On Feminism in A Rose for Emily.docVIP

On Feminism in A Rose for Emily 　　【Abstract】A Rose for Emily is one of the most famous short stories of William Faulkner, who is the southern representative writer of American literature. This passage gives comments on the character Emily Grierson from the viewpoint of the feminism. 　　【Key words】feminism Emily right live 　　 　　A Rose for Emily is one of the most famous short stories of William Faulkner, who is the southern representative writer of American literature. This story shows the conflict between the old system and the new one in the south of America. In this fiction, the author used many styles, including feminism, to describe the main character—Emily Grierson. 　　Feminism appeared with the women emancipation in western countries between the late 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. From then on, people began to think about the rights of women. Writers just showed their concerns about this in their literature works. But at that time, it was not easy for them to express their ideas in their works clearly. However, careful readers can find their thoughts by careful reading. 　　From the viewpoint of the feminism, the fiction A Rose for Emily narrated how the character Emily was hurt by the Patriarchy and the Lady System of the south of America ,how she protested against the society with her behavior wordlessly. 　　At the beginning, Emily stayed with her father. She was the teacher of some children. She leaves an impression to readers that she was such a good woman. “Miss Emily a slender figure in white in the background, her father a spraddled silhouette in the foreground, his back to her and clutching a horsewhip, the two of them framed by the back flung front door.For about thirty years, her father was her only kindred, and he had a great influence on Emily. Maybe, she had nothing to worry about. But her father was a man who was proud, severe, tyrannical, and autocratic and regarded Emily as property. Because of his protest,