Analysis on A Rose for Emily from Foucault’s Power and Discourse Theory
Abstract
A Rose for Emily, one short tragic story written by William Faulkner, represents us a typical character of southern aristocratic woman. Throughout the whole passage, her voice is scarcely heard by the readers so the image of Emily is always covered by a sense of mystery. To better understand the causing of Emily’s tragic fate, this thesis chooses to analyze the short story from the perspective of Foucault’s Power and Discourse Theory by interpreting how power and discourse mutually influence each other in Emily’s life and in turn how this grotesque figure resist these compelling power inflicted by her living environment.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v6i13.5952
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