A Faded Rose --.Stylistic Analysis of ＂A Rose for Emily＂

William Fanlkner is one of the greatest modern American writers and the Nobel Prize winner for literature in 1949. His skillful use of ＂Stream of Consciousness＂ and smart creation of the whole Yoknapatawpha County stories make him an enduring monument in American Literature. ＂A Rose for Emily＂, though short it is, is undoubtedly one of the most sparkling strokes on the monument. ＂A Rose for Emily＂ was first published on ＂Forum＂ in April, 1930; however, it can still arouse great aesthetie sympathy and inspirations today. In this novel, Miss Emily, the heroine, is depicted as a noble heiress of the Old South, a protector as well as a victim of stale southern traditions. She cut herself off society, muted voices, repressed feelings, and twisted her own heart all throughout the life in a gloomy, musky house. Miss Emily herself is a tragedy. We see her rosy youth faded, bit by bit, in that house. In this paper, analysis from stylistic perspective may give us some light in how and why the rose faded.

A Faded Rose --.Stylistic Analysis of ＂A Rose for Emily＂