Homer Barron Is New Tragedy A New Interpretation of A Rose for Emily_英语毕业论文.docxVIP

Homer BarronIs New Tragedy: A New Interpretation ofA Rose for EmilyI. Introduction“A Rose for Emily” is afamous short story by William Faulkner, and Emily Grierson,the protagonist of this story has been studied a lot. All the articles are analyzing Emily’s tragedy, arguing that Emily is a victim of Southern culture, patriarchal society and so on. However, most critics neglect a character in the story, Homer Barron, is also a victim in this story.Nevertheless, this concept is fully influenced by the traditional gender role and homophobia. Homer Barron is a foreman coming from North, and he has a relationship with Emily. Emily treats him as a man who can marry her in the end. However, when she knows that he would not marry her,she kills Homer out of love and hate. Homer Barron is killed by Emily, yet, not many people are studying Homer as a victim; instead, they would rather than argue that Homer Barron is amajor factor which causes Emily’s tragedy. What’s more, most critics take it for granted that Homer Barron is a homosexual. They put the sentences: “he liked men, and it was known that he drank with the younger men in the Elks Club” (Faulkner 59) and “he was not the marrying man”(Faulkner 59) into the evidences to prove Homer Barron is a gay. Among themHal Blythetakes this narrator’s words as evidence of Homers homosexuality (49). One would suspect if Barron were using his open courtship of Emily as a cover for his homosexuality (Caesar 196). Judith Caesar considers that the people considering Homer Barron as a gay are using the close reading techniques and the contemporary concept to unscramble the works at the time (195). And here, I want to defend this character, Homer Barron.Firstly, I need to argue that Barron is not a pure homosexual. And then, I will analyze that Homer Barron is a victim who is trapped by Emily for two reasons: 1) the relationship between Emily and her father is kind of abnormal. Jack Scherting argues that Emily has Electra complex and alleg