The polyphonic theory was first presented by the Russian philosopher and critic Mikhail Bakhtin in his seminal work Problems of Dostoevsky’s Poetics.By taking it,this paper aims to reinterpret the famous short story A Rose for Emily by American novelist William Faulkner from the perspective of the polyphonic theory.The deconstruction of the novel has confirmed some of the principles of Bakhtin’s theory,including dialogue,subjectivity,circumstance description,and narrative time.