A-rose-for-Emily-分析(人物-象征-背景)

1作品分析题（18分）1.Faulkner’sARoseforEmilyThisstoryhappensaftertheAmericanCivilWar,inJeffersonTown.It’sastoryaboutaneccentricspinsternamedEmilyGriersonwhosemarriageistotallymanipulatedbyherfather.Twoyearsafterherfather’sdeath,poorEmilyisacquaintedwithanorthernercalledHomerBarron,adaylaborerandshefallsinlovewithhim.However,theirrelationisshort-livedasHomerbecomestiredofherandintendstogetridofher.InordertokeepHomerathand,Emilykillshimwitharsenicand“obtain”him,thus,shesleepswithhiscorpsefordecades.Thisisthetruththatvillagersfindafterherdeath.Frommyownperspective,thismasterpiecereflectsthedeclineofthesouthernsocietyandrevealstheconflictsbetweenthetwodifferentvaluesystemsandtwosocietiesaftertheAmericanCivilWar.Then,Iwillexplainmyopinionsfromthefollowingtwoaspects:character,symbol.Emilyisanembodimentofthesouth,theoldandtradition.Attheverybeginningofthisstory,thewriterrecountsthedecorationofherhousewhichisstill1870sstyle,isn’tchangeanymore.Besides,sheisalsoobstinate.Whenthenewgovernmentcompelthetaxesonher，sherefusestopaythetaxandevenridiculouslymentionsacolonelwhohasbeendeadalmosttenyears.Anotherexampleisthatshepreventspeoplefrominstallingmail-boxonthewall.Shekeepsthetraditionalviewsallthelong，butresiststochangeanything.However,poorEmilyisadeterminedwoman.Regardlessofpeople’scriticism,sheinsistsonmarryinganorthernerwhosesocialpositionisapparentlylowerthanher.Itisknownthatinthatperiodoftime,hierarchyisprevailinganddeep-rootedthroughoutthesociety.Itparticularlyhasaprofoundinfluenceonmarriage.Whensomeonechoosesapartner,heorshemustconsiderthesocialpositionoftheotherpartytothemarriage.However,Emilychoosestodisobeytheconventionandchallengestradition.Giventhissituation,herfailureisquiteexpectable.However,shecannotgetridoftheshacklesoftheSouthernconventions.Afterall,shecapturesherloverinherownwayandtheloveistreatedwithhonor.2Herfather,theoldGrierson,isalsoanincarnationoftheSouth,patriarchyandtradition.Hewasveryfastidiousaboutherdaughter’smarriageanddroveawayeverymanwhocaughtthefancyofher.“Whenshegottothirtyandwasstillsingle”.Obviously,bothherbodyandmindareenslavedbyherfather’straditionalconcept.Therefore,shefeelsreleasedwhenherfatherisdead,andthereisno“traceofgriefonherface”.Inthisnovel,EmilysymbolizestheSouth,oldandtradition,theYankeerepresentstheNorth,newandmodern.Bothyoungguysmightbeinterestedineachotherwhentheyfirstmeet.Buttheypossessaltogetherdifferentvaluesorconceptoflives.Sotheyinevitablyseparatedbeforelong.TheconflictbetweenthetwopartnerssymbolizestheconflictbetweentheSouthandtheNorth.Andtheabsurdmurderaggravatesthecontradictions.The“Rose”,thatisnevermentionedinthisnovel,isalwaysinterpretedconventionallyasasymboloflove.ItmightbeusedastheloveEmilygetsfromherlover.Butinmyopiniontherosemainlyrepresentsdecayanddeath.Atthetimethevillagerswenttoherroomandfoundthevalancecurtainsoffadedrosecolorandtherose-shadedlightsintheroom.Actually,theauthorplaysatrickonMissEmily.Infact,shedoesn’treallygetanylovefromanymanwhetheritisfromherloverorherfather.Emilycouldhaveafavorablemarriagebutforherfather’sinterference.ShecouldhavegotherdeservedlovefromHomer.Butonaccountofherobstinacyandpride,shereceivestirednessandindifference,insteadofaffection---rose,fromhim.Thus,asanoutsider,theauthororthevillagers,theygivearoseasatributetoEmily.Besides,therosealsostandsfortheauthor’sandvillagers’pity,sympathyandlamentforEmily,whosemindisimprisonedinthepastandfailstoadapttothechange.What’smore,theauthor,“WilliamFaulknerobjectifieshiscomplicatedandemotionalinvolvementintheSouthandinthepeoplewhogrowupandlivethereeversince”.32.RobertFrost’sTheRoadNotTakenTworoadsdivergedinayellowwood,黄色的树林里分出两条路AndsorryIcouldnottravelboth可惜我不能同时去涉足Andbeonetraveler,longIstood我在那路口久久伫立AndlookeddownoneasfarasIcould我向着一条路极目望去Towhereitbentintheundergrowth;直到它消失在丛林深处Thentooktheother,asjustasfair,但我却选择了另外一条路Andhavingperhapsthebetterclaim,它荒草萋萋，十分幽寂Becauseitwasgrassyandwantedwear;显得更诱人，更美丽Thoughasforthatthepassingthere虽然在这条小路上Hadwornthemreallyaboutthesame,很少留下旅人的足迹Andboththatmorningequallylay那天清晨落叶满地Inleavesnostephadtroddenblack.两条路都未经脚印污染Oh,Ikeptthefirstforanotherday!呵，留下一条路等改日再见Yetknowinghowwayleadsontoway,但我知道路径延绵无尽头IdoubtedifIshouldevercomeback.恐怕我难以再回返Ishallbetellingthiswithasigh也许多少年后在某一个地方Somewhereagesandageshence:我将轻声叹息把往事回顾Tworoadsdivergedinawood,andI—一片森林里分出两条路Itooktheonelesstraveledby,而我却选择了人迹更少的一条Andthathasmadeallthedifference.从此决定了我一生的道路赏析：TheRoadNotTakenisapoembyRobertFrost.Itisthefirstpoeminthevolumeandisprintedinitalics.ThetitleisoftenmistakenlygivenasTheRoadLessTraveled,fromthepenultimateline:Itooktheonelesstraveledby.Thepoemhastworecognizedinterpretations:oneisamoreliteralinterpretation,whiletheotherismoreironic.Accordingtotheliteralinterpretation,thepoemisinspirational,apaeantoindividualismandnon-conformism.Thepoemconsistsoffourstanzas.Inthefirststanza,thespeakerdescribeshisposition.Hehasbeenoutwalkinginthewoodsandcomestotworoads,andhestandslookingasfardowneachoneashecansee.Hewouldliketotryoutboth,butdoubtshecoulddothat,sothereforehecontinuestolookdowntheroadsfora