Abstract A Rose for Emily, set in social change of southern America, describes the tragic fate of Emily Grierson, an aristocratic descent。 Emily suffered from the pain which society and her identity brought to her。 She was controlled by her father, which made defects in her character。 Emily finally went through her life by living in solitude。 This dissertation will analyze Emily’s tragedy from the conflicts of the south and north to the sharp social change in that area, from the control of her father to the betrayal of her lover, from the Emily’s distorted personality to the Faulkner’s localism。 Emily’s miserable fate represents the tragedy of the whole society。 As a symbol of tradition, Emily is the victim suffering from the conflicts between the new value and traditional value。92355

Keywords: Emily; society; isolation; tragedy

摘要《献给艾米丽的玫瑰》描述了艾米丽小姐充满悲剧的一生，小说以美国战后南方社会变迁为背景，向读者展示了作为最后一代贵族后裔的艾米丽一步步走向毁灭。艾米丽承受了当时的社会背景以及他自身的身份给她带来的痛苦，忍受了父亲对她生活的控制，以及由于种种因素而使她性格产生了缺陷，最终在离群索居中度过了悲惨的一生。本文主要从多重角度分析了艾米丽的悲剧原因。包括：艾米丽扭曲的性格和福克纳的南方情结，父系社会下亲情的枷锁和爱情的背叛，以及社会的巨大变革和时代背景下南北方的矛盾冲突等几个方面思考。她的悲剧恰恰反映了社会的悲剧。艾米丽作为传统象征，是新价值观和传统价值观下的牺牲品。源F于K优B尔C论V文N网WwW.youeRw.com 原文+QQ752^018766

毕业论文关键词：艾米丽；南方；孤独；悲剧

Contents

1。 Introduction。1

1。1 William Faulkner …。。…1

1。2 A Rose for Emily…。。1

2。 Literature Review。。2

2。1 The study of foreign scholars2

2。2 The study of  domestic scholars。。3

3。 The Analysis of Tragedy of Emily3

3。1 The analysis of tragedy from social background。4

3。1。1 The Southern culture。4

3。1。2 The intervention of townspeople。5

3。2 The analysis of tragedy from family influence6

3。2。1 The control from her father6

3。2。2 The prevention from her female cousins。7

3。3 The analysis of tragedy from Emily’s characters。。…。7

3。3。1 Emily’s silence and arrogance。。7

3。3。2 Emily’s isolation and eccentricity。。8

3。3。3 Emily’s ambivalence。9

4。 Conclusion。。。10

Works Cited…。12

1。Introduction 

A Rose of Emily, one of the most famous works of William Faulkner who is an American novelist in twentieth century, was first published in the April 30, 1931 issue of Forum。 This novel is one of his most frequently anthologized short stories and is widely used in the American classroom。 A Rose for Emily is a rich and modern 20th century literary text。

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William Faulkner was born and bred in a Southern family with a fairly long tradition, which makes him know the South very well, so he created his mythical Southern world, Yoknapatawpha County。 Meanwhile, his growth experience provides enough material for a lifetime writing。William Faulkner is good at writing novels with local conditions and customs and the theme of tragic conflicts between the new south and the old south。 His effective use of the stream of consciousness, multiple points of view, symbolism and imaginary, makes him become one of the world’s greatest modern writers。 He deals with some of the major universal themes in literature so profoundly that he is recognized nationally and internationally。 William Faulkner spent a lot of time observing ordinary townspeople and this is the reason that he can capture the features of the common people of Jefferson。 He writes different styles of works, including novels, short stories, poetry, play, essays and screenplays during his whole life。 He published 13 novels and numerous short stories。 William Faulkner won The Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949 for his powerful and artistically unique contribution to the modern American novel。