A Book Report on A Rose for Emily.doc
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ABookReportonARoseforEmilyARoseforEmilyisashortnovelwrittenbyWilliamFaulkner(1897-1962),arenownedAmericannovelistofthetwentiethcentury,whoistheNobelPrizewinnerinliteraturein1949.ItwasoriginallypublishedontheApril30th1930,inForumMagazine.ThestoryinthenovelhappensaftertheAmericanCivilWar.ARoseforEmilyissetinthesmalltownofJeffersonintheSouthernAmericainthelatenineteenthcentury.Themainrole,MissEmilyGrierson,isaneccentricspinsterandshelivesinasoutherndecliningaristocracy.Hermarriageistotallymanipulatedbyherfather,theoldGrierson,whoisanincarnationoftheSouth,patriarchyandtradition.HedrivesawayallthemanwhowanttomarryMissEmily.Obviously,bothherbodyandmindareenslavedbyherfather'straditionalconcept.Afterherfather'sdeath,shefeelsreleasedandshelivesaloneinanoutdatedanddestroyedhouse,whichisleftbyhisfather.Then,aYankee,HomerBarron,comestothetowntopavethesidewalks.AndMissEmilyquicklyfallsinlovewithhim.However,unfortunately,whenallthepeopleinthetownbelievethattheywillgetmarried,HomerBarrondisappears.Afterthat,MissEmilyconfinesherselftotheoldhouseandHomerBarronisn'theardfromagainuntilshedies.Onherfuneral,peopleinthetowngotoseetheinsideofherhouse,onlytofindtheman'sdeadbodyandEmily'shairbesideit.Soitisobviousthatshesleepswithhiscorpseforyears.Inthisnovel,MissEmilyrepresentstheoldSouth,whileHomerBarronrepresentstheNorth.Theyfallinlovewitheachotherforthefirsttime,butlatertheybreakupbecauseoftheirdifferentvaluesandconceptsofsociallife;andthatjustsymbolizestheconflictbetweentheSouthandtheNorthaftertheAmericanCivilWar.ThoughMissEmilyinsistsonmarryHomerBarronignoringherhighersocialposition,theyaredestinedtobeseparatedunderthegreatpressureoftraditions..Besides,thepeopleinthetownrepresentthechangeshappeningtoeveryoneaftertheCivilWar.Theyarestillfossilandconservative,becausetheygreatlyvaluethenoblenessofMissEmily.The"rose"inthetitleisnevermentionedinthenovel,andIguessitrepresentstheMissEmily'slifeandlove.ThefadingrosecolorisasymbolofEmily'smiserable,pitifullifeandbleaklove.Inherlife,sheis