Through analysis of the fate of the heroine in William Faulkner’s best short story A Rose for Emily, women images of south literature are discussed and women’s social status in southern American society is studied.It concludes that a woman who is against the social conventions is an illusion in feudal society. Through analysis of the fate of the heroine in William Faulkner’s best short story A Rose for Emily, women images of south literature are discussed and women’s social status in southern American society is studied.It concludes that a woman who is against the social conventions is an illusion in feudal society.