ARoseforEmily主題分析

1、Novel titles：A Rose for EmilyChinese name：獻(xiàn)給艾米麗的一朵玫瑰花 也譯作紀(jì)念艾米麗的一朵玫瑰花Published time：In April 1930Author：William Faulkner 威廉?？思{Birthplace: Mississippi in the United States 美國(guó)密西西比州（美國(guó)南部）?？思{出生在美國(guó)南方一個(gè)沒(méi)落貴族家庭，這樣的身世對(duì)?？思{的文學(xué)創(chuàng)作影響深遠(yuǎn)。威廉?？思{的15部長(zhǎng)篇與絕大多數(shù)短篇的故事都發(fā)生在約克納帕塔法縣，稱為“約克納帕塔法世系”。其主要脈絡(luò)是這個(gè)縣杰弗生鎮(zhèn)及其郊區(qū)的屬于不同社會(huì)階層的若干個(gè)家族的

2、幾代人的故事。Faulkner was born in a declining aristocracy family in the southern United States, this life had profound influence on his literary creation. BackgroundsBackgrounds美國(guó)獨(dú)立后，南方和北方沿著兩條不同的道路發(fā)展。從19世紀(jì)20年代起，北部和中部各州開(kāi)始了工業(yè)革命，而在南方，則實(shí)行的是黑人奴隸制度，南北矛盾和斗爭(zhēng)自19世紀(jì)起日趨激烈。后來(lái)，美國(guó)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)了。北方在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中的勝利，內(nèi)戰(zhàn)消滅了奴隸制，但是黑人在內(nèi)戰(zhàn)后的重建時(shí)期仍受

3、到多方面的歧視和種植場(chǎng)主的剝削。After the independence of United States, North and south developed along different paths. Since the 1820s, the industrial revolution developed in north and Central states, While in the south, was the black slavery. Since the 19th century, the contradictions between North and south ha

4、d became increasingly fierce. Then, The American civil war broke out. As is known to all, victory belongs to the north,After the Civil war, slavery was eliminated, but the black still under various exploitation and discrimination. So thats the background of this story.BackgroundsBackgrounds獻(xiàn)給艾米麗的一朵玫

5、瑰代表了?？思{短篇小說(shuō)創(chuàng)作的最高成就。?？思{運(yùn)用現(xiàn)代主義寫(xiě)作手法， 通過(guò)艾米麗的悲劇人生揭示特定歷史時(shí)期南方人矛盾的精神世界，探索人類(lèi)心靈沖突這一永恒的主題。深刻地反映了社會(huì)變遷時(shí)期南方貴族的沒(méi)落和衰敗，新興資本主義與舊勢(shì)力之間的摩擦與沖突，以及新舊價(jià)值觀的矛盾。 A Rose for Emily represents Faulkners greatest achievements in the writing of short stories. Modernist writing techniques are skillfully used by Faulkner to tell the t

6、ragic life of Emily to show the incompatible inner spiritual world of American South in a specific period which is aimed at exploring the eternal theme of conflicts in human heart. Profoundly reflects southern aristocratic(貴貴族的族的 ,rstkrtk) decline and decay, and the friction and conflict between the

7、 emerging capitalism（資本主義）and the old forces , and the contradiction between old and new values in the period of social change .BackgroundsBackgroundsReflect the changes of southern society, social conflicts and confrontations, and the relationship between the black and white after the civil war.反映美

8、國(guó)南北戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)后南方社會(huì)的變遷，社會(huì)的沖突和對(duì)抗，以及黑人和白人之間的關(guān)系等。ThemeTheme “ “conflictconflict” ”The heroines father was representative of the southern traditional moral constraints, and social norms, father never appeared as an alive person, but his influence was throughout, deep and everywhere in the novel.南北戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)前后的美國(guó)南方，以騎士精神

9、和淑女風(fēng)范傲然于世，對(duì)婦女貞操的崇拜是美國(guó)南方清教婦道思想所極力推崇的，淑女風(fēng)范”旨在把女性培養(yǎng)成男性的附屬，她們沒(méi)有自我，無(wú)力掌控自身命運(yùn)，幾乎談不上什么自由，只會(huì)保持淑女的驕傲和矜持，卻無(wú)力面對(duì)生活。Miss Emily a slender figure in white in the background, her father a spraddled silhouette in the foreground, his back to her and clutching a horsewhip, the two of them framed by the back-flung front

10、 door.“身段苗條，穿著白衣的艾米麗小姐立在背后，她父親叉開(kāi)雙腳的側(cè)影在前面，背對(duì)艾米麗，手執(zhí)一根馬鞭，一扇向后開(kāi)的前門(mén)恰好嵌住了他們倆的身影?！薄癈rayon portrait” “父親的炭筆畫(huà)像”南方社會(huì)道德和父權(quán)制的束縛和壓迫男權(quán)至上（父親 兄長(zhǎng) 丈夫） 清教思想南方傳統(tǒng)的價(jià)值觀念與文明現(xiàn)代化之南方傳統(tǒng)的價(jià)值觀念與文明現(xiàn)代化之間的矛盾間的矛盾u The contradiction between traditional values and modern civilizationu Paternalism (父權(quán)主義父權(quán)主義)EmilyHer fatherThemeTheme “ “

11、conflictconflict” ”As a representative of the traditional incarnation, on one hand , Emily hoped to maintain social rules, on the other hand, she also wanted to have her beautiful love.責(zé)任與自由、遵守傳統(tǒng)和追求愛(ài)情之間的沖突責(zé)任與自由、遵守傳統(tǒng)和追求愛(ài)情之間的沖突她是端莊的南方淑女，她要維護(hù)自己的淑女形象和家族榮譽(yù)。面對(duì)愛(ài)情時(shí)， “艾米麗又蔑視社會(huì)等級(jí)和道德觀念，在戀愛(ài)和婚姻中表 現(xiàn)出強(qiáng)烈的自我和自主意識(shí)?！彼?/p>

12、拋棄了自己一直信奉的義務(wù)和責(zé)任甚至家族榮譽(yù)，不顧一切地和 拿日工資的北方佬相愛(ài)了，精心準(zhǔn)備婚禮，成為戀愛(ài)中的小女人?！癘f course a Grierson would not think seriously of a Northerner, a day laborer.”“格里爾生家的人絕對(duì)不會(huì)真的看中一個(gè)北方佬，一個(gè)拿日工資的人。”“even grief could not cause a real lady to forget noblesse oblige.”“She carried her head high enough-even when we believed that sh

13、e was fallen.”她把頭抬得高高甚至當(dāng)我們相信她已經(jīng)墮落了的時(shí)候也是如此。u Conflict between responsibility and freedom, abide by the tradition and the pursuit of loveEmilyPeople in townThemeTheme “ “conflictconflict” ”u Ethnic conflict and class conflict 種族沖突種族沖突 階級(jí)沖突階級(jí)沖突美國(guó)南北戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)之后，當(dāng)時(shí)的南方還一直遵從著白人與莊園主至上的思想。階級(jí)長(zhǎng)期的明顯分化使得鎮(zhèn)上的居民很大程度上忽略了黑人與

14、白人是平等的，黑人也是人；甚至是黑人自己也潛意識(shí)里認(rèn)為自己只是主人的工具，自己不應(yīng)該有任何關(guān)于自己的想法。特別是在受到嚴(yán)厲舊時(shí)家教的艾米麗小姐家中，這種思想更為深刻。“Daily, monthly, yearly we watched the Negro grow grayer and more stooped, going in and out with the market basket.”“每天、每月、每年我們看著這個(gè)黑人的頭發(fā)越來(lái)越花白，后背越來(lái)越彎曲,挎著籃子進(jìn)進(jìn)出出。”“we had long since given up trying to get any information

15、 from the Negro He talked to no one, probably not even to her, for his voice had grown harsh and rusty, as if from disuse.” “我們已經(jīng)放棄從他那里了解任何（有關(guān)艾米麗）的消息很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間了。他不跟任何人說(shuō)話，甚至可能不跟（艾米麗）說(shuō)話，因?yàn)樗穆曇糇兊眉却潭址路鹕虽P，好像從來(lái)沒(méi)用過(guò)一樣?！盇fter the American civil war, the south still followed the idea that white and manor were the

16、 noblest. long time class differentiation made the towns residents largely ignored that the black and white were equal .Even blacks themselves were subconsciously think that they were only tools of master, they should not have their own ideas. EmilyNegro manThemeTheme “ “conflictconflict” ”艾米麗象征著堅(jiān)守家

17、園，堅(jiān)守高貴身份。保守傳統(tǒng)，掙扎在沒(méi)落文化中的南方舊思想。荷默則代表了容易接受新事物，見(jiàn)識(shí)廣博，崇拜享樂(lè)主義的美國(guó)北方新興文化。兩種不同文化碰撞在一起，結(jié)果可想而知，沖突必將爆發(fā)。所以艾米麗所表現(xiàn)出的變態(tài)的心理以及對(duì)于愛(ài)人所采取的極端方式我們也就不足為奇了。uThe conflict between old and new values uContradictions between nobility and labor class Emily was a symbol of the southern old ideas, Homer represented the emerging cult

18、ure in the north American . Two different cultural collided with each other, as a result, it was conceivable that conflict would erupt.新舊價(jià)值觀的矛盾、貴族階級(jí)與勞工階級(jí)矛盾新舊價(jià)值觀的矛盾、貴族階級(jí)與勞工階級(jí)矛盾EmilyHomer BarronThemeTheme “ “conflictconflict” ”“Homer himself had remarked-he liked men, and it was known that he drank with the younger men in the Elks Club-that he was not a marrying man.”荷默自己說(shuō)他喜歡和男人來(lái)往，大家知道他和年輕人在一家俱樂(lè)部一道喝酒，他本人說(shuō)過(guò)，他是無(wú)意于成家的人。艾米麗與荷默的悲劇正是舊南方與新北方，貴族階級(jí)與勞工階級(jí)矛盾深化的象征。如風(fēng)雨飄搖中的玫瑰的艾米麗的悲劇命運(yùn)影射出作品深刻的社會(huì)內(nèi)涵和強(qiáng)烈的震撼力量，這正是福克納思索和苦心營(yíng)造的主題意義。用這篇不足五千字的短篇小說(shuō)成功地表現(xiàn)了約克納帕塔法世系的主題美國(guó)南方新舊秩序的沖突及南方?jīng)]落貴族階級(jí)的守舊和衰亡，帶給讀者深刻而獨(dú)特的審美