1、A Rose for Emilyhttp:/ FaulknerThe meaning of the title：what does a rose symbolize?nA rose symbolizing love and a pledge of faithfulness.nA rose for somebody can also mean a kind of memorial,an offering,in memory of somebody.nA bizarre story of love,death,honor,pride,change and loss.nEmily was denie
2、d love,the title has an ironic meaning.Setting,time and major charactersnSetting：The town of Jefferson-the county seat of YoknapatawphanTime ：no clear time clues,using flashback.nMajor characters ：Emily,her father and her lover Homer,the people of the townnMinor characters：Colonel Sartoris,Judge Ste
3、vensKey points of the textn1.The theme(themes)of the story(different interpretations)n2.The conflicts in the story(Emily and the community of town,Homer,her father,the old and the new,the past and the present,the South and North)n3.Five different images of Emily reflecting her changes in the storyKe
4、y words of the textnI.Encroach,august,an eyesore among eyesore,father,edict,to the effect that,dispensation,plumpness,obesitynII.Horse and foot,temerity,diffident,deprecation,tableau,slender and slimnIII.Imperviousness(impervious)nIV.ThwartnV.acrid,monogram,attitude,grimace,bidingPart InPara.1:who i
5、s telling the story?n“We”are telling stories about Emily,the people of the town,as the collective narrator or multi-narrative voices.nWhy does the author choose this collective narrator?Para.2 What conflict is reflected?nThis paragraph provides details about the setting of the story.nThe detailed de
6、scription of the house reveals the identity of the Griersons as one of the richest families in the town.nConflict between new things and old things Encroachnencroach on/upon sth.n逐步侵犯（侵占），蚕食；逐步侵犯（侵占），蚕食；n(1)to gradually take more control of someones tome,possessions,rights etc.than you should.n(2)To
7、 gradually cover more and more land.nN.encroachment.nE.g.Here is a government that is encroaching on the rights of individuals.nHouses encroaching upon farmland.nObliterate:erasenAugust:imposing and inspiring awe and reverence.nCoquettish:like a girl or woman who tries to gain mens attention and adm
8、iration merely from vanity.nAn eyesore among eyesores:an eyesore is sth.that is very ugly,esp.a building surrounded by other things that are not ugly.nBemuse:to plunge in thought.nCedar-bemused:transferred epithet.Miss Emily had been a tradition,a duty,and a care;a sort of hereditary obligation upon
9、 the.nMiss Emily represented the aristocracy of the Old South that had lost out in the Civil War.nShe was old,unmarried,and without family.nThey felt that taking care of her was their duty and obligation.nAnd this obligation passed from generation to generation as long as she lived.Para.3 What can w
10、e infer from Colonel Sartoris edict?nTo father:to bring into being;to foundnEdict:an official public order issued by authority.nDispensation:special permission from someone in authority to do sth.that is not usually allowed.特许nV.dispense:to give sth.to people.esp.in fixed amounts.分发,分配nE.g.Villagers
11、 dispensed tea to people involved in the accident.To that effect/To the effect thatnto give general meaning of what someone says rather than the exact words.nE.g.His memo was to the effect that we all needed to think more about marketing possibilities.nWords to the effectnE.g.He said he was unhappy
12、at work and words to the effect.nHe issued a statement to the effect that he would resign.nInto perpetuity:eternallyPara 4.What conflict is reflected?nThe new generation and older generation,the present and the pastnMiss Emily ignored the tax notice and the formal letter from the aldermen.nShe only
13、replied to the letter by the mayor.nShe was arrogant and held herself too high to deal with ordinary people.Para 6What is the image of Emily?(Image 1)nSmall,fat,spare,plumpness,looked bloated like a body,pallid hue,eyes looked like coal pressed into a lump of dough.nMiss Emilys watch is a symbol of
14、time.nBy making her watch invisible,she tried to ignore the passage of time as well as any changes brought about by the passage of time.nTarnish means the loss of the splendor of familyPlumpness and obesitynPlumpness:being full and round in form.nAdj.plumpnthe babys plump armsnObesity:being very fat
15、,unhealthily fat.nadj.Obese nE.g.The boy is too obese to take part in sports.What can we infer from Para.7-14 about Emily?nShe is too stubborn and arrogant to acknowledge changes.nPara.6:state ones errandnPara.7:Come to a stumbling haltnPara.8:gain access to Para 15.nHorse and foot:to conquer or def
16、eat in battle.nTemerity:foolish or rash boldness that results from underrating the danger or failing to evaluate the consequences nE.g.He had the temerity to criticize his boss.nHe had the temerity to ask for higher wages after only three days work.Para.21.nDiffident:timid,shy lacking self-confidenc
17、e.nDeprecation:expression of strong disapproval or criticism.nThree graybeards _metonymyPara 24:What is Emilys image?(image 2)n“her upright torso motionless as that an idol”image 2nthis is one of the vivid images of Emily the author creates in the story.nWhy does the author portrays her in such a wa
18、y?nThe fact that she was motionless suited her rigid and stubborn personality.Para.25Why had her great-aunt gone crazy?nHeld themselves too high,a blind and excessive self-importance.ntableau:a striking scene or picture,frozen in time for dramatic effect.nBack-flung:向后开的nVindicate:to prove to be tru
19、e.nInsanity in the familyCan you tell the conflict between Emily and her father in Para.25?(Image 3)nFather:a dominant patriarchal figure with power,authority and manipulationnEmily:a vulnerable and pure figure with obedience to her father and without freedom to court with suitors.Slender and slim n
20、Slender:(1)thin and delicate in build;gracefully slim:n纤细的苗条的;体型瘦而纤弱的；苗条而有风度的.n(2)Small in amount or extent;meager:n微弱的，微薄的；贫乏的：nslender wages;微薄的薪水；na slender chance of survival.渺茫的生存机会nSlim:(1)Small in girth or thickness in proportion to height or length;slender.n苗条的，修长的：纤细的n(2)Small in quantity o
21、r amount;meager:n微小的，微薄的：贫乏的：nslim chances of success.n很小的成功机会nPara.26:It got about that nThe old thrill and the old despairnPara.27:offer condolence and aidnDispose of:to get rid ofnE.g.He was forced to dispose of his favorite art works.Para.28:Can you bring out the implied meaning in this paragrap
22、h?n“she would have to cling to that which had robbed her”nWhat robbed her of her love,marriage and freedom was not only her father as an individual,but the traditional social force he represented.She would cling to these conservative values.She was restricted by her father for so long that she held
23、onto conventional ideas despite of herself.Part III(Para.29-42)n1.What changes happened to Emilys image after her fathers death?(image 4)nHaving her hair cut short indicates her determination to change her role as an upper-class lady with conservative values,to live a liberated life,to be an indepen
24、dent and stronger woman.Para.30:nLet the contractnPave the sidewalksnConstruction companynbuggy:a light carriage pulled by a horse.nbay:a reddish brown horse.nlivery stable:a stable where horses and carriage can be hired.nPara 31:a day laborer:an unskilled worker paid by the day.nnoblesse oblige:a F
25、rench word,nobility has its obligation.nPara.32:behind their hands:people were whispering,talking in private with their hands over their mouths.nCraned silk and satinImpervious(ness)n(1)not affected or influenced by something and seeming not to notice it.n不受影响的，无动于衷的。nE.g.Janet carried on reading,im
26、pervious to the row going on around her.nHe is impervious to our requests for help.nHe was hard,seemingly impervious to harm.nBe impervious to outside influencesn(2)Not allowing anything to enter or pass through.n不能进入的，不能穿透的。Impervious volcanic rock.Para.34-42(Emilys image 5)nWhat do you think her i
27、mage indicates when she bought arsenic?nHaughty black eyes(Para.34)nShe was compared to a lonely lighthouse keeper nextreme loneliness and solitude.nA strained flag(Para.41)Para.47 thwartnto prevent someone from doing what they are trying to do.n阻挠，妨碍 nE.g.My plans were thwarted by the intervention
28、of the police.nThwarted ambition.受挫的雄心n They thwarted her plans.n他们制止了她的计划nVirulent:extremely harmful or deadlyPara.48-49nWhat does her hair color symbolize?nStrong and stubborn personalitynFit up a studio(Para.49)nWith the same regularity and in the same spiritnThe collection plate:a plate for hold
29、ing the money collected during a church service.Para.51:“Thus she passed from generation to generation-dear,inescapable,impervious,tranquil and perverse.”nthe townspeoples ambivalent attitude toward Emily.nshe represented the Southern heritage to a certain extent and was hereditary obligation.nshe i
30、gnored the tax notice and her refusal to pay taxes.nshe remained calm and free from disturbance.nshe was obstinate,behaved unreasonably and regularly doing the opposite of what people expected her to.Perversencontinuing to behave in an unreasonable way,esp.deliberately doing the opposite of what peo
31、ple want you to do.有悖常理的，不合人意，任性的，执迷不悟的，歪曲的。nA man of perverse naturenA perverse view of libertynThe students took a perverse pleasure in his embarrassment.Part V(Para.54-60)Secret in Emilys housenPara.55nmathematical progression:sequence or succession of happening in time marked by numbers.nBottlen
32、eck:any place,as a narrow road,where traffic is slowed up or halted;any point at which movement or progress is slowed up.Para.57 describes vividly the details of the mysterious room upstairs.nWhat is the purpose of the author?nCreate the atmosphere of gothic novel.nPortraying the perverse character
33、of Miss Emily.nTelling us an appalling story about Emily.Para.57nacrid:sharp,bitter,stinging,or irritating to the taste or smell.nPall:an overspreading covering,as of dark clouds or black smoke,which cloaks obscures in a gloomy,depressing way nmonogram:two or more letters,usually the first letter of
34、 someones names,that are put together to form a designPara 59.nattitude:the position or posture assumed by the body in connection with an action,feeling,mood,etcnE.g.The old man knelt in an attitude of prayer.ngrimace:a twisting or distortion of the face,as in expressing pain,contempt,disgust.nBidin
35、g:waiting and staying somewhere for a long time.Assignment 1.selective assignment:Write an comment based on one of the following questions.Examples should be given to illustrate your point.nDo you sympathize with Emily?Why?nWhat kind of a woman do you think Emily is?nWhat are the conflicts of the story?n2.Paragraph Translation
