《献给艾米丽的玫瑰》和《被遗弃的韦瑟罗尔奶奶》对比研究_英语论文

A Comparative Study of “A Rose for Emily” and “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”

摘要

本文以《献给艾米丽的玫瑰》和《被遗弃的韦瑟罗尔奶奶》为研究文本，在叙事理论和女性主义理论的指导下，从叙述模式、主人公层面及主人公悲剧三个方面对两个文本进行了对比分析。《献给艾米丽的玫瑰》与《被遗弃的韦瑟罗尔奶奶》两部作品之间存在许多共同之处，本文的三个主要章节从结构到人物再到主题层层递进，最终表明两部文本的相同之处确实存在并且对当初的创作背景及社会意义都有一定程度的呈现。虽然这三个方面不能全面地概括分析两篇文章的相同与不同之处，但能够提供一个理解两篇短篇小说的新颖视角，在对比之下更能够凸显两篇文章的艺术价值。

关键词：《献给艾米丽的玫瑰》  《被遗弃的韦瑟罗尔奶奶》 叙述模式 悲剧

Abstract

This thesis uses “A Rose for Emily” and “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” as texts. Under the guidance of narrative theories, feminism this thesis compares these two stories from three aspects: the narrative mode and writing technique, the protagonists and the tragedy. “A Rose for Emily” and “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” share several similarities. In this thesis, the three main chapters make a progressive illustration from structure to characters then to themes and finally make it sure that similarities do exist between two stories, and also explain the creation background as well as their social values. Even though the thesis cannot do a complete research about these two stories only in these three aspects, it is expected to provide a new viewpoint and make sense that comparisons between the two stories make it easy to understand their real artistic values.

Key Words: “A Rose for Emily”, “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”, Narrative mode, tragedy