英语论文答辩初稿2侯艳玲.docx

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英语论文答辩初稿2侯艳玲

河北师范大学

高等教育自学考试本科毕业论文

题目:

 《献给艾米丽的玫瑰》中的人物分析

    论

 考生姓名：

侯艳玲

考生所在市：

承德市

准考证号：

080396320223

导师姓名:

 王瑜洁

专   业：

英语教育

完成日期：

2011年8月30日

AnalysisontheFiguresinARoseForEmily

By

HouYanling

WangYujie,tutor

SubmittedtotheB.A.CommitteeinPartialFulfillmentoftherequirementsoftheDegree

ofBachelorofArtsintheEnglishDepartment

ofHebeiNormalUniversity

August30,2011

摘要

《献给爱米丽的玫瑰》是美国杰出南方作家威廉·福克纳写的一篇短篇小说。

通过对这篇小说中女主人公爱米丽与家庭扭曲的关系、与城镇居民的冲突、对HomerBarron的爱和与黑奴关系的研究，分析出家庭的制约、美国旧南方老一辈的庇护、新一代的妥协以及新旧文化的冲突是爱米丽扭曲性格产生的必然原因，同时展现出美国南方的进步与变革给人们生活带来的影响和变化。

关键词：

扭曲，冲突，悲剧，爱

Abstract

ARoseforEmilyisashortstorybytheAmericanauthorWilliamFaulkner.ThroughtheanalysisofthedistortedrelationshipbetweenEmilyandherFamily,theconflictwithtownresidents,theloveforHomerBarron,andtherelationshipbetweenEmilyandtheNegro,itcanbeseenthattherestrictionoffamily,theshelterofoldgenerationinsouthAmerica,thecompromiseofnewgeneration,andtheconflictoftheoldandnewculturearethenecessarycausesofEmily'sdistortedcharacter.AndthispaperalsopresentstheinfluenceandchangeswhichtherevolutionbroughtintothepeopleinSouthAmerica.

KeyWords:

distorted,conflict,tragedy,love

Contents

Introduction..................................................................................................1

ChapterITheDistortedRelationshipbetweenEmilyandHerFamily.2

1.1EmilyandHerFather……………………………………………..2

1.1.1EmilywithAliveFather…………………………………………2

1.1.2EmilywithDeadFather………………………………………….3

1.2TwoFemaleCousins………………………………………………4

ChapterII TheConflictwithTownResidents………………………....5

2.1PayingTaxes………………………………………………………5

2.2TheSmell………………………………………………………....6

2.3HerMarriage……………………………………………………...7

2.4ThePurchaseofPoison…………………………………………....9

ChapterIIITheLoveforHomerBarron…………………………….10

3.1FirstLove………………………………………………………...10

3.2LastTragedy……………………………………………………...11

ChapterIVTheRelationshipbetweenEmilyandtheNegro……….14

4.1TheNegroinEmily'Eyes……………………………………….14

4.2EmilyintheNegro'sEyes………………………………………..15

Conclusion………………………………………………………………..16

Notes…………………………………………………………………………..16

Bibliography…………………………………………………………………...17

Introduction

Therearefourchaptersinthispaper.ThefirstchapterpresentsthedistortedrelationshipbetweenEmilyandherfamily.Herfamilydidnotlikeher.Itwastheinfluencethatherfatherleftonherremainedthroughouttherestofherlife.Thesecondchapterstatestheconflictwithtownresidents.Emilyneededrespectandthefeelingofsecurity,butnobodycaredabouther.Emilyconfrontedwiththeconflictsbetweenindividualandsociety,traditionandreality.ThethirdchapterpresentstheloveforHomerBarron.Thelovewasatragedy.Thestrongfeelingofpossessionandherunhealthycharactercauseshertragedy.TheforthchapteranalysestherelationshipbetweenEmilyandtheNegro.Asaservant,helookedafterEmilyasgoodaspossible.

WilliamFaulkner,anoutstandingsouthernwriteroftheU.S.A.,wasaregionalist,spendingmostofhistimeinasmallregion—DeepSouth.HewasconsideredbymanytobethegreatestwriteroffictionthattheUnitedStateshasyetproduced.UsingthedecayandcorruptionoftheSouthaftertheAmericanCivilWarasabackground,Faulknerportrayedthetragedythatoccurswhenthetraditionalvaluesofasocietydisintegrate.HeinventedacountyYoknapatawpha;thecapitalisJefferson,inhisimagination.Mostofhisstoriestookplaceinthisimaginaryplace.“ARoseforEmily”isoneofthem.

WilliamFaulknerwasthemostfamousofallcontemporarywritersoftheAmericanSouth,whoisremarkedin“WritersinCrisis”as“notmerelyrepresentsbutwastheDeepSouthasnootherAmericannovelistmayquitechimetobe”.Hereceivedthe1950NobelPrizeforLiterature,WilliamFaulkner'sreputationandinfluencehadspreadtoeverypartoftheworld.

Hehasfewcharactersthathavenormalsense,andMissEmily,themaincharacteroftheshortstory,isatypicalonewhoresemblesalmostalltheaspectsofWilliamFaulkner'swritingstyle.

ChapterITheDistortedRelationshipbetween

EmilyandHerFamily

TheGriersonfamilywasabigfamilyofgreatwealthwithawellpronouncedrichlineage.MissEmilyGriersonwasthesocialiteofhertown.Naturallywiththisstatustherewasacertainreputationshehastowithhold.Shenotonlyrepresentedherfamilynamebutinasensethepeopleofhertown.Becauseshewassuchadominantfigurethetownspeoplehaveputheronapedestalandwereveryjudgmentalofheractions.

1.1EmilyandHerFather

Inthepatriarchalsociety,thewomanistheman'svassal,theycanonlyfollowthepatriarchy.[1]Inthestory,wecanseeclearlythatEmily'sfatherforherlifelongeffects.ForEmilyandhisfather,thetownpeoplehavesuchapicture:

"foralongtime,weputthefamilyhasbeenseenasatableau:

Slim,dressedinwhitestandingbehindmissEmily,herfatherspreadherlegssilhouetteintheforeground,holdingawhip,abackwardQianmentoblockthemboth."

1.1.1EmilywithAliveFather

HisfatherwasaliveEmilybyoverbearingfatherdeniedasahumansubject,justbematerializedasfatherfamilyprivateproperty.Whilehisfatherwasherasherprotector.Shebecametheonlypillarofemotion.Shebecameanosoul,nodesire,nopersonality"shadowfigure".[2]

DuringthetimeinwhichherfatherwasaliveEmilywasseenasafiguretobeadmiredbutnevertouched.Hewasinhislifetimepreventedanytownyouthfrommarryingherdaughter,“fortheyoungmenwerenotfromdistinguishedfamilylikeGrierson.Asthetownpeoplecommented,theGriersonheldthemalittletoohighforwhatreallywere.NoneoftheyoungmenwerequitegoodenoughtoMissEmilysosuch”.Fromthecontextwecanplainlyseethathewasaveryoverbearingmanthatdidn'tallowhertoseemenforanyreasonatall.Thedeceasedfatherusedtoforceawayalltheyoungmenthatwereinlovewithher.Emilywasreveredasagoddessinthetownspeople'seyes.Atthatsociety,fatherwastheleader.

1.1.2EmilywithDeadFather

Afterthedeathofhisfather.Emilyhadbeenlivinginherdictatorialfathershadow.Sherefusedtoreleasehisbodytobeburiedbecause,inherownmind,shebelievedthathewasactuallynotdeceased.Thedayafterherfather'sdeath,theladiesoftheneighborhoodcametotheGriersonhometoconsoleEmily.She,however,meetthematthedoor,dressedasusualandwithnotraceofgriefonherface.Emily'sfatherhasalwaysbeenthereforher,evenwhenshedidnotwanthimtobe.Therefore,shecouldn’tacceptthefactthathewasnowgoneandshewasalone.Afterrecoveringfromherfather'sdeath,Emilystilldidsnotletgoofhimcompletely.Evenafterhispassing,shekeptacrayonportraitofhimtowatchoverherthroughtheyears.

DuetothepressurethatEmily'sfatherputonher,Emily'smindand

actionsbecameweird,distortedandevensomehowself-enclosed.Emily'sfatheristhemostimportantpersonwholedEmily'sbehavior.Emily'sfatherwasapowermaninthefamily.Hewasuncaring,abusive,andarrogant.

1.2TwoFemaleCousins

Thevisitoftwocousinseitherinterfereswithhermarriage,orconductthefuneralforher.Neitherofthemisjoyfulthing.Theydidnotloveherbutwantedtocontrolher.

Fromanotheraspect,hertwocousinsshowmoredemeanoroftheGrierson,representingtheoldfamiliesandthesousesociety,whichiscold,philistine,andilliberal.Afterreceivingthelettersfromtheclergyman,theytriedtopersuadehernottomarrywithHomer.Assomewomeninthetown,whattheycaremostisthesocalleddecency,butnottheEmily'strulyhappiness.

TherelationshipbetweenEmilyandhercousinsisindifferenceandtheyhavelittleaffection.Asthecousins,theyarethewitnessofEmily'stragedy;meanwhile,theyareprotagonistoftheirowntragedies.

ChapterIITheConflictwithTownResidents

Thepeopleofthetownwerealsocharactersinthestory,thoughtheyweren'tmentionedtoooften.Thesepeoplebroughtthestorytolife.Itgaveitrealnessandhelpedthereadertoreactwiththetown.

Inthestory,thetownspeople'spointsofviewsonEmilyactuallyreflectthesociety'svalueatthatmomenttosomeextent.Althoughthetownspeopledon'thavedirectcontactwithEmily,theirviewsonherandherfamilygreatlyaffectherlife.Theirpraisesandadmirationinfluenceherfathertokeephershelteredlongerthansheactuallyneedstobe.

2.1PayingTaxes

Thestorybeginsinsectiononewiththenarrator'srecollectionsofEmily'sfuneral.HereminiscesthatitisEmily'sfather'sdeaththatpromptsColonelSartoristoremithertaxes‘‘intoperpetuity''.ThisleadstothestoryofthealdermenattemptingtocollecttaxesfromEmily.ThefirstincidenthedescribestakesplaceapproximatelyadecadebeforeEmily'sdeath.AnewgenerationofpoliticianstakesoverJefferson'sgovernment.TheyareunmovedbyColonelSartoris'sgrandgestureonEmily'sbehalf,andtheyattempttocollecttaxesfromher.Sheignorestheirnoticesandletters.Finally,theBoardofAldermensendsadeputationtodiscussthesituationwithher.ThemenareledintoadecrepitparlorbyEmily'sblackman-servant,Tobe.Afterthespokesmanawkwardlyexplainsthereasonfortheirvisit,EmilyrepeatedlyinsiststhatshehasnotaxesinJeffersonandtellsthementoseeColonelSartoris.

Inthisconflict,theauthorrevelsEmilyclingtotheoldorderandresistnewthings.Actually,thisisthecompareofthetwogenerationsofthepeople.Itreflectstheconcernsofolderpeoplearecompassionateandthoughtful,whilethene