ARoseforEmily英文分析及简评.docx

XRoseforEmily,isdividedintofivesections.ThefirstsectionopenswithadescriptionoftheGriersonhouseinJefferson.Thenarratormentionsthatoverthepast100years,MissEmiIyGrierson,shomehasfallintodisrepairandbecome“aneyesoreamongeyesores.,ThefirstsentenceofthestorysetsthetoneofhowthecitizensofJeffersonfeltaboutEmily:44WhenMissEmilyGriersondied,ourwholetownwenttothefuneral:thementhroughasortofrespectfulaffectionforafalIenmonument,thewomenmos11youtofcuriositytoseetheinsideofherhouse,whichnoonesaveanoldmanservant-acombinodgardenerandcook-hadseeninatleasttenyears.,ItisknownaroundtownthatEmilyGriersonhasnothadguestsinherhomeforthepastdecade,exceptherblackservantwhorunserrandsforhertoandfromthemarket.Whenanewcitycounci1takesover,however,theybegintotaxheronceagain.Sherefusestopaythetaxesandappearbeforethesheriff,sothecityauthoritiesinvitethemselvesintoherhouse.Whenconfrontedonhertaxevasion,Emilyremindsthemthatshedoesn'thavetopaytaxesinJcffersonandtospeaktoColonelSartoris,althoughhehaddied10yearsbefore.Insectiontwo,thenarratorexplainsthattheGriersonshadalwaysbeenaveryproudSouthernfamily.Mr.Grierson,Emi1y,Sfather,believesnomanissuitableforhisdaughteranddoesn,tallowhertodate.EmiIyislargelydependentuponherfather,andisleftfounderingwhenhedies.AfterMr.Grierson,sdeath,Emilydoesnotallowtheauthoritiestoremovehisbodyforthreedays,claimingheisstillalive.Shebreaksdownandallowsauthoritiestotakethebodyawayforaquickburial.SectionthreeintroducesEmiIy,sbeau,HomerBarron,aforemanfromthenorth.HomercomestoJcffersonwithacrewofmentobuildsidewalksoutsidetheGriersonhome.AfterEmilyandHomerareseendrivingthroughtownseveraltimes,Emilyvisitsadruggist.There,sheaskstopurchasearsenic.Thedruggistaskswhatthearsenicisforsinceitwasrequiredofhimtoaskbylaw.Emilydoesnotrespondandcoldlystareshimdownunti1helooksawayandgivesherthearsenic.WhenEmilyopensthepackage,underneaththeskullandbonessigniswritten,"ForRats.*CitizensofJeffersonbelievethatMissEmilyisgoingtocommitsuicidesinceHomerhasnotyetproposedinthebeginningofsectionfour.ThetownspeoplecontactandinviteEmily,stwocousinstocomforther.Shortlyaftertheirarrival,HomerleavesandthenreturnsafterthecousinsleaveJefferson.AfterstayinginJeffersonforonenight,Homerisneverseenagain.AfterHomer,sdisappearance,Emilybeginstoage,gainweight,andisrarelyseenoutsideofherhome.Soon,MissEmilypassesaway.ThefifthandfinalsectionbeginswithJeffersonwomenenteringtheGriersonhome.Aftertheyarrive,Emily,sblackservantleavesthroughthebackdoorwithoutsayingaword.AfterEmily,sfuneral,thetownspeopleimmediatelygothroughherhouse.Theycomeacrossaroomonthesecondfloorwhichnoonehadseenin40years,andbreakthedoordown.Theydiscoveradustyroomstrange1ydecoratedasabridalroom.Theroomcontainsaman*stie,suitandshoes,andasilvertoiletsetwhichMissEmilyhadpurchasedforHomcryearsbeforehisdisappearance.Homer'sremainslayonthebed,dressedinanightshirt.Nexttohimisanimpressionofaheadonapillowwherethetownspeoplefindasingleulongstrandofiron-grayhair.Ttisthusimp)icdthatnoton1yhadEmilykilledHomerwiththearsenic,butalsohashadanintimaterelationshipwithhiscorpseuptoherowndeath.简评：MissEmilymetHomerBaron,aforemanwithaconstructioncompany,whenherhometownwasfirstgettingpavedstreets.Herfatherhadalreadydiedhut,notbeforedrivingawayhereligiblesuitors.srumorscirculateaboutherpossiblemarriagetoaYankee,Homerleavestownabruptly.Duringhisabsence,MissEmilybuysratpoison.WhenHomcrreturns,thetownspeopleseehimenterMissEmiIy,shousebutnotleave.Onlywhenshediesdothetownspeoplediscoverhiscorpseonabedinherhouseand,nexttoit,astrandofMissEmily,shair.ThisGothicplotmakesseriouspointsaboutwoman,Splaceinsociety.Throughoutthestory,thereaderisawarethattheseeventsaretakingplaceduringatimeoftransition:Thetownisfinallygettingsidewalksandmai!boxes.Moreimportant,valuesarechanging.Theoldermagistrates,forexample,lookedonMissEmilypaternalIyandrefusedtocollecttaxesfromher;theneweronestry,unsuccessfully,todoso.Caughtinthesechangingtimes,MissEmilyistrappedinherroleasgenteelspinster.Withoutahusband,her1ifewi1havenomeaning.Shetriestogivelessonsinpaintingchinabutcannotfindpupi1sforthisout-of-datehobbyandfinallydiscontinuesthem.IfHomeristhinkingofabandoningher,ashisdepartureimplies,onecanunderstandherdcsiretoclutchatanysortofunion,evenamarriageindeath.Thethemeisdevelopedthroughanexceptionallywcl1-craftedstory.Toldfromathird-personpluralpointofview,itrevealsthereactionsofthetowntoMissEmily.Asthis"wc"narratorshiftsallegiance-nowcriticizingMissEmily,nowsympathizingwithherthereaderseesthetrapinwhichsheiscaught,andtheextensivebutunobtrusiveforeshadowingpreparesthereaderforthestory,Sfinalrevelationwithoutdetractingfromitsforce.