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Inthisstory,EmilyGrierson,themaincharacter,isavictim、Dominatedbyherfatherandhisrigidideasofsocialstatus,shehasbeenpreventedfrommarryingduringherlifetime、Oneyearafterherfather’sdeath,shefallsinlovewithanortherner、Whenshefindsthatherloverisnotgoingtogetmarriedwithher,shepoisonshimsothatshecankeephimwithherforever、Thoughtheplotofthestoryisnotcomplicated,yetitcanbeconsideredasaminorprogramofhisworks、InitareexamplesofFaulkner’sartisticpreoccupationsandtechniques:

theexplorationofpsychologicalreality,thesocialstructureandmoresofasoutherncommunity,thenatureoftime,andtherelationofthepasttothepresent、Thispaperwillapproachthestoryfromthefollowingaspects:

analysisofEmily’scharacter,therootcausesofhercharactersandherdestiny、

Ⅱ、AnalysisofEmily’scharacters

Emilyisthemaincharacter,theprotagonistofthestory、Inthisstory,theauthormainlyfocusesandrevealsthemaincharacter—Emily、InordertoanalyzeEmily’scharacter,somequestionshaveatfirsttobeanswered:

Whattypeisthisstoryorwhatkindofthemethisstoryplanstoreveal?

Whenansweringthesequestions,itbecomesmucheasiertoanalyzehercharacter、MissEmilyiskindofquietandperverse,proudandaloof,haughty,braveandtough,arepresentativeoftraditionalconventionandsoforth、Thefollowingsaregoingtoexpatiateonthem、

2、1MissEmily’shaughtycharacter

Attheveryfirst,Emilyiseasytoberegardedasahaughtywoman、Inthestory,thewriternotonlyrevealstheabnormalphenomenonofEmily’sgrotesquecharacterandherill-sexedpsychology,butalsolivelyportraysherasastrongfigureofhaughtiness、MissEmilyGriersonisthesocialiteofhertown、Naturallywiththisstatusthereisacertainreputationshehastowithhold、Shenotonlyrepresentedherfamilynamebut,inasensethepeopleofhertown、Becauseshewassuchadominantfigurethetownspeoplehadputheronapedestalandwereveryattentivetoheractions、DuringthetimeinwhichherfatherwasaliveEmilywasseenasafiguretobeadmiredbutnevertouched、Manywooersshehadbutaccordingtoherfather’sstandard,noneweresuitableenough、

2、2MissEmily’sisolatedandeccentriccharacter

Besides,MissEmilyisisolatedandeccentric、Fromthewholestory,thereisnodoubtthatshewasanisolatedonefromthebeginningofthestorytothesurprisingend、Allherlifeisthetownpeople’stopicaftermeals、Theyregardherasamonster、Andbecauseofherfamily,inparticular,herfather,shenearlygetseparatedfromherneighbors,whichaddsmorepressuretoherpersonalaffairstofallinlovewiththeYankee,HomerBarron,which,atlast,createsthetragedy、Ontheotherhand,sheiseccentricatthesametime、Whenthemenfromthegovernmentwanttotaxherafterherfather’sdeath,buttheyarerefusedbyEmily、Thereasonisquitesimple,thatis,whenherfatherisalive,inJefferson,theyneednottopaytaxes、ShejusttellsthegovernmentthatshehasnotaxesinJefferson、Whatshesaidwasthematterseveralyearsago、AndtherewasonceamancalledColonelSartorisexplainedittoherabouthertax-freeprivilege、Shedoesnotrespectthetruth,thatis,herso-calledColoneldiedtenyearsagoandnewpolicycomesintopractice、ThenarratorarrangesthespecificdetailonherbehaviorofbuyingArsenic、Thedruggistcannotimagineherpurposeinbuyingthepoisonandjustthinksthatshemightuseitforratandsuchthings、MissEmilyjuststaresathim,herheadtiltsbackinordertolookhimeyeforeye,untilhelooksawayandgoesandgetsthearsenicandwrapsitupforher、Howstrangeandeccentricsheis、Shedoesnotallowanyonetoaskabouthermatter,eventhoughitisadangerousaffairwhichisforbiddenbylaw、

2、3MissEmily’snecrophilia

MissEmilyisanecrophilia,too、GreatlysurprisedatthesightofthelastparagraphofFaulkner’sshort-story“ARoseforEmily”,thetownpeoplefindthatMissEmilyisnotonlyamurderer,butalsosleepswithHomerBarronaftershekillshim、Thenitisnoticedthatinthesecondpillowistheindentationofahead、Oneofthetownspeopleliftssomethingfromit,andleansforward,findingthefaintandinvisibledustdryandacridinthenostrils,andalongstrandofiron-grayhair、Horribly,shekillsherloverandsleepsnexttohimforalongtimeuntilbeingfoundout、Asforthewholepassage,thenarratorrefusestodismissEmilyassimplymadortotreatherlifeasmerelyagrotesque,sensationalhorrorstory、

Instead,hisnarrativemethodbroughtusintoherlifebeforewehastilyrejectedher,anddoingsoofferedusacompleximaginativetreatmentoffiercedeterminationandstrengthcoupledwithillusionsandshockingeccentricities、4

2、4MissEmily’sbravenessandtoughness

Sheisbraveandtoughaswell、Asawoman,Emilyisnormal、Shejusttriesherbesttopursueherhappiness、Inthisstory,themostattractivepartforagreatnumberofpeopleisEmily’sbravepursuitoflove、Onlyafterherfather’sdeath,shebeginstohavetherighttolove、“Inthesummerafterherfather’sdeath,shehasherhaircutshortandlookslikealittlegirl、SoonshefallsinlovewithHomer,whoisaYankee,anorthernerandadaylaboraswell、”SheholdsherheadhighinherdignityassheisthelastGriersonofherfamilythoughthetownspeoplethinkshehasfallenbecausesheiswithamanwhoisdifferentfromher、However,Emily’sloveaffairisnotaffectedbythetownspeopleandhertwofemalecousins’interference、What’smore,

Ⅲ、IntrinsicandextrinsicReasons

3、1Intrinsicreasons

3.1.1Family

Itisherfamily,especiallyherfatherthatinfluenceshersomuch、Emily,theheroineinthestory,isavictim、Dominatedbyherfatherandhisrigidideasofsocialstatus,shehasbeenpreventedfrommarryingduringhislifetimeandthereforeafterhisdeath,sheisleftaloneandpenniless、Herdependenceonherfathercontinuesevenafterhedies;

sherefusestoburyhimandkeephisportraitinaprominentplaceinherlivingroom、Emilynotonlyclingstoherfather’smemory,shealsobeginstoassumehisdomineeringtraits、Shedoesnotacceptthepassageoftimeandchangesortheinevitablelossthataccompaniesit、Itisnotjustpatheticattemptstoclingtothepast,itdevelopsintoobsessionandfinally,homicidalmania、RatherthanloseHomerasshelostherfather,shekillshiminordertokeephim、Shelivesmanyyearsasarecluse、Abnormalcharactersareeasytoformwhenundersuchstrongpressure、ItisEmily’sfamilythatruinsherlifeandthenHomer’s、

3.1.2Physiology

Emily’stypicalcharactersarecausebyanotherimportantreason,namely,thephysiologicalone、FromFreudSigmund’snarration,therearethreeconceptionswhichareconnectedtotheanalysisneededtounderstand,thatis,Id,Ego,andSuper-ego、

Theyarethethreepartsofthefictive“psychicapparatus”definedinFreud’sso-calledstructuralmodelofthepsyche;

theyarethethreetheoreticalconstructsintermsofwhoseactivityandinteractionmentallifeisdescribed、Accordingtothismodel,theuncoordinatedinstinctualtrendsarethe“id”;

theorganizedrealisticpartofthepsycheisthe“ego”,andthecriticalandmoralizingfunctionthe“super-ego”、TheIdcomprisestheunorganizedpartofthepersonalitystructurethatcontainsthebasicdrives、TheIdisunconsciousbydefinition、6

Idishuman’sfirstreactionwhenhumanphysiologicalneedshappen,whichisalsoanunorganizedphenomenon、MissEmilyjusttriesherbesttochaseherhappinessasothernormalwomendo、Fromthisangle,MissEmilyhastherighttofallinlovewithHomerandtohavetheirownfamily、Whatshehasdoneiswithinthecommonpractice、However,alotofelementsresultinthetragicsequel、Itisshethatcannotgraspthephysiologicalelementandcausesherunhappyorevenmiserabledestiny、

3.1.3Pathologyandpsychology

Thereisanotherimportantintrinsicreason,thatispathologicalandpsychologicalone、FromherbehaviortoherfatherMr、Drieson,sheiscompleteElctraComlex（恋父情结）、ShelivedwithherfatherwhenMr、Griesonwasalive,withoutcommunicatingwithothers、Mr、Griesoncontrolledherwholelifecompletely,whichistherootthatcausesMissEmily’stragedyandHomer’s、Whatismore,Emily’sfatherdroveawayalltheyoungmenwhoweregoingtochasehisdaughterforthereasonthathejustwantedtoholdEmilyforhimself、InEmily’ssub-consciousness,herfatherisherlover、ItisthiskindofabnormalpsychologythatinfluencestheformationofEmily’sabnormalcharacters、InEmily’seyesight,losingherfatheramountstolosingherlover、Andthatmeansshewillbealonefromthattimeon、Therefore,sherefusestoburyherfathereventhoughhehasbeendeadforseveraldays、Andatlastshekillsherownloverjustin