William Faulkner’s most famous short story

A Rose for Emily

presents the change of Southern society after the American Civil War. It creates a female image of south literature discussed and concludes that a woman who is against the ethical social conventions in the feudal society. Under the double oppressions of ethical environment and ethical identity

Emily adheres to her ethical obligations. This paper attempts to analyze how Emily makes an ethical selection under the oppression of ethical environment and the ethics of southern environment from the perspective of narrative ethics.