People usually have different understandings for the same novel,which is just the irreplaceable charm of literary works.The short novel A Rose for Emily described the tragic and legendary life of Emily,a representative of declining aristocrat culture in southern US.Different viewpoints are shown comparing to the mainstream translations and understandings in China.The paper is about my understandings of the novel,which aims at providing more ways of thinking and creating more imaginary space relating to the novel for readers. People usually have different understandings for the same novel, which is just the irreplaceable charm of literary works. The short novel A Rose for Emily described the tragic and legendary life of Emily, a representative of declining aristocrat culture in southern US. Different viewpoints are shown comparing to Ask the translations and understandings in China. The paper is about my understandingings of the novel, which aims at providing more ways of thinking and creating more imaginary space relating to the novel for readers.