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1、A Rose for EmilyA Rose for Emily William Faulkner The most important fact is that he was born and bred in the American South and lived there almost all his life. William Faulkner The Nobel Prize in Literature 1949for his powerful and artistically unique contribution to the modern American novelThe N

2、obel Prize in Literature The meaning of the title：what does a rose symbolize?A rose symbolizing love and a pledge of faithfulness. A rose for somebody can also mean a kind of memorial, an offering, in memory of somebody. A bizarre story of love, death, honor, pride, change and loss.Emily was denied

3、love, the title has an ironic meaning.The meaning of the title：what Setting, time and major charactersSetting ： The town of Jefferson - the county seat of YoknapatawphaTime ： no clear time clues, using flashback.Major characters ： Emily, her father and her lover Homer, the people of the townMinor ch

4、aracters ： Colonel Sartoris , Judge StevensSetting, time and major characA Picture of Yoknapatawpha CountyA Picture of Yoknapatawpha CouCa circa .1855: Miss Emily is born to the richest family of slave-owners in town.1861-1865: the American Civil War, Confederate troops from here commanded by Col. S

5、artoris.1870:Mr.Grierson, Miss Emilys Father, has the family house built in Gothic revival styleca.1886:Mr.Grierson dies; Miss Emilys inheritance is only the house; she is over 30.ca.1887:Homer Barron, Northern construction foreman, arrives; he and Miss Emily start courting.ca.1888:Homer Barron is s

6、een no more; the smell in the house is noticed.1894: Young Colonel Sartoris, as mayor of the town , exempts Miss Emily from taxes for life.ca.1919:Young Colonel dies.ca.1927-1928: The tax delegation visits Miss Emily.ca.1929-1930: Miss Emily dies at the age of 74.Ca circa .1855: Miss Emily is Sectio

7、n 1Emilys funeral as a big eventthe house and her distinguished familytax incident & the visit by the deputation Section 1The Gothic HouseThe Gothic HouseSection 2smell in Emilys house & complaints in the neighborhood & actions taken to do awaydeath of Emilys father & her delayed disposal Section 2S

8、ection 3Emilys sickness before dating with Homer Barron & passionate lovethe purchase of arsenic Section 3Section 4widespread rumors in the townthe absolute reclusive life of EmilySection 4Section 5death of Miss Emily with her house violently invadeddiscovery of the murder & her necrophilia(戀尸癖) Sec

9、tion 5Niche(壁龕 b kn)Niche(壁龕 b kn)Key points of the textwho is telling the story?Five different images of Emily reflecting her changes in the storyThe conflicts in the story The theme of the story Key points of the textwho is t“We” are telling stories about Emily, the people of the town, as the coll

10、ective narrator or multi-narrative voices.By using the “we” narrator, Faulkner creates a sense of closeness between readers and his story“We” are the ordinary people of the town, representing the gossip of the town. They are , most of the time, not participants but observers of the events.“We” are t

11、elling stories aboutWhat is the image of Emily? (Image 1) Small, fat, spare, plumpness, looked bloated like a body, pallid hue, eyes looked like coal pressed into a lump of dough.Miss Emilys watch is a symbol of time.By making her watch invisible, she tried to ignore the passage of time as well as a

12、ny changes brought about by the passage of time.Tarnish means the loss of the splendor of familyWhat is the image of Emily? (I(image 2) “her upright torso motionless as that an idol” this is one of the vivid images of Emily the author creates in the story. Why does the author portrays her in such a

13、way?The fact that she was motionless suited her rigid and stubborn personality.(image 2)Can you tell the conflict between Emily and her father in Para.25? (Image 3)Father: a dominant patriarchal figure with power, authority and manipulationEmily: a vulnerable and pure figure with obedience to her fa

14、ther and without freedom to court with suitors.Can you tell the conflict betw . What changes happened to Emilys image after her fathers death? (image 4)Having her hair cut shortindicates her determination to change her role as an upper-class lady with conservative values, to live a liberated life, t

15、o be an independent and stronger woman.This quality of hers can be seen in her courting with Homer Barron, a Yankee foreman, despite traditional social prejudice. . What changes happened to EmPara.34 -42(Emilys image 5)What do you think her image indicates when she bought arsenic?Haughty black eyes (Para.34)She was compared to a lonely lighthouse keeper extreme loneliness and solitude.A strained flag (Para.41)Para.34 -42(Emilys image 5)Whconflictsconflict