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et, VIP information and other journals I have found two academic journals that are consistent with my thesis.I foundthree similar papers ,they are Zhang Qi, Zhangxuezhu. A Rose for Emily on the Gothic Features 【M】. Leshan Teachers College, 2003,11, Huang Fu Yan, 2011, rose ashes, love into a poem - on the Gothic features of Emily Rose, "we"and Yuhuan Huan, 2009.8 William Faulkner dedicated to Amy • Gothic Rose Li in the complex "Jiannan Literature ",and their main view is that "A Rose for Emily"is an outstanding 20th century American novelist William Faulkner's short stories.

 

A striking feature of this novel is the use of Gothic Marxism.This article will focus on the Gothic complex in"A Rose for Emily" in orderto help readers better understand this masterpiece.In "A Rose for Emily", Faulkner uses the gothic literary artistic expression,making their characterization, description of environment, atmosphere, setting and plot are all rendered with rich Gothic colors, through the description of Ai Millie's life tragedy to expose the dark side of Southern society, accused the South Puritan tradition and patriarchal society the persecution of women.

 

3. The Gothic Characteristics in A Rose for Emily

Savoy Eric(1970) mentioned: “it’s very contradictory that a kind of literature, which is twined by the immortal history and attracted by queer grief, came into being in the country which believes in freedom and pursues the happiness of individual.” He said ironically the existence of gothic characteristics in American literature. Although the society advocated pursuing happiness and freedom, the unfairness and ugliness still existed and then the gothic literature appeared. Faulkner, the author of this novel lived in a special environment which was full of depressing and gloomy atmosphere due to the South’s loss in the Civil War.

 

“Therefore, his habit, thinking way and life attitude closely related with this unfortunate field.” (Jay Parinier, The Norton Anthology of American Literary, 633). He had complicated feeling for his hometown’s loss in the Civil War. On one hand, he complained about the poor or miserable life caused by the war, and had a little hatred for the North. On the other hand, he praised the improvement of human being caused by the war, because the war opened the door of eliminating slavery system, so he only could express his complicated feeling for the South’s loss precisely by using gothic characteristics in his literature. In A Rose for Emily, he used gothic characteristic in many aspect such as scene or the description of Emily’s house, theme, narrative way, character.

 

3.1 The gothic characteristics in the description of environment

The gothic story usually takes place in isolated places where people seldom visit, such as a hidden castle in the jungle, a farmstead, and old dilapidated house and so on. The author attached much importance to the description of the scene and playing up the mysterious and horrible atmosphere. Baron Armond(1972)said:“ the word “mystery” connects with the gothic characteristics naturally.” Emily's house embodies gothic characteristics.

 

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