女性主义角度分析《献给艾米丽的玫瑰》中艾米丽的悲剧

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Abstract A Rose for Emily is the first short story written by the American famous reasoning novelist named William Faulkner, and it is always considered one of landmark works in the literature history. It was highly praised by the literary critics and ordinary readers alike for its superb narratives and rich connotations. The extensive researches on this short story have been done by numerous scholars home and abroad from different aspects, but few of them have been undertaken based on the perspective of feminism.

The thesis, therefore, is intended to interpret the novel A Rose for Emily from the feminism in combination with author’s own understanding, hoping shed light on the understanding and appreciation of this short story. Specifically, it is intended to analyze the causes of Emily’s tragedy based on the perspective of feminism, showing readers the difficulties in women’s life, the hidden social dangers and the oppression against women because of patriarchy at that time. It seems that Emily’s tragedy is inevitable in a society of patriarchy. And the only way to avoid such tragedy is to acquire identity and gender recognition when women get independence and self-esteem in economy, life and spirit, and finally obtain the equal social status as men and steady social development.42288

Key Words: A Rose for Emily Feminism William Faulkner patriarchy tragedy

摘要《献给爱米丽的玫瑰》是美国著名的推理小说家威廉·福克纳短篇小说的开山之作，也是在文学史上被公认为具有里程碑意义的一部作品。《献给艾米丽的玫瑰》以其精湛的叙事手法与丰富的内涵得到文学评论家和普通读者的高度赞扬。国内外众多学者从各个不同的角度对这篇短篇小说进行了广泛研究,但却很少有人从女性主义的角度来研究这部作品。

因此，本论文打算从女性主义的角度，并结合作者自己的理解，来对《献给艾米丽的玫瑰》进行解读，以期能帮助大家对该短篇小说有更充分的了解和认知。具体地来说，本论文旨在从女性主义角度出发，分析Emily悲剧的根源，从而向读者展示：在男权制的影响下，社会隐患突出，女性受到压迫，并生活窘困。在男权当道的社会里，艾米丽的悲剧似乎是不可避免的。要想避免类似的悲剧，女性必需在经济、生活和精神领域获得独立，赢得尊严，获得对自身身份和性别的认可。并最终获得与男性平等的社会地位,从而实现社会的稳步发展。

毕业论文关键词：《献给艾米丽的玫瑰》女性主义威廉·福克纳男权制悲剧

Contents

摘要--I

AbstractⅡ

ContentsⅢ

Chapter One Introduction--1

1.1 William Faulkner and A Rose for Emily -1

1.2 Introduction of feminism-4

Chapter Two From Domestic Patriarchy to Social Patriarchy--7

2.1 Patriarchal control from Parents--7

2.2 Unequal concept of love between men and women 9

2.3 Misunderstanding from town residents--11

Chapter Three Limitations of Emily's identity and character --13

3.1 Emily's Silence13

3.2 Emily's Rebellion14

3.3 Emily's Failure16

Chapter Four Conclusion--19

Works Cited21

Analysis of Emily’s Tragedy in A Rose for Emily from Feminism

Chapter One Introduction

1.1 William Faulkner and A Rose for Emily

1.1.1 William Faulkner

William Cuthbert Faulkner, born in Albany, Mississippi on September 25, 1897, was a writer coming from America and won Nobel Prize from Oxford, Mississippi. Faulkner wrote many kinds of literary works, including novels, short stories(A Rose for Emily was one of the short novels), essays, a play, poetry, and screenplays. He is certainly famous because of his novels and short stories which are set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County and are based on Lafayette County, Mississippi, where he enjoyed most of his life.