A Rose for Emily

Recently I have read a short story named A Rose for Emily. It was written by William Faulkner, a famous American writer, and it was one of his most famous short stories.

This story is about a woman named Emily. She poisoned her lover Homer Barron with arsenic, because he wanted to leave her. And she put him on her bridal chamber in order to keep him. Only after her death, her shocking secret was revealed.

After reading this story, I was shocked by the love of Emily. It’s crazy of her. And she’s wretched. There were four reasons of her tragedy.

The first reason was her father’s control, her father drove away her suitors, and she almost had no chance to get to know others. The second reason was her lover’s betrayal, she loved him so much that she was planning to get married with him, but her lover wanted to leave her. The third reason was her personality flaws, her view was too extreme and her love was too crazy. The last reason was the social environment, Emily was a girl in a noble family, but Homer Barron is a foreman from the north, at that time, they are not allowed to get together.

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AroseforEmily 读后感 Although very short, A Rose for Emily, one of works of Faulkner, is a complex story which consists of several elements, such as love, detection, fantasy and psychology. However, it seems that the heroin in the story called Emily Grierson is more complex than the story itself. It is said the character decides the fate. To Emily, she had a tragic fate which was largely dependent on her multiple characters. According to Faulkner, Miss Emily had been a tradition, a duty and care; a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town. In fact, she was a sacrifice dedicated to the Old South. Under the background of the special age, she was a lamentable prisoner who lived in the past. Because of her inadaptability to and isolation from the society, Emily's character developed abnormally and morbidly, which resulted in her tragic end. Firstly, she was traditional. As we know, Emily lived in the old mansion all through her life, which was the sole estate her father left her and she wouldn't like to change the house at all. What she did and what she said completely followed the tradition. Suppressing her human wishes and desires and covering up her true self, she was strictly restricted by the norms of the Old South. She could not take part in the social life, and even had a family. This was the great price she had to pay as a spiritual pillar supporting the disintegrating Old South. Also, this is the root of her distorted personality and morbid character. Secondly, Emily was quite imperturbable. Every time people argued with Emily, she was able to keep calm and clear-headed. With only a few words, she always vanquished them. In this regard, we have to acknowledge Emily's courage and intelligence. Nevertheless, Emily's bravery is far more than debating for her before so many people. Unbelievably but truly, she cruelly killed his boyfriend and preserved his corpse for so many years. What's more, she often slept beside the body. Although the author doesn't express this point directly in the story, we can easily see through from the clue — a long strand of iron-gray hair. Of course, she was strong-willed as well. Nobody could control her and nothing could disturb her. As long as she wanted to, she simply would make it (Actually she had been separated from her true self and had no idea about what was she really wanted). She was living in an isolated world from the others', so she was lonely. Nobody understood her and nobody loved her —her father had been dead, while her sweetheart deserted her. Maybe in her opinion, killing Homer Barron and preserving his body is the sole way to hold him. That is to say, she went to extremes entirely to defend her love. And she thought she succeeded. In addition, Emily was opinionated, haughty, cautious, and spoony. In one word, she was a poor sacrifice of Old South. In order to perform the functions of a symbol of the special system and culture, instead of living in a life of her own, she lost herself in the ceaseless restrictions. She truly should have been freedom-desired, vivacious, pure and kind-hearted rather than offish, cruel and standpat.

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A rose for Emily读后感

Although very short, A Rose for Emily, one of works of Faulkner, is a complex story which consists of several elements, such as love, detection, fantasy and psychology. However, it seems that the heroin in the story called Emily Grierson is more complex than the story itself.

It is said the character decides the fate. To Emily, she had a tragic fate which was largely dependent on her multiple characters. According to Faulkner, Miss Emily had been a tradition, a duty and care; a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town. In fact, she was a sacrifice dedicated to the Old South. Under the background of the special age, she was a lamentable prisoner who lived in the past. Because of her inadaptability to and isolation from the society, Emily's character developed abnormally and morbidly, which resulted in her tragic end.

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A Rose For Emily

Like so many American writers, Faulkner found himself

again and again writing short stories, some of which are considered as equally important as his best novels. Good as his short stories are, they seem always at the threshold of being absorbed into the

Yoknapatawpha saga — that legendary matrix which is Faulkner’s real achievement. However, for a beginner of Faulkner scholarship, his short stories may well be an easy start. “A Rose for Emily” is Faulkner’s first short story published in 1930. Set in the town of

Jefferson in Yoknopatawpha, the story focuses on Emily Grierson, an eccentric spinster who refuses to accept the passage of time, or the inevitable change and loss that accompanies it. Simple as it is in plot, the story is pregnant with meaning. As a descendent of the Southern aristocracy, Emily is typical of those in Faulkner’s Yoknapatwapha stories who are the symbols of the Old South but the prisoners of the past. In this story, Faulkner makes best use of the Gothic devices in narration, and, the deformed personality and abnormality Emily

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A Rose for Emily was written by William Faulkner. It is regarded as his best known short story. The story happens in a fictional place—Jefferson, a southern town in America. The main character Emily was born in a respectable family. She lost her mother at a very young age and was raised by her father strictly. Her father affected her deeply. Her father drove away all the young men around Emily. So when she got to be thirty and was still single. After her father’s death, she seldom went out and communicated with others. She acted weirdly, clinging to her broken house stubbornly. Later, she fell in love with Homer Barron--a worker who came from the north America. She was in the hope that Homer Barron would marry her, but the man didn’t plan to marry her. Finally Emily poisoned the man and slept with his body for many years so that she could keep her lover forever.

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A Rose For Emily

Like so many American writers, Faulkner found himself again and again writing short stories, some of which are considered as equally important as his best novels. Good as his short stories are, they seem always at the threshold of being absorbed into the Yoknapatawpha saga — that legendary matrix which is Faulkner’s real achievement.

However, for a beginner of Faulkner scholarship, his short stories may well be an easy start. “A Rose for Emily” is Faulkner’s first short story published in

1930. Set in the town of Jefferson in Yoknopatawpha, the story focuses on Emily Grierson, an eccentric spinster who refuses to accept the passage of time, or the inevitable change and loss that accompanies it. Simple as it is in plot, the story is pregnant with meaning. As a descendent of the Southern

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个人命运由谁来掌控？

正方：个人命运是由个人掌控

反方：个人命运是由社会掌控

辩题分析：

A ROSE FOR EMILY是一篇以爱为主轴的小说,也许它不浪漫也不激情，但在某些小地方总不经意的透出一丝感人的气息。从小说人物的命运来看，故事的结局是充满悲剧色彩的。Miss Emily的命运该由谁来负责？

读完全文，我们不难发现Emily是自以为是家族的牺牲品，也是父亲强烈保护欲下的囚犯。Emily的父亲认为将她与外界隔绝是对她最好的保护，所以他以自视过高的心态一直在护卫着Emily，或许Emily曾想过反抗，但经年累月下来，这已成一种习惯。她已被父亲的高塔关住。当她父亲去世以后，她一直赖以维生的塔也随之倒了。她原本可以敞开心扉不再过寂寞孤独的日子，可是她又依据父亲对她的影响建造了另一座塔，依旧活在自己的世界里。

Barron的出现使她对自己的生活感到厌倦，再也不愿意继续孤独的日子，所以她尝试出门和人群接触，可是父亲对她的影响太深。她那高傲的心深爱着Barron，却不懂得与他交流爱的情感。于是当她将要和Barron结婚的时候，才发现这一切并不是Barron想要的，因为Barron对自由的执着使他不愿意对婚姻做出承诺。所以，当Emily知道自己不能拥有Barron时，她唯一能做的就是把Barron带入自己的世界。

自私的占有并不是爱，而是一种欲望。即使Emily有自己的想法也不可以表达，也没有说话的对象。为了逃避现实她一直活在自己的世界里，和外面的事物全然隔绝。她留不住恋人，就让恋人的尸体伴着她数十年。直到她去世后，镇民才在她的床上发现失踪多年的Barron的骸骨……

Emily是个可怜的受害者。是她的至亲使她成为一个孤僻的人。也许她知道别人对她的关心，但是在她封闭的情感中又意图拒绝这种有限的关怀，哪怕是是她最需要的感情。如果Emily能抛开家庭及社会的束缚，敞开心扉，她的人生也许会像会像玫瑰那样鲜艳和美丽了。

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