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TheSecretLifeofWaterMittyGroup4:ZhaoWenjuanSongXin(presentation)Ⅰ.TheauthorJamesGroverThurber(1894–1961)HewasanAmericanauthor,cartoonistandcelebratedwit.1.life•hometown:Columbus,Ohio•education:From1913to1918,ThurberattendedTheOhioStateUniversity.Henevergraduatedfromtheuniversitybecausehispooreyesightpreventedhimfromtakingacourse.In1995hewasposthumouslyawardedadegree.•family:Bothofhisparentsgreatlyinfluencedhiswork.Hisfather,aclerkandminorpoliticianwhodreamedofbeingalawyeroranactor,issaidtohavebeentheinspirationforthesmall,timidprotagonisttypicalofmanyofhisstories.ThurberdescribedhismotherasaborncomedianandoneofthefinestcomictalentsIthinkIhaveeverknown.Shewasapracticaljoker.Thurberhadtwobrothers.Once,whileplayingagame,hisbrothershotJamesintheeyewithanarrow,andThurberlostthateye.•marriage:Thurberwasmarriedtwice.In1922,ThurbermarriedAltheaAdams.ThemarriageendedindivorceinMay1935.TheyhadadaughterRosemarytogether.ThurberremarriedinJune1935toHelenWismer.•death：Inthe1940s,Thurberbeganlosinghisvision.Eventually,hewentcompletelyblind.Inhislateryears,depressedbyhishealthandbytheanticommunistmovementofthe1950s,whichheopposed,Thurber'swritingbecamemorepessimistic.Hediedin1961.2.writingcarrer•occuppation:timeoccupationfrom1918to1920acodeclerkfortheDepartmentofStatefrom1921to1924areporterfortheColumbusDispatchin1925areporterfortheNewYorkEveningPostin1927aneditorofTheNewYorker,withthehelpofE.B.White,hisfriend.in1930asloacartoonisttothe1950scontributedbothhiswritingsandhisdrawingstoTheNewYorker.•Commonthemes:Asoneofthemostpopularhumoristsofhistime,Thurbercelebratedthecomicfrustrationsandeccentricitiesofordinarypeople.a.Frustrationofmodernlifeb.Disappointmentofmodernhumanbeingsc.Comedyinpeople'sattemptstocopewithlifed.Underdogs•criticviews&hisworks•就幽默家而言，相比于马克•吐温我更喜欢瑟伯。——E.B.怀特•几乎没有作家能像瑟伯那样重现白日梦魇。他能以某种方式，在那些神经线还鲜活、蠕动的时候，把它们钉住。——《纽约时报》书评Thereareabout191criticalessaysaboutThurberandhisworksinCNKI.Alltogether,hecreatedmorethan37literatureworksincludingshortstories,memoirs,parables,etc.Books:•ThePrincessWhoWantedTheMoon•IsSexNecessary?or,WhyYouFeelTheWayYouDo,(1929withE.B.White),75thanniv.edition(2004)withforewordbyJohnUpdike,ISBN0-06-073314-4•TheOwlintheAtticandOtherPerplexities,1931•TheSealintheBedroomandOtherPredicaments,1932•MyLifeandHardTimes,1933ISBN0-06-093308-9•TheWhiteDeer,(children)1945•TheBeastinMeandOtherAnimals,1948ISBN0-15-610850-X•The13Clocks,(children)1950•TheThurberAlbum,1952•Thurber'sDogs,1955•TheYearsWithRoss,1959ISBN0-06-095971-1•AThurberCarnival(stageplay),1960•LanternsandLances,1961Shortstories:TheSecretLifeofWalterMittyTheNighttheBedFellTheUnicornintheGardenTheMothandtheStarTheRabbitsWhoCausedAlltheTroubleTheMacbethMurderMystery,1937(printedinTheNewYorker)YouCouldLookItUp,1941TheCatbirdSeat,1942TheBreakingupoftheWinships,1945ACoupleofHamburgersTheGreatestManintheWorldTheCaneintheCorridorDraftBoardNightsTheWoodDuckTheOwlWhowasGodFileandForgetⅡ.TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty1.overviewTheSecretLifeofWalterMitty(1939)isashortstorybyJamesThurber.ThemostfamousofThurber'sstories,itfirstappearedinTheNewYorkeronMarch18,1939.ThestoryisconsideredoneofThurber'sacknowledgedmasterpieces.Thestoryhadaninfluenceonotherhumorists,notablyMadfounderHarveyKurtzman,playwrightGeorgeAxelrodandanimationdirectorChuckJones.•literaturereviewLiteraryWorksinChineseJournalspsychologicalananlysisoftheprotagonist(8ones)JamesThurber'shumorandhisstyle(4)(22results)differenttranslatedtexts(1)fromtheperspectiveoflinguistics(3)others(6)ⅰ.《沃尔特·米蒂的内心世界》的结构、人物及主题;田鹰;滨州师专学报,1999年01期.ⅱ.詹姆斯·瑟伯和他的幽默;王薇坚;盐城工学院学报(社会科学版),2002年04期.ⅲ.瑟伯作品的讽刺与夸张——《华尔特·密蒂的秘密生活》浅析;孙致礼；译林，1980年02期.ⅳ.从女性主义角度分析《沃尔特·米蒂的秘密生活》;尹心灵;海外英语,2011年13期.ⅴ.《华尔特·密蒂的隐秘生活》中前景化的功能分析；徐伟；海外英语,2011年15期.ⅵ.从新批评形式主义解读《梦里乾坤》;马晓霞;作家,2012年20期.ⅶ.AnInterpretationofWalterMittyfromFormalistPerspective；冯小燕;马晓霞;海外英语,2013年09期.Theforeigncriticalessays:◆9resultsfromLiteratureOnline:1.Thompson,TerryW.:'Hesprangtothemachine':TheSecret[Technological]LifeofWalterMitty.2.Kaufman,Anthony.:'Thingsclosein':dissolutionandmisanthropyinTheSecretLifeofWalterMitty.3.Sundell,Carl.:TheArchitectureofWalterMitty'sSecretLife.4.Ellis,James.:TheAllusionsin'TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty'.◆7resultsfromtheeNotes:CarlM.Lindner,Thurber'sWalterMitty—TheUndergroundAmericanHero.◆17resultsfromWikipedia:Dustjacketintroduction,JamesThurber:WritingsandDrawings◆onebook:TheManWhoWasWalterMitty:TheLifeandWorkofJamesThurberThomasFensch2.Setting:Theactiontakesplaceinthelate1930sinacartravelingtoWaterbury,Connecticut,andintheMainStreetofthiscity.Waterburyisinwest-centralConnecticutontheNaugatuckRiver.•1930s:beginningofmodernmassculturenewspapersradioinsightintheworldcinemasbrandnames-e.g.Kleenex•Thestorywaswrittenin1939,justafterthebeginningofWWⅡ.ThewarinfluencedAmericaaswell.Peopleatthattimeadmiredthelivesofmillionaires,famousdoctorsandmilitaryheroes.3.PlotsummaryTheshortstorydealswithavagueandmild-manneredmanwhodrivesintoWaterbury,Connecticut,withhiswifefortheirregularweeklyshoppingandhiswife'svisittothebeautyparlor.Duringthistimehehasfiveheroicdaydream