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名人例子

Diana

Beauty

Dianawasbeautiful,inafresh-faced,English,outdoors-girlkindofway.Sheusedherbigblueeyestotheirfullestadvantage,meltingtheheartsofmenandwomenthroughanexpressionofcompletevulnerability.Diana'seyes,likethoseofMarilynMonroe,containedanappealdirectednottoanyindividualbuttotheworldatlarge.

TelevisionandnewspaperforeignDomesticlistening

Mostofthepeoplewhoworshippedher,whoreadeverytidbitaboutherinthegossippressandhunguppicturesofherintheirrooms,werenotsocialsnobs.LikePrincessGraceofMonaco,Dianawasacelebrityroyal.Shewasamoviestarwhoneveractuallyappearedinamovie;inasenseherwholelifewasamovie,aserialmelodramaactedoutinpublic,witheverytwistandturnoftheplotreportedtoaworldaudience.DianawasastuteenoughtounderstandthepoweroftelevisionandthevoraciousBritishtabloidnewspapers.Andsheconsistentlytriedtousethemassmediaasastageforprojectingherimage—asthewrongedspouse,astheradiantsocietybeauty,asthecompassionateprincesshuggingAIDSpatientsandland-minevictims,andasthemourningprincesscryingatcelebrityfunerals.

However,likemanycelebritiesbeforeher,shefoundoutthatshecouldn'tturnthemediaonandoffatwill,asthoughtheywereatap.Theyneededhertofeedthepublicappetiteforcelebritygossip,andsheneededthemforherpublicperformance,butwhatshehadn'tbargainedforwasthathermelodramaranonwithoutbreaks.Everythingshesaidordidwasfaircopy.Afterdeliberatelymakingherprivatelifepublic,shesoondiscoveredtherewasnothingprivateleft.

Sacrificial

Dianawasasacrificialsymbolinseveralways.Firstshebecamethepatronsaintofvictims,thesick,thediscriminatedagainst,thehomeless.Then,partlythroughherrealsufferingatthehandsofarigidlyformalfamilytrainedtoplayrigidlyformalpublicroles,andpartlythroughhershrewdmanipulationofthepress,Dianaherselfprojectedacompellingimageofvictimhood.Womeninunhappymarriagesidentifiedwithher;sodidoutsidersofonekindoranother,ethnic,sexualorsocial.Likemanyreligiousidols,shewasopenlyabusedandridiculed,inhercasebythesamepressthatstokedthepublicworshipofher.Andfinallyshebecametheultimatevictimofherownfame:

pursuedbypaparazzi,shebecameatwistedandbatteredbodyinalimousine.Itwasafittinglytawdryendtowhathadbecomeanincreasinglytawdrymelodrama.Butitisinthenatureofreligionthatformschangetofitthetimes.Diana—celebrity,tabloidprincess,materdolorosaofthepopandfashionscene—was,ifnothingelse,theperfectidolforourtimes.

HelenKeller

Blindanddeaf

HelenKellerwaslessthantwoyearsoldwhenshecamedownwithafever.Itstruckdramaticallyandleftherunconscious.Thefeverwentjustassuddenly.Butshewasblindedand,verysoonafter,deaf.

Literature

Icansaythewordsee.Icanspeakthelanguageofthesighted.That'spartofthefirstgreatachievementofHelenKeller.Sheprovedhowlanguagecouldliberatetheblindandthedeaf.Shewrote,"Literatureismyutopia.HereIamnotdisenfranchised."Buthowshestruggledtomasterlanguage.Withlanguage,Keller,whocouldnothearandcouldnotsee,provedshecouldcommunicateintheworldofsightandsound—andwasabletospeaktoitandliveinit.

Teacher

Asmiraculousaslearninglanguagemayseem,thatachievementofKeller'sbelongstothe19thcentury.Itwasalsoaco-productionwithherpatientandperseveringteacher,AnneSullivan.HelenKeller'sgreaterachievementcameafterSullivan,hercompanionandprotector,diedin1936.Kellerwouldlive32moreyearsandinthattimewouldprovethatthedisabledcanbeindependent.

Equal

Thosepeoplewhoseonlyexperienceofheris"TheMiracleWorker"willbesurprisedtodiscoverhermanydimensions."Myworkfortheblind,"shewrote,"hasneveroccupiedacenterinmypersonality.Mysympathiesarewithallwhostruggleforjustice."Shewasatirelessactivistforracialandsexualequality.

BruceLee（李小龙）

MartialArts

Heisthepatronsaintofthecultofthebody:

thealmostmysticalbeliefthatwehavethepowertoovercomeadversityifonlywesubmittotherightcombinationsofexercise,diet,meditationandweighttraining;thatbyforceofwill,wecansculptourselvesintodemigods.Thecenturybeganwithacrazyburstofthatphilosophy.

AdolfHitler

History

TheSatanandexterminatingangelfearedandhatedbyallothers,Hitlerledhispeopletoashamefuldefeatwithoutprecedent.Thathispoliticalandstrategicambitionshavecreatedadividinglineinthehistoryofthisturbulentandtormentedcenturyisundeniable:

thereisabeforeandanafter.Bythebreadthofhiscrimes,whichhaveattainedaquasi-ontologicaldimension,hesurpassesallhispredecessors:

asaresultofHitler,manisdefinedbywhatmakeshiminhuman.WithHitlerattheheadofagiganticlaboratory,lifeitselfseemstohavechanged.

Leadership

Wastherenoresistancetohisdisastrousprojects?

Therewas.Butitwastoofeeble,tooweakandtoolatetosucceed.Germansocietyhadralliedbehindhim:

thejudicial,theeducational,theindustrialandtheeconomicestablishmentsgavehimtheirsupport.Fewpoliticiansofthiscenturyhavearoused,intheirlifetime,suchloveandsomuchhate;fewhaveinspiredsomuchhistoricalandpsychologicalresearchaftertheirdeath.Eventoday,worksonhisenigmaticpersonalityandhiscursedcareerarebestsellerseverywhere.Somearegood,othersarelessgood,butallseemtorespondtoanauthenticcuriosityonthepartofapublichauntedbymemoryandthedesiretounderstand.

TheappleofParis

Wethinkweknoweverythingaboutthenefariousforcesthatshapedhisdestiny:

hisunhappychildhood,hisfrustratedadolescence;hisartisticdisappointments;hiswoundreceivedonthefrontduringWorldWarI;histasteforspectacle,hisconstantdisdainforsocialandmilitaryaristocracies;hisrelationshipwithEvaBraun,whoadoredhim;thecultoftheverydeathhefeared;hislackofscrupleswithregardtohisformercomradesoftheSA,whomhehadassassinatedin1934;hisendlesshatredofJews,whosesurvivalenragedhim—eachandeveryphaseofhisofficialandprivatelifehasfounditschroniclers,itsbiographers.

MarilynMonroe

Movie

Movieshavelentthemostperishablequalities,suchasyouth,beautyandcomedy,amillennialshelflife.Untilthecamerasrolled,starsofthepastcouldonlyberemembered,notexperienced.Hadshebeenbornearlier,Marilynmighthaveexistedasonlyalegendaryrumor,aHelenofTroyorTinkerBell.ButthankstoBlockbuster,everygenerationnowhasimmediateaccesstotheevanescentperfectionofMarilynbumpingandcooingherwaythroughthatchorine'santhem,DiamondsAreaGirl'sBestFriend,inGentlemenPreferBlondes.Onlymoviestarshavethechancetolivepossiblyforever,andmaybethat'swhythey'reallsocrazy.

TheBeatles

Gift

Lookingback,though,itseemslikelythattheBeatles—withtheirbuoyantspirits,theirbottomlesscharm,theirunaccustomedandirrepressiblewit—couldprobablyhaveboostedthemirthquotientataclownconvention.Theiroverflowinggiftsforsongcraft,harmonyandinstrumentalexcitement,theirspiffysuitsandniftyhaircuts,theirbrightquipsandreadysmiles,madethemappearalmostotherworldly,asiftheyhadjustbeameddownfromsomedistantandfarhappierplanet.

Hardships

Actually,ofcourse,theyhailedfromLiverpool,asemi-grimseaportonthenorthwesterncoastofEngland.JohnLennon,borntherein1940,neverknewtheseagoingfatherwhohaddesertedhismother;mainlyadotingauntraisedtheboy.Hegrewupartyandangry—andmusical,itturnedout,afterhismotherboughthimthetraditionalcheapkidguitar（thelabelinsidesaidguaranteednottosplit）,andhequicklyworkedoutthechordstotheBuddyHollyhitThat'llBetheDay.PaulMcCartney,bornin1942anddestinedtobecomeLennon'ssongwritingsoulmate,seemedasunniertype:

wellmannered,level-headed,allthat.Buthehadweatheredtraumaofhisown,losinghismothertobreastcancerinhisearlyteens.

MuhammadAli（拳王默罕默德阿里）

Everyprofessionisgreatthatisgreatlypursued

OliverWendellHolmesonceobservedthateveryprofessionisgreatthatisgreatlypursued.Boxingintheearly'60s,largelycontrolledbytheMob,wasinamoribundstateuntilMuhammadAli—CassiusClay,inthosedays—appearedonthescene."Justwhenthesweetscienceappearstolielikeapaintedshipuponapaintedocean,"wroteA.J.Liebling,"anewHesalonglikeaMorantugtopullitoutoftheocean."

Special

Nordidtheyapproveofhispersonalbehavior:

theself-promotions（"Iamthegreatest!

"）,hisaffiliationwiththeMuslimsandgivinguphis"slavename"forMuhammadAli（"Idon'thavetobewhatyouwantmetobe;I'mfreetobewhatIwant"）,thepoetry（hisabilitytocomposerhymesontheruncouldverywellqualifyhimasthefirstrapper）orthequips（"IfAlisaysamosquitocanpullaplow,don'taskhow.Hitchhimup!

"）.Atthepressconferences,thereportersweresullen.Aliwouldturnonthem."Whyain'tyoutakingnotice?

"or"Whyain'tyoulaughing?

"

Bearnoillwill

Then,ofcourse,threeyearsafterAlidefendedthechampionship,therecamethepublicvilificationforhisrefusaltojointheArmyduringtheVietnamWar—"Iain'tgotnoquarrelwiththemVietCong"—oneofthemoretellingremarksoftheera.Thegovernmentprosecutedhimfordraftdodging,andtheboxingcommissionstookawayhislicense.Hewasidlefor31/2yearsatthepeakofhiscareer.In1971theSupremeCourtruledthatth