欧亨利短篇小说的主题思想和语言特点-英文-Word文档格式.doc

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@#@大众文艺58dayforward,Bucklivedforthatman.Afterbeingwiththismanforquitesometime,Buckstartedtohearacallfromfaraway.Hestartedpayingmoreandmoreattentiontothiscall.Hewentoutfordaysatatimesearchingforitssource.Thiscallwasthecallofthewild.Hehadawilltogooffandbewithotherdogs.Hefelttheurgetobefreeformmanandcatchhisownfood.Oneday,Buckfinallyleftforgood.Hewasexceptedbyapackofwolveswhotreatedhimlikeawolfhimself.Andsothetransformationwascomplete.Buckhadchangedfromadog,toabeastofnature.Bibliographies[1]LondonJack.TheCalloftheWild.[M]NewYork:

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@#@上海文艺出版社,1989作者简介孙海晶（1983年-），女，满族，河北省遵化市人，北京第二外国语院，英语专业@#@O’Henry,oneofthethreemostfamousshort-storywritersintheworld,enjoysequalstatuswithChekhovandMaupassant.Hisshortstoriesarefamousforitsunexpectedending,aswellastheirexquisiteconception.O’Henry’ssympathyforthepoorsocialunderdogs,hiseulogyofhumanvirtues.@#@esandexposureofhumanevilsarehighlightedasthekeynoteofhisworks.Humanityendowshisworkswithperpetualartisticcharm.HisshortstoriesaretypicallyAmerican,portrayingvarioustypesofpeopleintheUnitedStates.1TheMainThemeofO’Henry’sWorks1.1HumanVirtuesInhisworks,O’HenrypresentsthepanoramaoftheAmericanpeopletoreaderswithironicandhumoroustone.O’Henryissympatheticwiththepoor;@#@hepraisesthehumanvirtuesanddenounceshumandefeats.Humanity,astheeternalthemeofO’Henry’sworks,endowshisworkswithperpetualartisticcharm.Humanbeinghasmanyvirtuesfromancienttimestothepresent.Theyarekind,brave,honest,hard-working,polite,thrifty,generous,andhospitableandsoon.Somepeoplepayagreatdealinordertomaintainthesevirtues,theysacrificetheirownhappinessevenlifefortheloftyloveandfriendship;@#@theyhelpotherswithoutaskingforrewardsandregarditasapleasure;@#@theygiveuptheirowntreasureandchancetoothersetc.Suchpeoplebringloveandfinethingstotheworld;@#@theyaretheoneswhoendowtheworldwithlightandhope.1.2HumanEvilsHumanbeingshavemanydefects,too.Sometimestheyarelazy,rapacious,gluttonous,officious,vain,arrogant,shameless,cowardly,impetuousetc.Theybenefitthemselvesattheexpenseofothers,theynevershowmercyandsympathytothepoorinordertomakemoney,theyrealizetheirownaimsbyhookorbycrooketc.Theirevildeedsmaketheworldvicious.Byexposingthehumandefectsandthedarksidesoftheworld,O’Henrywantstoawakenpeople’sconscienceanddeepestdesireforallgoodthings,sothatpeoplecanusetheireffortstosaveandcleansethewholeworld.2FeaturesofLanguageofO’Henry’sWorks2.1FigureofSpeech2.1.1MetaphorInO’Henry’swritings,metaphorisanotherfeaturewhichisworthmention.”Asymboldiffersfromametaphorinthatitsapplicationisleftopenasanunstatedsuggestion,whereasthemetaphortiesaconcreteimagetoanidentifiableabstractquality.”Theimageinmetaphorrepresentsspecificmeaning.Butthesymbolicimageremainsindeterminateinitspossiblemeanings;@#@itisusuallyasubstantialimageinitsownright,aroundwhichfurthersignificancesmaygatheraccordingtodifferinginterpretations.Themetaphorunderdiscussionheredoesnotmeanthatasarhetoricaldeviceorfigureofspeech,thoughthemetaphoricalsentencesaswonderfulastheone“Manhattan,thenight-bloomingcereus,wasbeginningtounfolditsdead-white,heavy-odoredpetals”teeminO’Henry’sshortstories.Whatistobeprobedisthemetaphorexploitedasaskillinstory-writing.InthethirdbranchofRoadsofDestiny,theheroDavidMignotisashepherd,butheistooindulgedinwritingpoemstotakeenoughcareofhissheep.Theflocksteadilygrowssmallerandhiswifekeepsoncomplaining.ThenoneofhisfriendsintroduceshimtoalearnedmancalledGeorgesBril,DavidasksMonsieurBriltoreadhispoems,becausehewantstoknowifheshallwritemoreorgivehisattentiontohissheep.WhenMonsieurBrilhasreadalltheverses,heconcludesthatDavidhasnotalentforpoem-writing.Inordertotelltheharshtruthinamildway,heasksDavidtolookatthecrowinthetree.Insteadofcommentingonthepoemsdirectly,MonsleurBrilpraisesthecrowthatiscontentwithhislot.InthismetaphoricalwayheadvisesDavidtactfullynottotrytowritepoemsanymore.Davidseesthepointandfeelsdiscouraged.Hegoesbackhomeandthrustshispoemsintothestove.Hearingtherustleofthe欧亨利短篇小说的主题思想和语言特点张明洋1刘映雪2（1.长安大学人文学院西安7100642.沈阳师范大学旅游管理学院沈阳110034）@#@【摘要】欧亨利是美国二十世纪初期最著名的短篇小说家之一。

@#@他的作品有趣而又意味深长，反