The Fall of the Monument——William Faulkner and His A Rose for Emily

This article first introduces Faunlkners Yaknapatawpha serial, a myt hical kingdom created by Faulkner in most of his major works, and Faulkners ma in concerns in his writing. Then, A Rose for Emily,one of the serial, is apprec iated to show some of Faulkners artistic preoccupations. The article presents that Faulkner exposes, in this short novel, the conflicts between the old tradit ion and the new order in the South and the disillusionment of the southern desce ndants in the conflicts.