《献给爱米丽的玫瑰》的叙述者是旧传统的代言人，他为镇上人推卸造成爱米丽的悲剧的责任。爱米丽的爱情悲剧不是新旧的冲突而是以清教思想为核心的旧传统造成的。福克纳对待传统与变革的态度复杂而矛盾，他既批判了南方清教传统，也对一些传统美德的沦丧感到遗憾，同时他对工商资本主义的价值观念也进行了讽刺和批判 The narrator of The Rose for Emily, the spokesman of the old tradition, blamed the townsfolk for the cause of Emily’s tragedy. Emily’s love tragedy is not caused by old and new conflicts, but by old traditions centered on Puritanism. Faulkner’s attitude towards tradition and change was complicated and contradictory. He not only criticized the Puritan tradition in the South but also regretted the loss of some traditional virtues. At the same time, he also made ironic and critical comments on the values ​​of industrial and commercial capitalism