象征元素的文化分析——《献给爱米丽的一朵玫瑰》新解

Cultural Analysis of Symbolic Elements in A Rose for Emily

美国著名小说家威廉·福克纳在《献给爱米丽的一朵玫瑰》中善于借助手法去破解人物的外部世界和内心世界,揭示美国南方的没落文明和旧制度对人性的戕害,对爱情的贬损,对精神的折磨,对家庭的摧残。本文运用"文化研究"的方式重点探讨两种象征元素——作为公共象征的"玫瑰"元素和作为私设象征的"门"元素——所蕴含的文化意义和社会意义,从中透视出小说作者强烈的批判意识和变革意识。

In A Rose for Emily,American famous writer William Faulkner who is adept at using methods to interpret the outer world and the inner world of the character,reveals the injury of human nature,the derogation of love,the torment of spirit and the ravage of families which all stem from decadent culture and system of the South of American. This paper focusing on public symbol 'rose'and private symbol'door',uses the method of cultural study to research the implications of cultural and social meaning,which reveals the author's intense critical and innovational consciousness.