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IntroductionofAuthorHaveyoueverwrittenastoryaboutyourhometown?Maybeyouthinkit'stooboringtowriteabout.Ifso,takealookatAmericanwriterSherwoodAnderson.SherwoodAnderson舍伍德·安德森I.ABriefBiographyAndersonwasbornintoapoorfamilyinCamden,Ohio,onSept.13,1876,butspenthisformativeyearsinthetownofClyde,Ohio,whichinspiredthesettingofmanyofhisstories.HeworkedinChicagoasalaborerin1896-1898,thenservedintheSpanishAmericanWar.2.AnabruptturnOnNov.28,1912,Anderson“leftbusinessforliterature,”simplywalkingoutofhisofficeaspresidentoftheAndersonManufacturingCo.inElyria,Ohio,notonlygivingupadreamofbecomingrichinAmericanbusiness,butalsoabandoninghisresponsibilitiesasamiddle-classcitizen,includingawifeandthreesmallchildren.II.HismajorworksIn1916,Andersonpublishedhisfirstnovelthatyear,WindyMcPhersonsSon《饶舌的麦克佛逊的儿子》.Hegainedwiderecognitionwiththepublicationin1919ofWinesburg,Ohio《俄亥俄州的温斯堡》又译《小镇畸人》DeathhisepitaphinMarion’sRoundHillCemeteryproclaims,ashedirected,that“Life,NotDeath,IstheGreatAdventure.”1941年，舍伍德·安德森在一次宴会上误吞牙签而死.InfluenceonOtherWritersWilliamFaulknercalledhim“thefatherofourgenerationofAmericanwritersandthetraditionofAmericanwritingwhichoursuccessorswillcarryon.””awriter’swriter”.ThomasWolfe:SherwoodAndersonwastheonlymaninAmericawhoevertaughtmesomething.Hemingway:Andersonservedasmystylisticguideforsometime.furtherstudyingdeathinthewoods林中之死问世的时候，美国正处于两次世界大战结束期间，工业化浪潮迅猛的冲击着显现存的农业经济。许多农民对于这些文明抱有抵触情绪，对旧的生活基础和淳朴的农场生活十分留恋。故事就发生在这时期的农村。它描述了以为地位卑贱，长相丑陋的普通农村妇女的贫苦生活，并着重刻画了她死亡的美丽，从而表达了作者渴望美好生活又不惧怕死亡的人生境界。它展示给读者这样一个观点：人的生活是美丽的，而死亡使人的生活更美丽。小说的主人公是以为农村的老妇人《其实她根本不老，死的时候还不足40岁，但是作者在小说里就是这样称呼她的“theoldwoman”》,她从小就是个受道德，义务约束的小女孩儿《原文：aboundgirl》作者用“bound”这个词来描述她，使她成为了一个具体的生动的文学形象，而不是构想出来的任务，因而她也就有了。这样一个生来就受约束的女人，在这个家里没有任何权利，只有义务。整日整年，吃不饱，穿不暖，却日夜辛勤的劳作，没有情感交流，没有亲戚朋友，甚至无法享受最起码的生活乐趣。她有的只是份孤独寂寞，悲苦凄凉，与世隔绝和与生俱来的超出情理的“被束缚”，因而她没有对自由的渴望和向往。她每天忙于“喂食”。小说里是这样描述的：对于这个老妇人来说，她所做的事就是如何把所有的东西都喂饱。她要喂饱家人，要担心牲口棚里的草料是否不够了，如果她不去喂鸡，这些鸡就不下蛋，没有鸡蛋卖怎么能到镇上买来那些用以维持生计的东西？这样的一个“女孩”，一个和我们如此不同的女子，你们是否想更深入的了解她呢？那么不要犹豫readit！Quiz1.MyparentsbecameambitiousafterIwasborn(T/F)2.Thefirstbusinessofchickenraisingwasendedinfailure(T/F)3.Whocameupwiththeideathatweshouldembarkintherestaurantbusinessinthetownofbidwell?A.myfatherB.mymotherC.me4.Didmyfatherputtheeggthroughtheneckofabottlewithoutbreakingtheshell?A.YesB.NoC.notmentioned5.WhichnovelofSherwoodAndersonwaspublishedfirst?A.WindyMcPherson'ssonB.marchingmenC.PoorWhite6.whenhisfatherpracticeshisplan,hehasafeelingof(),whichmakeshimunabletoplayhisrolewell.7.Whatkindofmanwasmyfatherbeforehemarried?whatchangesdidhemakeaftermarriage?1.myparentsbecameambitiousafterIwasborn(T/F)2.Thefirstbusinessofchickenraisingwasendedinfailure(T/F)TT3.Whocameupwiththeideathatweshouldembarkintherestaurantbusinessinthetownofbidwell?A.myfatherB.mymotherC.me4.Didmyfatherputtheeggthroughtheneckofabottlewithoutbreakingtheshell?A.YesB.NoC.notmentionedBB5.WhichnovelofSherwoodAndersonwaspublishedfirst?A.WindyMcPherson'ssonB.marchingmenC.PoorWhiteA6.Whenhisfatherpracticeshisplan,hehasafeelingof(stagefright).whichmakeshimunabletoplayhisrolewell.7.whatkindofmanwasmyfatherbeforehemarried?whatchangesdidhemakeaftermarriage?journey——ChickenfarmtotownThreepeopleandawagoncarriedwithallkindsofstuffrestaurantentertainmentOppositethestationPuttheplaceintoshapetoberestaurantfatherbecameambitiousEntertainingconversationandmakesmileStandtheeggonitsendExhibithistreasurePuttheeggintothebottleendingTheeggbrokeandthecontentsspurredoverhisclothesTheyoungmanlaughedandescapedFatherwentupstairsandwenttosleepAnalysisofthecharacters•thenarratorofthisstory•gloomy•pursuingforthehappyrurallifewithoutanystrains,notambitious.•dislikeparents’ambitiouslifefullofhardworkandfailures.•ironyofambitiouslife.“I”•Beforemarriage:cheerfulandkindlyfarm-hand,notambitious•Aftermarriage:silent,incommunicative,discouragedambitiousalittleinsane–inJoeandhisson’seyeshavefantasiesabout“egg”father•Teacher,atallsilentwomanwithalongnoseandtroubledgreyeyes.•Aserious,responsibleandambitiouswoman.•Agoodwifeandagoodwife.Themaincausethatmakesfatherfailandbecometragic,actuallysheisalsoatragedytosomeextent.motherHisappearanceandparticipationreflectsnotfather’stragedybutthewholefamily’s.Oneoftheguestsintheirrestaurantandidentifiedfather’scompletefailureJoeKane