中学英语a rose for emily 解析课件

ARoseforEmilyByWilliamFaulkner

中学英语aroseforemily解析TheauthorTheBackgroundThePlotsTheThemes中学英语aroseforemily解析AuthorWilliamCuthbertFaulkner

(born

Falkner,September25,1897–July6,1962),alsoknownas

WillFaulkner,wasanAmericanwriterandNobelPrizelaureatefrom

Oxford,Mississippi.Faulknerworkedinavarietyofwrittenmedia,including

novels,

shortstories,a

play,

poetry,

essays

and

screenplays.Heisprimarilyknownandacclaimedforhisnovelsandshortstories,manyofwhicharesetinthefictional

YoknapatawphaCounty,asettingFaulknercreatedbasedon中学英语aroseforemily解析

LafayetteCounty,wherehespentmostofhislife,andHollySprings/MarshallCounty.[1]FaulknerisoneofthemostimportantwritersinbothAmericanliterature

generallyand

SouthernLiteraturespecifically.Thoughhisworkwaspublishedasearlyas1919,andlargelyduringthe1920sand1930s,Faulknerwasrelativelyunknownuntilreceivingthe1949

NobelPrizeinLiterature.Twoofhisworks,

AFable

(1954)andhislastnovelTheReivers

(1962),wonthe

PulitzerPrizeforFiction.[2]

中学英语aroseforemily解析In1998,the

ModernLibrary

rankedhis1929novel

TheSoundandtheFury

sixthonitslistofthe

100bestEnglish-languagenovelsofthe20thcentury;alsoonthelistwere

AsILayDying

(1930)and

LightinAugust

(1932).Absalom,Absalom!

(1936)isoftenincludedonSimilarlists.中学英语aroseforemily解析BornWilliamCuthbertFalkner

September25,1897

NewAlbany,Mississippi,U.S.DiedJuly6,1962

(aged

64)

Byhalia,Mississippi,U.S.LanguageEnglishNationalityAmericanPeriod1919–1962Notablework(s)

TheSoundandtheFury

AsILayDying

LightinAugust

Absalom,Absalom!

ARoseforEmilyNotableaward(s)NobelPrizeinLiterature1949PulitzerPrizeforFiction1955,1963Spouse(s)EstelleOldham(1929–1962)中学英语aroseforemily解析中学英语aroseforemily解析Thedetails中学英语aroseforemily解析AtmosphereSuffocating,orDepressionThemeLoveTragedyCharacterMiss

Emily

is

a

mysterious

and

arrogant

woman.Emily

is

totally

a

tragedy

of

the

old

traditions.

She

is

a

prisoner

of

the

past,

of

the

social

and

moral

taboos

of

the

South.

Not

only

because

she

purely

a

woman,

but

also

the

stubborn

conventions

manacle

her

that

result

in

her

frustrated

life中学英语aroseforemily解析TimeAfterAmericancivilwarPlaceIn

Jefferson

TownMainFigureEmilyGrierson,Hisfather,HomerBarron,thevillagers,theNegro中学英语aroseforemily解析Setting

Whendoesithappen?Ithappenedin19century,

after

the

American

Civil

War.Wheredoesthestoryhappen?

ThestoryissetinthesoutherntownofJefferson.中学英语aroseforemily解析A.Thetownfrownedonheraffair,theministergoingtoseeher;thefemalecousinsvisiting;Emilyorderedjewelry,preparingformarriage.HomerBarrongoingawayandcoming;Emilyboughttheratpoison.B.

Emilywassickforlong,latershewasinlove.C.

ThesmellfromEmily’shouse(fromtherottenbody);Emily’shairturninggray,herdoorclosed;from40to50,givingchina-painting.D.Emilylivedtotheageof30,andherfatherdied.

E.Emily

died

at

74.F.

Sincewhenshewasabout60,thetaxproblemhadremainedunresolved.Answer:DBACFE

中学英语aroseforemily解析I.Themeaningofthetitle:whatdosearosesymbolize?Themeaningofthetitleisambiguous,capableofvariousinterpretations.Aroseisatraditionalsymbolofloveandapledgeoffaithfulness.FromthestorywecanseeMissEmilywasdeniedlove.So,inthissense,thetitlehasanironicmeaning.Aroseforsomebodycanalsomeanakindofmemorial,anoffering,inmemoryofsomebody.Itshowstheauthor‘ssympathyanddeeprespect.

中学英语aroseforemily解析II.Emily,suchagrotesque,oldrecluse,seemstobeprivilegedinthetown.Why?

III.

Whydoesshebuytheratpoison,thearsenic?BecauseEmilystandsforakindofoldtraditionofsoutherncountry.Peopleinthistowncannotfacethefailureofthewarfromtheirinnerhearts,sotheytrytoprotecttheironlysymbol.

TokillHomer

Barronandneverdepartwithhim.中学英语aroseforemily解析IV.Homer

Barron

was

never

seen

later.Do

you

know

his

whereabouts?HewaskilledbyEmily

，andhewaslyinginEmily'shomeforever.中学英语aroseforemily解析Theplotofthestoryevolvesaroundmanyconflicts:

theconflictsbetweenMissEmilyandherfather

theconflictbetweenMissEmilyandthetown,theestablishedcodesofconduct

theconflictbetweenMissEmilyandHomerBarron,

theconflictbetweentheSouthandtheNorth

theconflictbetweenthepastandthepresent.Theplotofthestoryevolvesaroundmanyconflicts:

theconflictsbetweenMissEmilyandherfather

theconflictbetweenMissEmilyandthetown,theestablishedcodesofconduct

theconflictbetweenMissEmilyandHomerBarron,

theconflictbetweentheSouthandtheNorth

theconflictbetweenthepastandthepresent.中学英语aroseforemily解析ThisstoryhappensaftertheAmericanCivilWar,inJeffersonTown.It’sastoryaboutaneccentricspinsternamedEmilywhosemarriageistotallymanipulatedbyherfather.Twoyearsafterherfather’sdeath,poorEmilyisacquaintedwithanorthernercalledHomerBarron,adaylaborerandshefallsinlovewithhim.However,theirrelationisshort-livedasHomerbecomestiredofherandintendstogetridofher.InordertokeepHomerathand,Emilykillshimwitharsenicand“obtain”him,thus,shesleepswithhiscorpsefordecades.中学英语aroseforemily解析ConclusionThis

masterpiece

reflects

the

decline

of

the

southern

society

and

reveals

the

conflicts

Betweenthe

two

different

value

systems

and

twoSocietiesafter

the

AmericanCivilwar.Emily

is

an

embodiment

of

the

south,

the

old

and

tradition.In

our

daily

life,

everything

is

changing

everyday.

As

an

individual,

we

can

only

adapt

ourselves

to

the

protean

environment

and

should

learn

to

Acceptnew

things.

Only

when

we

keep

learning

everyday

can

we

survive

in

this

world

which

is

full

of

competition.中学英语aroseforemily解析TheCausesoftheHeroine’sTragicLifeinARoseforEmily中学英语aroseforemily解析ThestoryARoseforEmilytakesplaceinFaulkner’sfictionalcityJefferson,Mississippi.ThehistoricalsettingofthisstoryispostAmericanCivilWar.Thestoryreflectsthesoutherners’loveanddetestationoftheoldtraditionandtheirdistrustoftheideologyofnorthernindustrialcapital.Inthisshortstory,theheroineEmilyusedtobeasouthernnobility.Historicalreason中学英语aroseforemily解析ThecivilwardestroyedmuchofthewealththathadexistedintheSouth.ButintheeyeoftheJeffersoncitizens,Emilyisstillthesignalofoldsouthernprosperity.Sheiskindofamonument.Ontheonehand,thesouthernersknowtheyarenolongerrich.Ontheotherhand,tokeepthememoryofyesterday,theytryhardtopreserve

theoldtradition.中学英语aroseforemily解析ReligiouscausesThereareallsortsofreligiousgroupsinAmerica.AmongtheAmericanpeople,36%areProtestants,andoverthreefifthsofallAmericanreligiouspeopleareProtestants(张奎武，2008:285).Inthemindofthepuritans,womenshouldbereservedandmustsuppresssensualpassion.Intheshortstory,theheroineEmilyisarepresentative“southernlady”whoisdestroyedbythereligiousdoctrines.Herfatherwantsto

中学英语aroseforemily解析keepher“holyandpure”,sohedrivesawayallthewooersofMissEmily.Thechastenessofawomanismoreimportantthanherpositionasahumanbeing.Thushernaturaldesirecannotbesatisfiedandresultinmindtwisting.Emilyisdeeplyinfluencedbythereligiousbelief.Afterthedeathofherfather,shegetsfreephysically,however,shecannotremovefettersfromhermind.ThedoctrineofwomenhasrootedinEmily’smind.中学英语aroseforemily解析Sowhenheraffectionforthenorthernerbecomethelaughingstockofthetown,sheresortstoanextremeway,thatis,killingHomer.Thisisthewaysheventsafteryearsofinhibitingfromdesireandpassion.Itisapowerfulaccuseofsouthernsociety.Itisapowerfulaccuseofsouthernsociety.中学英语aroseforemily解析PeopleinthetownIntheshortstory,thepeopleinthetownseemtocarefortheheroineandworshipthearistocrats.Butinfact,theyarejusttryingtopreservetheoldtraditionandinterfereinherprivatelife.Sothepeopleinthetownplayaroleascatalysttotheheroine’stragiclife.Thedarkmindofthetownpeopleismentionedseveraltimesinthepassage.“Sowhenshegottobethirtyandwasstillsingle,wewerenot中学英语aroseforemily解析pleasedexactly,butvindicated;evenwithInsanityinthefamilyshewouldn'thaveturneddownallofherchancesiftheyhadreallymaterialized.”Fromthetoneofthepeople,theirschadenfreudeisclearedexposed.Theirassumptionisfullofridiculeandirony.TheyaregladtofindthatinfactMissEmilydosenothavethatmanysuitors.WhentheyknowthatallthethingsthatEmily’sfatherleaveforheris

中学英语aroseforemily解析justahouse.Theybecomehappyagain.AlltheycareaboutisnotEmily’slife,theyjustfeelasenseofsuperiorityinshowingpitytoEmily.中学英语aroseforemily解析FamilyinfluenceFamilyissupposedtobethefirstschoolofaperson,whileparentsarethefirstteacheroftheirchildren.Theexperienceofone’schildhoodcanhaveathroughimpactonhislatterbehavior.EmilywasborninadownfallennoblefamilyofsouthAmerica.Sheliveswithherfathersinceshewasborn.Emilyseldomleaves