEmily'sattemptstofindahusbandinordertokeepherunderhiscontrol.Wegetglimpsesofhiminthestory:inthecrayonportraitkeptonthegilt-edgedeaselintheparlor.CharacterListTobe-TheBlackAfricanAmerican.Emily'sservant.Tobe,hisvoicesupposedlyrustyfromlackofuse,istheonlylifelineEmilyhastotheoutsideworldandhecaresforherandtendstoherneeds.Afterherdeath,hewalksoutthebackdoorandneverreturns.ColonelSartoris-AformermayorofJefferson.ColonelSartorisabsolvesEmilyofanytaxburdenafterthedeathofherfather.CharacterList•1855:MissEmilyisborntotherichestfamilyofslave-ownersintown.•1861-1865:theAmericanCivilWar,ConfederatetroopsfromherecommandedbyCol.Sartoris.•1870:Mr.Grierson,MissEmily'sFather,hasthefamilyhousebuiltinGothicrevivalstyle•1886:Mr.Griersondies;MissEmily'sinheritanceisonlythehouse;sheisover30.•1887:HomerBarron,Northernconstructionforeman,arrives;heandMissEmilystartcourting.•1888:HomerBarronisseennomore;thesmellinthehouseis•1919:YoungColoneldies.•1927-1928:ThetaxdelegationvisitsMissEmily.•1929-1930:MissEmilydiesattheageof74.TIME•THANKYOU!name:ARoseforEmily---WilliamFaulkner•Theanalysisofthetitle•Thethemeofthestory•Emily’scharacter•SymbolizationintextThetitleanalysis(ARoseforEmily)Aroseisasymbolofloveandapledgeoffaithfulness.Literally,fromthearrangementofthetext,wecanhardlyseetheword“rose”fromthebeginningtotheendofthetext,whichcanbeinterpretedasthisactualloveforEmliyhardlyexistsinthewholestory.Actually,theauthorplaysatrickonMissEmily.Infact,shedoesn’treallygetanylovefromanymanwhetheritisfromherloveror