《献给艾米莉的玫瑰》是威廉﹒福克纳著名短篇小说之一,主要讲述女主人公艾米莉不平凡的一生。小说以艾米莉死了开头同时又以艾米莉死亡结尾,中间讲述她一生的际遇。同样,夏洛特·帕金斯·吉尔曼在其短篇小说《黄色墙纸》中也描述了一位女主人公,她因身体不适,被丈夫带到乡下休养,由于丈夫对她自由的过度干涉,最后导致精神疯癫。本文尝试性的对这两位悲苦女主人公的命运进行对比分析。 “Rose for Emily” is William. Faulkner, one of the famous short stories, mainly about the heroine Emily extraordinary life. The novel ends with Emily’s death at the same time ending with Emily’s death, the middle of which tells the story of her life. Similarly, Charlotte Perkins-Gilman also described a heroine in her short story “The Yellow Wallpaper,” who was taken to the country for rest by her husband because of ill health. Due to her husband’s excessive interference with her freedom, Finally lead to mental madness. This article tentatively compares the fate of these two sad heroines.