Abstract
William Faulkner is a great American writer in the 20th century. This paper examines the interpersonal relationship in Faulkner's three famous short stories: A Rose for Emily, Barn Burning, and Dry September. The thesis analyses the interpersonal relationship from the aspects of parent-children relation, black-white relation and poor-rich relation, attempting to reveal the separation and alienation between people and the resulting decline of culture in the South. 
Keywords   isolation   alienation   interpersonal relationship   decline of culture

本文以福克纳的《纪念爱米丽的一朵玫瑰花》、《烧马棚》、及《干旱的九月》三部知名短篇小说中人际关系的设定为切入点，通过分析爱米丽小姐与其父亲、沙迪与其父亲、小艾克与山姆及以明妮•库珀小姐为中心的一系列人物之间的关系和矛盾以及其自身的悲剧命运，试图展现时代背景下的人物百态，生活现实与精神困惑，从而揭示人与人之间的隔离、异化以及由此显现的南方文化的衰落。
关键词  隔离   异化   人际关系    文化衰落

William Faulkner is one of the most creative and most influential American writers in the 20th century. Deeply influenced by the family traditions and the customs of the South, his work demonstrates a sense of humor which is unique to the people living in the southern part. In many of his well-known novels, the status, relationships, conflicts and other sensitive issues between black and white people are deeply portrayed in his works, and the vivid image of southerners is also dramatically depicted. Faulkner’s stories are full of complex psychological depictions and detailed sentimental descriptions. The unusual complex relationship between characters also reflects his originality. Faulkner is a great writer not only for novel, but also for short story. He is prolific with 19 novels and nearly 100 short stories. This paper discuss three of his famous short stories: A Rose for Emily, Barn Burning, and Dry September.