aroseforemily

故事发生在美国的内战时期，战争给南方人造

成了致命的打击。小镇居民沉浸在对辉煌过去的回

忆之中，他们迫切需要一座代表传统的“偶像”给

他们精神上的支撑和慰藉，于是，她永远成为他们

的“纪念碑”和梦想中的“南方淑女”。爱米丽的大

院就成了“神龛”，爱米丽小姐既是全镇人的偶像，

也是全镇人的玩物。因此，她必须是一个无欲的南

方贵族，她必须要为保持自己高贵的身份舍弃超越

了阶级的爱情。

[美]威廉·福克纳（williamfaulkner）

sohenexdayweallsaid，“shewillkillherself”；andwe

saidiwouldbehebeshingwhenshehadfirsbegunobe

seenwihhomerbarron，wehadsaid，“shewillmarryhim”

henwesaid，“shewillpersuadehimye，”becausehomer

himselfhadremarked—helikedmen，andiwasknownhahe

drankwihheyoungermeninheelk’sclub—hahewasnoa

marryingmanerwesaid，“pooremily，”behindhejalousies

asheypassedonsundayafernooninheglieringbuggy，miss

emilywihherheadhighandhomerbarronwihhishacocked

andacigarinhiseeh，reinsandwhipinayellowglove

hensomeofhediesbeganosayhaiwasadisgrace

oheownandabadexampleoheyoungpeoplehemen

didnowanoinerfere，buashediesforcedhebapis

miniser—missemily’speoplewereepiscopal—ocalluponher

hewouldneverdivulgewhahappenedduringhainerview，bu

herefusedogobackagainhenexsundayheyagaindrove

abouhesrees，andhefollowingdayheminiser’swife

wroeomissemily’sreionsinabama

soshehadbloodkinunderherroofagainandwesaback

owachdevelopmensafirsnohinghappenedhenwewere

surehaheywereobemarriedwelearnedhamissemilyhad

beenohejeweler’sandorderedaman’soileseinsilver，

wihheleershboneachpiecewodayserwelearnedha

shehadbroughacompleeoufiofmen’sclohing，includinga

nighshir，andwesaid，“heyaremarried”wewerereallygd

weweregdbecausehewofemalecousinswereevenmore

griersonhanmissemilyhadeverbeen

sowewerenosurprisedwhenhomerbarron—hesrees

hadbeenfinishedsomeimesince—wasgonewewerealile

disappoinedhaherewasnoapublicblowingoff，buwe

believedhahehadgoneonoprepareformissemily’scoming，

orogiveherachanceogeridofhecousins（byhaimeiwas

acabal，andwewereallmissemily’salliesohelpcircumvenhe

cousins）sureenough，aferanoherweekheydeparedand，

aswehadexpecedallalong，wihinhreedayshomerbarron

wasbackinownaneighborsawhenegromanadmihima

hekichendooraduskoneevening

andhawasheswesawofhomerbarronandofmiss

emilyforsomeimehenegromanweninandouwihhe

markebaske，buhefrondoorremainedclosednowandhen

wewouldseeheraawindowforamomen，ashemendidha

nighwhenheysprinkledhelime，buforalmossixmonhsshe

didnoappearonhesreeshenweknewhahiswasobe

expecedoo；asifhaqualiyofherfaherwhichhadhwared

herwoman’slifesomanyimeshadbeenoovirulenandoo

furiousodie

whenwenexsawmissemily，shehadgrownfaandher

hairwasurninggrayduringhenexfewyearsigrewgrayerand

grayeruniliaainedanevenpepperandsalirongray，wheni

ceasedurningupohedayofherdeahasevenyfouriwassill

hevigorousirongray，likehehairofanaciveman

fromhaimeonherfrondoorremainedclosed，savefora

periodofsixorsevenyears，whenshewasaboufory，during

whichshegavelessonsinchinapainingshefiedupasudio

inoneofhedownsairsrooms，wherehedaughersandgranddaughers

ofcolonelsaroris’conemporariesweresenoher

wihhesamereguriyandinhesamespirihaheywere

senonsundayswihawenyfivecenpieceforhecollecion

pemeanwhileheraxeshadbeenremied

henhenewergeneraionbecamehebackboneandhe

spiriofheown，andhepainingpupilsgrewupandfellaway