从荣格原型理论解读《献给艾米丽的玫瑰》

An analysis of A Rose for Emilyfrom Jung's archetype theory

福克纳著名短篇小说《献给艾米丽的玫瑰》讲述了一个即恐怖又可悲的谋杀故事。作者很直接告诉读者艾米丽就是凶手,但这场"谋杀案"背后的原因却值得读者推敲和研究。文章从荣格理论中的原型理论之人格面具以及阴影分析该篇小说中艾米丽在父亲生前时的人格发展,以及父亲去世后,遇到恋人霍默·巴伦后她的心理变化,探讨艾米丽杀死其恋人霍默的原因,从而总结艾米丽一生悲剧的成因。

A Rose for Emily,Faulkner's famous short story,shows readers a scary and sad murderous story.It's easy to find that it's Emily who kills her lover Homer Barron at the end of the story;however,the reasons for the murder are worth exploring.From Jung's Prototype Theory of the Persona and the Shadow,this paper focuses on analyzing the following:Emily's personality development before her father's death and Emily's psychological development after her meeting Homer,both of which help to explore the reasons for Emily's crime.Therefore,the reasons for Emily's tragedy are concluded from the analysis.