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ARoseforEmilyWilliamFaulkner•ThemostimportantfactisthathewasbornandbredintheAmericanSouthandlivedtherealmostallhislife.TheNobelPrizeinLiterature1949forhispowerfulandartisticallyuniquecontributiontothemodernAmericannovelThemeaningofthetitle：whatdoesarosesymbolize?•Arosesymbolizingloveandapledgeoffaithfulness.•Aroseforsomebodycanalsomeanakindofmemorial,anoffering,inmemoryofsomebody.•Abizarrestoryoflove,death,honor,pride,changeandloss.•Emilywasdeniedlove,thetitlehasanironicmeaning.Setting,timeandmajorcharacters•Setting：ThetownofJefferson----thecountyseatofYoknapatawpha•Time：nocleartimeclues,usingflashback.•Majorcharacters：Emily,herfatherandherloverHomer,thepeopleofthetown•Minorcharacters：ColonelSartoris,JudgeStevensAPictureofYoknapatawphaCounty1.Cacirca.1855:MissEmilyisborntotherichestfamilyofslave-ownersintown.2.1861-1865:theAmericanCivilWar,ConfederatetroopsfromherecommandedbyCol.Sartoris.3.1870:Mr.Grierson,MissEmily'sFather,hasthefamilyhousebuiltinGothicrevivalstyle4.ca.1886:Mr.Griersondies;MissEmily'sinheritanceisonlythehouse;sheisover30.5.ca.1887:HomerBarron,Northernconstructionforeman,arrives;heandMissEmilystartcourting.6.ca.1888:HomerBarronisseennomore;thesmellinthehouseisnoticed.7.1894:YoungColonelSartoris,asmayorofthetown,exemptsMissEmilyfromtaxesforlife.8.ca.1919:YoungColoneldies.9.ca.1927-1928:ThetaxdelegationvisitsMissEmily.10.ca.1929-1930:MissEmilydiesattheageof74.•Section1•Emily'sfuneralasabigevent•thehouseandherdistinguishedfamily•taxincident&thevisitbythedeputationTheGothicHouse•Section2•smellinEmily'shouse&complaintsintheneighborhood&actionstakentodoaway•deathofEmily‘sfather&herdelayeddisposal•Section3•Emily‘ssicknessbeforedatingwithHomerBarron&passionatelove•thepurchaseofarsenic•Section4•widespreadrumorsinthetown•theabsolutereclusivelifeofEmily•Section5•deathofMissEmilywithherhouseviolentlyinvaded•discoveryofthemurder&hernecrophilia(恋尸癖)Niche(壁龛bìkān)Keypointsofthetext1.whoistellingthestory?2.FivedifferentimagesofEmilyreflectingherchangesinthestory3.Theconflictsinthestory4.Thethemeofthestory•“We”aretellingstoriesaboutEmily,thepeopleofthetown,asthecollectivenarratorormulti-narrativevoices.•Byusingthe“we”narrator,Faulknercreatesasenseofclosenessbetweenreadersandhisstory•“We”aretheordinarypeopleofthetown,representingthegossipofthetown.Theyare,mostofthetime,notparticipantsbutobserversoftheevents.WhatistheimageofEmily?(Image1)•Small,fat,spare,plumpness,lookedbloatedlikeabody,pallidhue,eyeslookedlikecoalpressedintoalumpofdough.•MissEmily’swatchisasymboloftime.•Bymakingherwatchinvisible,shetriedtoignorethepassageoftimeaswellasanychangesbroughtaboutbythepassageoftime.•Tarnishmeansthelossofthesplendoroffamily•(image2)“heruprighttorsomotionlessasthatanidol”thisisoneofthevividimagesofEmilytheauthorcreatesinthestory.•Whydoestheauthorportraysherinsuchaway?•Thefactthatshewasmotionlesssuitedherrigidandstubbornpersonality.CanyoutelltheconflictbetweenEmilyandherfatherinPara.25?(Image3)•Father:adominantpatriarchalfigurewithpower,authorityandmanipulation•Emily:avulnerableandpurefigurewithobediencetoherfatherandwithoutfreedomtocourtwithsuitors..WhatchangeshappenedtoEmily’simageafterherfather’sdeath?(image4)•Havingherhaircutshort•indicatesherdeterminationtochangeherroleasanupper-classladywithconservativevalues,tolivealiberatedlife,tobeanindependentandstrongerwoman.•ThisqualityofherscanbeseeninhercourtingwithHomerBarron,aYankeeforeman,despitetraditionalsocialprejudice.Para.34-42(Emily’simage5)•Whatdoyouthinkherimageindicateswhensheboughtarsenic?•Haughtyblackeyes(Para.34)•Shewascomparedtoalonelylighthousekeeper•extremelonelinessandsolitude.•Astrainedflag(Para.41)MissEmilyHerfatherCommunityofthetownHomerBarronThemesThedeclineoftheSouth,especiallytheSoutharistocraticclass.Adramatizationoftheconflictbetweenthetwodifferentvaluesystemsandtwosocialorders.(new&old,N&S)Blackman’svirtue.Theend