现代的不少人深陷追逐物质的漩涡,习惯了现实功利以至于显得理性有余、感性不足,理解不了为爱而生、为爱而死的林黛玉那样的人物。如果他们读到福克纳的《献给艾米丽的玫瑰》,知道艾米丽竟然会为留住爱情不惜把情人杀死,和情人的尸体守护了40年,一定会觉得这个人扭曲变态到了极点。《献给艾米丽的玫瑰》便是威廉·福克纳(1897-1962)最著名的短篇小说之一。福克纳是 Many people in the modern world are deeply chased by the whirlpool of materialism, accustomed to practical utilitarianism so that they seem rational and lack of sentiment, and can not understand people like Lin Daiyu who are born for love and die for love. If they read Faulkner’s Rose for Emily, knowing that Emily would kill the lover for the sake of her love and guarding the lover’s body for 40 years would surely feel that she was distorted To the extreme. The Rose for Emily was one of the most famous short stories by William Faulkner (1897-1962). Faulkner is