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1、精品文档，仅供学习与交流，如有侵权请联系网站删除“A Rose for Emily” is divided into five sections. The first section opens with a description of the Grierson house in Jefferson. The narrator mentions that over the past 100 years, Miss Emily Griersons home has fall into disrepair and become “an eyesore among eyesores.” The f
2、irst sentence of the story sets the tone of how the citizens of Jefferson felt about Emily: “When Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to the funeral: the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument, the women mostly out of curiosity to see the inside of her house, whic
3、h no one save an old manservant a combined gardener and cook had seen in at least ten years.” It is known around town that Emily Grierson has not had guests in her home for the past decade, except her black servant who runs errands for her to and from the market. When a new city council takes over,
4、however, they begin to tax her once again. She refuses to pay the taxes and appear before the sheriff, so the city authorities invite themselves into her house. When confronted on her tax evasion, Emily reminds them that she doesnt have to pay taxes in Jefferson and to speak to Colonel Sartoris, alt
5、hough he had died 10 years before. In section two, the narrator explains that the Griersons had always been a very proud Southern family. Mr. Grierson, Emilys father, believes no man is suitable for his daughter and doesnt allow her to date. Emily is largely dependent upon her father, and is left fo
6、undering when he dies. After Mr. Griersons death, Emily does not allow the authorities to remove his body for three days, claiming he is still alive. She breaks down and allows authorities to take the body away for a quick burial. Section three introduces Emilys beau, Homer Barron, a foreman from th
7、e north. Homer comes to Jefferson with a crew of men to build sidewalks outside the Grierson home. After Emily and Homer are seen driving through town several times, Emily visits a druggist. There, she asks to purchase arsenic. The druggist asks what the arsenic is for since it was required of him t
8、o ask by law. Emily does not respond and coldly stares him down until he looks away and gives her the arsenic. When Emily opens the package, underneath the skull and bones sign is written, For Rats. Citizens of Jefferson believe that Miss Emily is going to commit suicide since Homer has not yet prop
9、osed in the beginning of section four. The townspeople contact and invite Emilys two cousins to comfort her. Shortly after their arrival, Homer leaves and then returns after the cousins leave Jefferson. After staying in Jefferson for one night, Homer is never seen again. After Homers disappearance,
10、Emily begins to age, gain weight, and is rarely seen outside of her home. Soon, Miss Emily passes away. The fifth and final section begins with Jefferson women entering the Grierson home. After they arrive, Emilys black servant leaves through the back door without saying a word. After Emilys funeral
11、, the townspeople immediately go through her house. They come across a room on the second floor which no one had seen in 40 years, and break the door down. They discover a dusty room strangely decorated as a bridal room. The room contains a mans tie, suit and shoes, and a silver toilet set which Mis
12、s Emily had purchased for Homer years before his disappearance. Homers remains lay on the bed, dressed in a nightshirt. Next to him is an impression of a head on a pillow where the townspeople find a single “long strand of iron-gray hair.” It is thus implied that not only had Emily killed Homer with
13、 the arsenic, but also has had an intimate relationship with his corpse up to her own death.简评：Miss Emily met Homer Baron, a foreman with a construction company, when her hometown was first getting paved streets. Her father had already died but, not before driving away her eligible suitors. As rumor
14、s circulate about her possible marriage to a Yankee, Homer leaves town abruptly. During his absence, Miss Emily buys rat poison.When Homer returns, the townspeople see him enter Miss Emilys house but not leave. Only when she dies do the townspeople discover his corpse on a bed in her house and, next
15、 to it, a strand of Miss Emilys hair.This Gothic plot makes serious points about womans place in society. Throughout the story, the reader is aware that these events are taking place during a time of transition: The town is finally getting sidewalks and mailboxes. More important, values are changing
16、. The older magistrates, for example, looked on Miss Emily paternally and refused to collect taxes from her; the newer ones try, unsuccessfully, to do so.Caught in these changing times, Miss Emily is trapped in her role as genteel spinster. Without a husband, her life will have no meaning. She tries to give lessons in painting china but cannot find pupils for this out-of-date hobby and finally discontinues them. If Homer is thinking of abandoning her,
