悲惨的命运 无望的结局——福克纳小说《献给艾米莉的玫瑰》中女主人公艾米莉之悲剧成因

Tragic Fate & Hopeless End——Analyzing the Causes of Emily' Tragic Fate in Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily"

《献给艾米莉的玫瑰》是威廉.福克纳的著名短篇小说,它所关照的是美国南北战争后的南方人,尤其是没落贵族的生存状态这一重大历史题材,向读者昭示的是南方人在经历这一非常历史时期过程中所表现出的特殊而复杂的心态。小说的主人公艾米莉有着显赫的社会地位,而正是这种至尊无上的地位和其它众多原因导致她悲惨的结局。从社会历史文化背景,家庭以及自身这三个方面来探讨艾米莉悲剧命运产生的原因。

William Faulkner＇s masterpiece ＂A Rose for Emily＂ focuses on the post-civil war southerners,especially the living conditions of the declined nobles there.It shows the special and complicate psychological statements the southerners have during this period.The heroine Emily＇s high social condition and other factors cause her tragic destiny and this essay tries to analyze these causes through three aspects：herself,family and social cultural historical factors.