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A rosefor Emily—WilliamFaulkner

Contents1. Creative background

2. Plot analysis3. Thematic analysis

Creative backgroundThe story was set in southern United States after the Civil War when slavery and plantation economy was exposed to the influence of northern industrialization, and as a result, the conventional morals and creeds of southern society were faced with a crisis of collapsing and remodeling.

Initial Situation Death and Taxes Franklin quote, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”in this initial scene. We move from a huge funeral attended by everybody in town, to this strange little story about taxes.

Complication(rising action) The Town's Conscience The town was horrible to Miss Emily when she started dating Homer Barron. She was finally able to break free when her father died, but the town won’t let her do it. When they can't stop her , they sick the cousins on her.

Climax "For Rats" Emily wanted to hold tight to the dream that she might have a normal life, with love and a family.When she sees that everybody is bent on messing up her plans, she has an extreme reaction. That’s why, the climax is encapsulated (简述)in the image of the skull and crossbones (骷髅)on the package and the warning “for rats”.

Suspense Emily buys the arsenic. The town was in suspense over whether they were married, soon would be, or never would be.Their reactions ranged from murderous, to downright interference. We also learn that Homer was last seen entering the residence of Miss Emily on the night in question.So, we can be in suspense about what happened to him.

Denouement The Next 40 Years The story winds down by filling us in on Miss Emily’s goings on in the 40 years between Homer’s disappearance and Emily’s funeral. Other than the painting lessons, her life during that time is a mystery, because she stayed inside.

Conclusion The Bed, the Rotting Corpse, and the Hair The townspeople entered the bedroom that had been locked for 40 years, only to find the rotting corpse of Homer Barron and a long strand of iron-gray hair on the bed.

The thematic analysisThree Levels On the super-facial level

On the symbolic level

On the deeper level

It is a murder story with elements of Gothic literature

The story can be read as a conflict between the South and North with Emily representing the South and Homer representing the North .The South takes revenge on the North.

The story explores the inner world of human being or the inner struggle in the human heart.