"... only Miss Emily’s house was left, lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumps—

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问题 "... only Miss Emily’s house was left, lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumps—an eyesore among eyesores. "
Questions:
A. Identify the author and the title of the story from which the quoted lines are taken.
B. What is the meaning of "an eyesore among eyesores"?
C. What does this quoted passage indicate?

选项

答案A. Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily. B. The most unpleasant thing to look at. C. The house is a perfect mirror image of the owner who is stubborn and coquettish and deliberately detaches herself from the communal life in this small town.

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"... only Miss Emily’s house was left, lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumps—

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