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TheSymbolicMeaninginARoforEmily

ARoforEmilywaswrittenbyWilliamFaulknerwhowasafamousreprentativeofmodernism

rwillanalyzethesymbolic

stocracy，Emily，whoisthereprentativeofsouthernculture，

fallsinlor，the

ismisconsistentlyudtoworkouttitlesofhis

essays，WilliamFaulknergiveavividanddetaileddescriptionoftheheroineEmilytorevealthe

oreinterpretationtheimplication

ofthe“Ro”and“Emily”arethekeytounderstandingthewholenovel.

icmeaningoftherointhestory

1.1Roasthereprentativeoflove

Inthewesternhistoryandculture,“ro”,

thatisnevermentionedinthisnovel,t

ookedfrosty,

mFaulknertoldan

interviewerwhathemeantbythetitle,hesaid"itwasanallegoricaltitle;themeaningwas,herewasa

womanwhohadhadatragedy,anirrevocabletragedyandnoth-ingcouldbedoneaboutit,andIpitied

herandthiswasasalute…toawomanyouwouldhandaro."Theword"ro"udinthetitle

reflectsFaulkner'sgriefandlamentforthedeceadEmily.

1.2Roasthereprentativeoftragedy,decayanddeath.

Atthetimethevillagerswenttoherroomandfoundthevalancecurtainsoffadedrocolorandthe

ly,,shedoesn’t

reallygetanylovefromanyman,ouldhavea

favorablemarriagebutforherfather’ldhavegotherdervedlovefromhomer.

Butonaccountofherobstinacyandpride,shereceivestirednessandindifference,insteadof

affection---ro,,asanoutsider,theauthororthevillagers,theygivearoasatribute

s,theroalsostandsfortheauthor’sandvillagers’pity,sympathyandlamentfor

Emily,’smore,theauthor,

“WilliamFaulknerobjectifieshiscomplicatedandemotionalinvolvementintheSouthandinthe

peoplewhogrowupandlivethereeversince”.

2SymbolicmeaningofEmilyinthestory:Emilyasthereprentativeofthesoutherntradition

Inthisnovel,Emilysymbolizesthesouth,sanembodimentofthesouth,

erybeginningofthisstory,thewriterrecountsthedecorationofherhou

whichisstill1870sstyle,isn’s,enew

governmentcompelthetaxesonher，sherefustopaythetaxandevenridiculouslymentionsa

rexampleisthatshepreventspeoplefrom

psthetraditionalviewsallthelong，butresiststochange

r,lessofpeople’scriticism,sheinsistson

ownthatinthatperiod

oftime,icularlyhasaprofound

meonechoosapartner,heorshemustconsiderthesocialpositionof

r,Emilychoostodisobeytheconventionandchallenges

hissituation,r,shecannotgetridofthe

ll,shecapturesherloverinherownwayandtheloveis

treatedwithhonor.

3SymbolicmeaningofEmily’shouinthestory

3.1Emily’shousymbolEmily'ssocialstatus.

Thebuildingisaplaceforpeopletolive,itisudtopreventwindandrain,sopeoplecanfeel

warm,ovel,Emily’uwas

utifulhoushowsthathismasterwasveryrich,thefamilyenjoys

highsocialstatus,anditisasymbolofthegloryandhonorofpast.

3.2Emily’shouasthereprentativeofalienation,’shou,like

Emilyherlf,isamonument,theonlyremainingemblemofadyingworldofsouthernaristocracy.

4Symbolicmeaningofthestrandofhairinthestory

Thestrandofhairisareminderoflovelostandtheoftenperverthingspeopledointheirpursuit

ofhappiness.

Thestrandofhairalsorevealstheinnerlifeofawomanwho,despitehereccentricities,was

committedtolivinglifeonherowntermsandnotsubmittingherbehavior,nomatterhowshocking,to

theapprovalofothers.

tsymbolsaretho

thatarebelievableinthelivesofthecharac-tersandalsoconvincingastheyconveyameaningbeyond

ymbols,weknowthelovetragedyofEmilymore,ithelpsus

understandthedenunciationofthesinsandevilsofthesouthernculture.

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