摘　 要

本论文从女性主义角度出发，对二十世纪美国杰出小说家威廉•福克纳的短篇小说《献给爱米丽的玫瑰》进行了女性在父权制下的身份认同的分析。本论文通过剖析爱米丽的行为及其成长坏境，以此呈现女性所处的生活困境及其所带来的社会隐忧，反映了父权制对女性的排斥与压制，指出女性只有获得经济、生活，以及心灵上的独立与自我认可，才能在父权制下获得身份、性别的认可，并最终取得与男性平等的社会地位，从而实现社会的正常发展。最后，认识爱米丽受害者的形象，全面理解其悲剧成因是正确看待小说人物，全面领悟小说精华的前提，更是文学评论应有的负责任的态度，希望会对后续《献给爱米丽的玫瑰》的研究提供一个新的角度和思路。

关键词：女权主义;父权制压迫;反抗;社会隐忧
 
Abstract

With the help of feminist theory, this thesis analyzes the realization of women's identity in patriarchy through the short story A Rose for Emily written by William Faulkner who is a distinguished novelist in 20th century American literature. This thesis, through the analysis of Emily's behavior and her circumstance, presents women's predicament and a big social concern caused by women's tragedy, and reflects the oppression of women and their ensuing rebellion in patriarchy. It points out that to realize the independence and self-approval in economy, life, and mind is of vital importance for women to fulfill their own identity in patriarchy, which is the only access to acquire real equal social status to that of men and eventually to achieve the development of society. Finally, recognizing Emily's victim image and understanding the causes of her tragedy comprehensively are the prerequisites for grasping the essence of the character and the novel fully, more importantly, a responsible attitude in literary criticism. It is hoped that this thesis will provide a different perspective for further study on A Rose for Emily.

Key words: feminism; patriarchal oppression; rebellion; a big social concern

1 Introduction
    A Rose for Emily in well-refined and pithy words is the most famous one of William Faulkner's short stories. It is Faulkner's first short story published in the April 30, 1930 issue of Forum, and next published in These 13, a collection of short stories written by him in 1931，and went on to become one of the most anthologized American short stories.

   The story was set in Faulkner's fictional city, Jefferson—a town in his fictional Yoknapatawpha County, the center of his "mythical Kingdom", and Emily, a descendant of the noble Grierson family, was the central character of this short novel. Dominated by her father taking her just as a piece of property, Emily was prevented from marrying her town fellows when her father was alive, and then after her father's death, she was left alone and penniless.