福克纳在《献给爱米丽的玫瑰》中,借助于对爱米丽这一纪念碑式的人物及与其相关的人物,事件的描述,为没落的南方贵族献上一朵“玫瑰”;同时也暗示了南方衰败的不可改变的历史潮流,及新的价值观念必然代替旧的传统价值观的历史趋势。本文从人物象征的角度来评述福克纳的这一主题思想。 Faulkner, in his “Rose for Emily,” presented a “rose” to the fallen South aristocrats by means of a description of Emily’s monumental figure and its associated figures and events, At the same time, it also implies the immutable historical trend of the decline of the South and the historic tendency that new values ​​inevitably replace the old traditional values. This article reviews Faulkner’s theme from the perspective of symbolism.