Abstract

A Rose for Emily is one of Faulkner’s famous novels, depicting the tragic fate of the last elderly southern spinster, Emily. Absolutely, there are many reasons leading to Emily’s tragedy from the conflicts between the south and north to the sharp social change in that era, from the restriction of her father to the betrayal of her lover, from the Emily’s distorted personality to the Faulkner’s localism. Emily’s tragedy stands for all the women’s misfortune fate in that era. Emily is the victim of that society.

Keywords: Characters; attitudes to love; social change;

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1.Introduction.1

1.1The Introduction of the Author and His Works1

1.2The Introduction of the Novel. 2

2. Causes of Emily’s Tragedy2

2.1The Eccentric and Weird Character of Emily.3

2.2.1Isolated and Stubborn4

2.2.2 Proud and Arrogant.4

2.2. The Influence of Social Change.5

2.2.1Emily’s Lag Behind the Society5

2.2.2The Conflicts Between the South and the North.6

2.3 The Influence of Her Two Beloved Ones7

2.3.1 The Shadow of Her Father7

2.3.2 The Betrayal of Her Lover8

2.4 The Influence of William Faulkner’s Localism.9

3. Conclusion11

4. References12