unit-6-Sherwood-Anderson-and-the-egg

SherwoodAnderson(1876-1941)AfamousAmericannovelistandshortstorywriter.LifeexperienceBorninapoorfamilyinCamden,southernOhioin1876,thethirdofsevenchildreninafamilyHisfatheronceengagedinsaddle(马鞍)business.ButafterSherwoodwasborn,hisfather'ssmallbusinessfailed.Sotheywereforcedtomoveoneplacetoanother.TheyfinallysettledpermanentlyinClyde,Ohioin1884.LifeexperienceDuetothefinancialdifficulties,Anderson'sfatherbegandrinkingheavily.Andersonhadtotakeonmanyoddjobsinhis12yearsold,suchasanewsboy,apainterandsoonwhenhewasstillinschoolHefinallylefthighschoolbeforegraduating.Nickname:JobbyHeworkedasamanuallaboreruntilenrollinginthearmyforserviceinCubaduringtheSpanish-AmericanWar.LifeexperienceAfterthewar,hereturnedtoOhio,studiedinWittenbergAcademy(威特宝学院)inSpringfield(斯普林菲尔德)andcompletedhishighschooleducation.ThisledtoanewjobinChicagoasancopywriterandsolicitor.LifeexperienceDuringthistime,hewroteandpublishednumerousessaysonavarietyoftopics,rangingfrombusinesstoliterature.Andhehadalittlefameinwriting.In1904,hemarriedCorneliaLane,thedaughterofawealthyOhiofamily.HefatheredthreechildrenwhilelivinginCleveland,Ohio,andlaterElyria,Ohio.LifeexperienceInElyria,heengagedindope(涂料)businessandbecameasuccessfulbusinessman.InNovember1912,hesufferedamentalbreakdownanddisappearedforfourdays.Soonafter,helefthispositionaspresidentoftheAndersonManufacturingCompanyinElyria,Ohio,andlefthiswifeandthreesmallchildrentopursuethewriter'slifeofcreativity.LifeexperienceAfterhisleave,heoncesaid,Iwasabusinessmanandgotsickofit,andwentintowriting,nottomakeasuccess,buttogivemyselfaninterestinlifeAndersonmovedbacktoChicago,workingagainforapublishingandadvertisingcompany.In1916,hedivorcedLaneandmarriedTennesseeMitchell.Inhiswholelife,hedivorcedandremarriedforfourtimesLifeexperienceAfterthementalbreakdown,Andersongaveuphisbusinessandwasimmersedinhiswriting.OnMarch8,1941,onhiswaytoagoodwilltourofSouthAmerica,Andersondied.Hehadswallowedabitofatoothpick(牙签)atafarewellparty,whichthenpenetratinghisintestines（肠）,causingtheperitonitis（腹膜炎）thatkilledhim.AchievementAsafamousnovelistandshortstorywriter,Hepublishedeightnovels,fourcollectionsofshortstories,threebooksofpoemsandplays,morethan300articles,reviewsandessays,andthreevolumesofautobiography.Andersonhasinfluencedmanygreatwriters,suchasHemingway,WilliamFaulkner.Hemingway:thefatherofeveryoneWilliamFaulkner:thefatherofourgenerationworksNovelsShortstorycollectionsPoetryDramaNonfictionNovelsWindyMcpherson'sson(1916)MarchingMen(1917)Poorwhite(1920)ManyMarriages(1923)DarkLaughter(1925)PoetryandDramaMid-AmericanChants(1918)ANewTestament(1927)Plays,WinesburgandOthers(1937)ShortstorycollectionsWinesburg,Ohio(1919)TheTriumphoftheEggandotherstories(1921)HorsesandMen(1923)HandsandOtherstories(1925)DeathintheWoodsandotherstories(1933)Winesburg,Ohio1919,it’shismostfamousworkofallSubtitle:AGroupofTalesofOhiosmall-townlifeIt’sashortstorycyclesetinthefictionaltownofWinesburg,Ohio.TheworkisconstructedaroundthelifeofheroGeorgeWillard(areporterforthelocalNewspaper),fromthetimehewasachildtohisgrowingindependenceandultimateabandonmentofWinesburgasayoungman.GrotesquesEachstorysharesaspecificcharacter’spastandpresentstruggletoovercomethelonelinessandisolationthatpervadedthewholetown.theinterplaybetweencitizensandtheir“inabilitytotranslateinnerfeelingintooutwardform”MajorThemesRebellionagainstvaluesdominatingAmericanculture:akindofdisillusionmenttowardsanindustrializedmodernsocietyafterWorldWar.Thedegenerationofsexual,familialvalueandfriendshipWinesburgasamicrocosmoftheuniverse:thefiguresinthebookwereforcedtohandleissuesandeventswhichpeopleuniversallyunderwent.Winesburgsymbolizedthetypicalhumancommunityintheworldandthecharactersrevealedtheflawsandstrugglesinuniversalhumanexperience.Winesburg,OhioTheBookoftheGrotesqueHands—concerningWingBiddlebaumPaperPills—concerningDoctorReefyMother—concerningElizabethWillardAManofIdeas—concerningJoeWellingTheThinker—concerningSethRichmondWritingStyleOwnpersonalexperiencestransferredintostories.Psychologicalsearchintopeople’sinnerheart,theroleofsubconsciousnessOnecommontheme:theemotionalsuppressandthevaluelossresultedfromtheIndustrializationWinesburg,OhioPoorWhiteDarklaughterAshortstorycycleisacollectionofshortstorieswithcommonthemes,imagery,toneandoftenwithcommonsettingandcharacters.However,it’sdifferentfromnovelsinthateachofthestorycontainsabeginning,middleandconclusion.Thereisatensionbetweentheideasofindividualstoriesshowingchangesorhighlighttheconflict.ABookofImpressionsfromAmericanlifeinTalesandPoemsAcollectionof15storiesTheDumbManSeedTheotherwomanSenilityIwanttoknowwhy···countrytownbeforecheerfulFarm-handsatisfyingafterMarriageSchoolteacherambitiousgiveupChickenraisingchicken’stragicfailurejourney——ChickenfarmtotownThreepeopleandawagoncarriedwithallkindsofstuffFather’streasure：grotesquesinglassbottlesrestaurantentertainmentOppositethestationPuttheplaceintoshapetoberestaurantTradebegantoglowupandfatherbecameambitiousEntertainingconversationandmakesmileSta