TheTriumphofTheEgg-------SherwoodAndersonContents•1Introductiontothewriter•2Introductiontothestory•3Analysisofthestory1let’slearnaboutthewriter2Nowlet’slearnthestory(1)Thestructure(2)Thecharacters(3)Thetheme(4)Thesymbols:Theegg(1)Thestructure•Mainidea?•Thenarrator:“I”,theboy’sparentsstarttheirbusinessandfailintheend.Clearstructure:contrastBeforemarriage:nonotionoftryingtoriseAftermarriage:ambitious;gettingupintheworld:chickenraising:restaurantbusinessEggThewayofstartingtheirownbusinessfailureThatmeans:It’sthetriumphoftheegg•1chickenraising•Chickensarebornoutoftheeggs,andwillsuffermanydisease,mostofwhicharedead.evensomeofthemstrugglethroughtomaturity,theydieintheend.Thedreadfulcircleisthusmadecomplete.•Itisbornoutofanegg,livesforafewweeksasatinyfluffythingsuchasyouwillseepicturedonEastercards,thenbecomeshideouslynaked,eatsquantitiesofcornandmealboughtbythesweatofyourfather'sbrow,getsdiseasescalledpip,cholera,andothernames,standslookingwithstupideyesatthesun,becomessickanddies.Afewhensandnowandthenarooster,in'tendedtoserveGod'smysteriousends,strugglethroughtomaturity.Thehenslayeggsoutofwhichcomeotherchickensandthedreadfulcycleisthusmadecomplete.•Fatherfailsandeggwins2Restaurantbusiness:Grotesquechickencollection:Wonder,growingrichbyexhibitingthem.heisarockonthesubjectofhistreasure.Valuable,wonderful,Theconsequence:onlytomakehisguestsill.fatherfailsandeggwinsEggtricks:makeaneggstand---rolledoverandlayonitsaside.Heatanegginvinegarandputitintoabottlewithoutbreakingitsshell–--theeggbrokeunderhishandandthecontentsspurtedoverhisclothes.Fatherfailsandeggwins(2)Thecharacters•“I”•JoeKane•Father•Mother•thenarratorofthisstory•gloomy•pursuingforthehappyrurallifewithoutanystrains,notambitious.•dislikeparents’ambitiouslifefullofhardworkandfailures.•ironyofambitiouslife.“I”•Father•Beforemarriage:cheerfulandkindlyfarm-hand,notambitious•Aftermarriage:silent,incommunicative,discouragedambitiousalittleinsane–inJoeandhisson’seyeshavefantasiesabout“egg”He’scompletetragedy•Mother•Teacher,atallsilentwomanwithalongnoseandtroubledgreyeyes.•Aserious,responsibleandambitiouswoman.•Agoodwifeandagoodmother.Themaincausethatmakesfatherfailandbecometragic,actuallysheisalsoatragedytosomeextent.孩子他妈•日子就在辛苦、忙碌、平淡中慢慢地过去。她很上进、好强,内心总有一团火,而图书馆,她总觉得那应该是老大妈们待的地方。年复一年,每天守着几份期刊,离她的理想似乎越来越远。工作上不顺心,自然容易把情绪带到家里来。她对人要求又严格,我上课、搞科研、写文章、带孩子、买菜做饭,差点成全能选手了,她还不断唠叨,鼓励我“上进”,久而久之,难免觉得太累。过去,她的爱里也许有不少崇拜的成分,而结婚后,发现那个被崇拜的人其实也是个凡人、俗人,她又不断地试图重塑“他我”,使我符合她心目中完美的“典范”。而我,在被塑造中,在心理上却似乎离她越来越远了。其实,爱一个人,与其“崇拜”他,不如“怜惜”他;与其“塑造”他,不如优点、缺点都接受、包容了。(3)Thetheme•Settingsreminding•Time:theendof19thcenturyandthebeginningof20thcentury.•Place:Amid-westtownintheUSA•Representative:myfamilyespeciallymyfather.ThebreakofAmericanDream•WhatisAmericanDream?•Americandreamisabeliefthatafterahardstruggletheunitedstateswillbeabletoachievetheidealofabetterlife,thatis,peoplehavetoworkthroughtheirownhardwork,courage,creativityanddeterminationtomovetowardsprosperityratherthanrelyonspecificsocialclassesandotherassistance.(4)Thesymbol:TheEggTheEgg’sSymbolicMeanings•1.TheEgg:TheRobber•2.TheEgg:BeautifulButFragileAmericanDream•3TheEgg:TheOldUnsolvedRiddle•《俄亥俄,温斯堡》出版于1919年,由25个互有关联的短篇小说构成,作者在小说中引进从未有过的崭新主题。他通过环境与人物把各个故事串成一个有机整体,所有的故事都发生在温斯堡,所有的人物都力图把自己的遭遇告诉年轻记者乔治•威拉德,小说中的叙述者始终与其他角色保持一定的距离。全书集中描绘了小城镇生活的心理和气氛,着重刻画平凡的人和平凡的事,特别是那些不善于表达自己的小人物的迷茫,写得深刻而别具一格。•安德森指出,小城里的这些怪人在精神上和肉体上都被情感和性的挫折扭曲了。根据董衡巽(xun)先生的评论,小说呈现了一个非常奇特的世界:人与人之间没有正常的交流,没有任何群体活动,夫妻之间没有感情,形同路人,父母与子女之间难见天伦之乐,街坊邻里之间没有友谊,恋人之间吞吞吐吐,互不理解,总以分手告终。他们的下场不是遭人误解,就是孤独地死去。他们各有所求又不明白自己求的是什么,他们老做梦,而梦境又很模糊,他们想说出自己的想法,又不善于表达,他们渴望同别人交流,又把自己封闭起来。美国著名评论家威尔逊把安德森与德莱塞并列,表达了自己由衷的欣赏,他认为安德森是一个非常慈爱厚道的人,几乎从不生气。著名作家菲茨杰拉德同样喜欢安德森的作品,曾经直言不讳地说:“他是当今用英语写作的最好、最杰出的作家。”•作家张炜曾说,安德森的作品可以反复阅读,意味深长,他从不放纵自己的情感,他似乎只对充分把握了的事物感兴趣,并对其再三品咂。他对人的探索达到了入迷的程度,始终专注于某种悟想。这些作品所表现出的洞察力,表达上的准确性,都让人吃惊。比起海明威和福克纳来,他显得节俭得多、谨慎得多,城府更深。这部作品可以作为文学教科书,而某些巨著却难以担当此任。