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1、美国文学专题课程论文ApplicationofSymbolisminWilliamFaulkner's"ARoseforEmily"象征主义在威廉·福克纳的《艾米丽的玫瑰》的应用院（系）名称外国语学院专业名称英语学生姓名程路佳学生学号1201200127课程教师张玮艳2015年12月28日8ApplicationofSymbolisminWilliamFaulkner's"ARoseforEmily"1IntroductionIn1865,theCivilWarendedwiththefailureoftheS
2、outh.ThewardestroyedthesystemandvaluesoftheSouth.TheSouthernAmericanswereindespair.TheconflictandcontradictionoftheSouthandtheNortharesharp.ThispaperaimsatanalyzingthesymbolsusedinthisshortstorytoexploretheconflictandcontradictionbetweentheSouthandtheNorthin
3、facingthefallofthevaluesandsystems.Itwillhelpusbetterunderstandthemenduringthehistoricreform.Bytheanalysisofthesymbols,wecanknowthatmenoftheSouthsufferspiritualcrisisalot.Theycannotaccustomtothenewsociety.TheNorthandtheSouthcouldnotbecompromised.Inthisstory,
4、FaulknerprovidesuswithapictureofthepastgloryoftheSouth,thedeclineanddisintegrationoftheoldfamiliesandtheoldorder,andtheemergenceoftheneworder.Emily'stragedyisnotcausedbytheconflictbetweentheoldandtheneworder,butbythetraditionofPuritanismasitscore.2SymbolicMe
5、aningoftheGrierson'sHouseWhencomparedchronologically,theGriersonhouseisusedtosymbolizeMissEmily'sphysicalattributes.Initsprime,theGriersonhouseisdescribedas"white,decoratedwithcupolasandspiresandscrolledbalconiesintheheavilylightsomestyleoftheseventies".This
6、descriptionsuggeststhatthehouseisbuiltnotonlyforfunction,butalsotoimpressandengagetheattentionoftheothertownspeople.8Similarly,EmilyGriersonnotwithstanding,aredressedinaconspicuousmanner.Thisdisplayofextravaganceisegotisticallydesignedbymentogiveanimpression
7、ofwealthtoonlookers.Emilyisregardedbyherfatherasproperty.Hersignificancetohimisstronglyornamental,justastheiroverlylavishhomeis.Astheplotprogresses,thereaderisclearlymadeawareofthephysicaldeclineofboththehouseandMissEmily.Justasthehouseisdescribedas"smelling
8、ofdustanddisuseaclose,danksmell"(P.410),evidenceofEmily'sownagingisgivenwhenhervoiceissimilarlysaidtobe"dryandcold"(P.411).Ultimately,atthetimeofEmily'sdeath,thehouseisseenbythetownspeopleas"ane
