【正文】 ree aspects. Firstly, in terms of the tax matter, the old generation made up a story that Emily’s father had loaned money to the town, with the purpose to maintain Emily’s noble status. As soon as the younger generation replaced them, they expect Emily to pay for the taxes. And actually, they did take some measures. We can infer from the dialogue the attitudes of the two sides. The first year, they mailed Emily a notice. Then they called at Emily’s house by themselves. But when they referred to this matter, Emily did not seem to pay much attention to it. See Colonel Sartoris. I have no taxes in Jefferson.⑺ But, Miss EmilySee Colonel Sartoris. (Colonel Sartoris had been dead almost ten years.)⑻ She did not know the fact, still believing she is free of tax. What’s more, her manners are firm and decisive as usual. This made the young promise finally. The next one is about the smell. Emily killed Homer with poison, to get her love forever. The old generation knew the fact, but they tried to cover it up by saying that it might be done by the black slave. This kind of behavior made the younger generation difficult to deal with. It was not proper for them to refer to this matter to Emily face to face. So they secretly got to Miss Emily’s house, and sprinkled lime in and around her house. When they finished this activity, a window was lighted and Miss Emily sat in the room. The story described vividly “They crept quietly across the lawn and into the shadow of the locusts that lined the street.”⑼ From this the new generation, still hesitated to take measures to Emily, fearing to offend this noble woman. Then about the postal delivery, the new generation made an order that the town could get free postal delivery, Miss Emily refused to accept it. The younger generation could do nothing but pretend to be blind.If the new generation, standing for the new civilization and cultural values, could do something to challenge the old system, forcing Emily to obey the new system, to change her attitude, and sticking to their ideas, but Miss Emily would have a chance to go outside her dark house and accept new thoughts. Maybe a plete new world was waiting for her, and she could pursue her own happiness and have her new life. In this way her tragedy may be avoided. 3. Too Much Focus of the Neighbor on EmilyEmily，as a noble woman, was a represent of the old south, in the eyes of the neighbor. And they put much focus on Emily. In this story “A Rose for Emily”, their care goes through the whole. When Emily’s father died, they began to talk about how she could survive in the society. They cared for her on the surface, while indeed, with no one to turn to, she lost all the glory she once had. Her life then was as normal as the neighbor. So they had a chance to pity and sympathize her. When they came to see her after her father’s death, they wanted to meet their demand of taking pleasure in her misfortune. When Emily finally broke away from her father, trying to pursue her own happiness, and have a connection with Homer, her neighbors on the other hand, started to chat about her, considering her against the socalled “noblesse oblige③”. They even asked Emily’s female cousins to interrupt into her marriage，for they can’t bear the fact that Emily marry a northern worker. Later, as they saw Homer and Emily play outside together, they would sigh: “Poor Emily”⑾, and criticized her. When Emily bought some men clothes, and other things for marriage, they began to guess that the two had married, and felt happy for her. However, this happiness had some meaning of critic. The neighbors were glad to see a noble woman degenerate pletely. And the last one was about the suicide. When the neighbor knew that she had bought some poison, guessing she would have suicide, they all agree it a good thing. How cruel the neighbor was to sacrifice Emily to maintain the old tradition of the south. It was the over focus of the neighbor that make the old moral system restrain, nitpick and satire Emily all the time. The whisper behind jalousies seemed to continue always. Emily was under this condition that put much pressure on her. She was suffocating totally. In the end, she picked the way to stop the slanderous gossip. ChapterⅡ.Twisted Love of FatherEmily’ father played a significant role on Emily. The twisted love of him is the main source of Emily’s tragedy. His love once protected her and in the end buried Emily.A. Despotic love of His FatherEmily’s father played a very important role in her life. In the story, he was a very deposic person. He defended Emily and protect her virginity carefully. His characteristics were typical of that time. This chapter will discuss this topic from the following aspects: Patriarchal chauvinism in the South, deep meaning of the two pictures in the story and the influences of the Patriarchal chauvinism on Emily. 1. Patriarchal chauvinism in the SouthAs is stated in the Bible, God created man first, and then he used a bone from the man, making woman as his pany. It can be inferred from the Bible that women are subordinated to men. This kind of thoughts has a great influence in the society where Christian is dominated. And the South, to some extent, is a society of Puritanism. This restrained women deeply. On the other hand, family plays a central role in the agricultural society which is based on the plantation system. Thus father, as the head of the plantation, is the dominator of the family. What he said was supreme to the whole family. Patriarchal chauvinism means that it is the father who determines the matters in the family, and possesses the unshakable powers, from the aspect of religion. The Patriarchal chauvinism is the deeprooted tradition in the Puritan South. It defends the absolute authority of the father in the family, and orders the women and children to obey everything the father has put. The father controls each member of the family. In t