给艾米丽的玫瑰花

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,A Rose for Emily,献给爱米丽的一朵玫瑰花,William Faulkner,威廉姆福克纳,“A Rose For Emily is a short story by American author William Faulkner first published in the April 30,1930 issues of Forum.This story takes place in,Faulkners fictional city,Jefferson,Mississippi,in the fictional country.It was Faulkners first short story published in a national magazine.,A Picture of Yoknapatawpha County(a little postage stamp of native soil),Character,1.Emily Grierson,is a mysterious figure who changes from a vibrant and hopeful young,girl to a cloistered and secretive old woman,.,2.Homer Barron,is a,foreman from the North.He is a large man with a dark complexion,a booming voice,and light-colored eyes.,3.Judge Stevens,is a mayor of Jefferson.He is eighty years old,.,is Emilys father.He is a controlling,looming presence even in death,and the community clearly sees his lasting influence over Emily.,5.Tobe,is a black African American,Emilys,servant.,6.Colonel Sartoris,is the,former mayor of Jefferson.Colonel Sartoris absolves Emily of tax burden after the death of her father.,In section1,It was a big,squarish frame house that,had once been white,decorated with,cupolas and spires and scrolled,balconies in the heavily lightsome style,of the seventies,set on what had once,been our most select street.,纳税事件,They rose when she entered-,a small,fat,woman in,black,with a,thin gold,chain descending to her waist and,vanishing into her belt,leaning on an ebony cane with a,tarnished gold head.,Her skeleton was small and spare,;,perhaps that was why what would have been merely,plumpness in another was obesity in her.,She looked,bloated,like a body long submerged in motionless water,and of that pallid hue.,Her eyes,lost in the fatty ridges of,her face,looked like two small pieces of coal pressed into,a lump of dough as they moved from one face to another,while the visitors stated their errand,.,Her voice was dry and cold.I have no taxes in,Jefferson.Colonel Sartoris explained it to me.,Perhaps one of you can gain access to the city,records and satisfy yourselves.But we have.We are the city authorities,Miss Emily.Didnt you get a notice from the sheriff,signed by him?I received a paper,yes,Miss Emily said.,Perhaps he considers himself the sheriff.I,have no taxes in Jefferson.,But there is nothing on the books to show,that,you see We must go by the-,See Colonel Sartoris.I have no taxes in,Jefferson.But,Miss Emily-See Colonel Sartoris.(Colonel Sartoris had,been dead almost ten years.)I have no taxes in,Jefferson.Tobe!The Negro appeared.Show,these gentlemen out.,In section 2,1.The ladies didnt believe that a man,any man,could keep a kitchen properly.When the,terrible,smell,developed,they thought it was because the,manservant didnt keep the kitchen clean.,2.The next day the mayor received two more,complaints.One of them was from a man who,came and pleaded to the mayor in a shy and timid,way.,.,3.Miss Emily sat in the,window with the light behind her.What people could see was her,silhouette,a dark figure seen against a light,background.In this image,She didnt look like a living,person but an idol,or a,goddess.Such a image suited her rigid and,stubborn personality,her arrogant character.,4.We had long thought of them as a tableau,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 door.,从爱米丽与她父亲的站姿可以看出，在她们家,是父权的天下。她父亲对她要求很严厉，把所有向,她求婚的人都赶走了。,5.The day after Mr.Griersons death,the women of the town call on Emily to offer their,condolences.Meeting them at the door,Emily,states that her father is not dead,and she did that for three days.She finally turns her fathers body over for burial.,In section 3,1.Homer soon becomes a popular figure in town,and is seen taking Emily on buggy rides on,Sunday afternoons,.,2.At first we were glad that Emily would have an,interest,because that ladies all said,“Of course a,Grierson would not think seriously of a Northerner,a day laborer.But there were still others,older,people,who said that even grief could not cause,a lady to forge noblesse oblige.,3.As the affair continues and her reputation is further,compromised,she goes to the store to purchase,arsenic.4.,I want some poison,she said to the druggist.She,was over thirty then,still a slight woman,though thinner,than usual,with cold,haughty black eyes in a face the,flesh of which was strained across the temples and,about the eyesockets as you imagine a lighthouse-,keepers face ought to look.I want some poison,she,said.Yes,Miss Emily.What kind?For rats and such?,Id recom-“I want the best you have.I dont care what kind.,The druggist named several.Theyll kill,anything up to an elephant.But what you want is-“”Arsenic,“Miss Emily said.”Is that a good,one?“”Is.arsenic?Yes,maam.But what you,want-“”I want arsenic.“The druggist looked down at her.She looked,Back at him,erect,her face like a strained flag.