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TheEnormousRadio,TheauthorThebackgroundTheplotThecharactersThefunctionoftheradio,TheAuthor,JohnWilliamCheever(May27,1912June18,1982)wasanAmericannovelistandshortstorywriter.Heissometimescalled“theChekhovofthesuburbs”.Heisnowrecognizedasoneofthemostimportantshortfictionwritersofthe20thcentury.,Thebackground,Thestoryfirstappearedin1947,afterthesecondworldwar,withthedevelopmentofeconomy,theAmericansocietywasprosperous,buttherewerestillsomeproblems.Thepeopleareindifferent,hesitatedanddepressed,andtheydidknoweachotherwell.ThisstorymainlydescribedthelifeofthemajorityAmericans,themiddleclass.,Theplot,Thestorydealswithaordinaryfamilywhopurchasesanewradiothatallowsthemtolisteninonconversationsandargumentsofothertenantslivingintheirapartmentbuilding.Attheverybeginning,thecouplethoughtthiswasinteresting,butlaterthewifebecamesoobsessedwithlisteninonothers,andshefoundthedarkanddirtysidesoflife,whichreallydepressedher.Andthenshebegantodoubtwhosheisandherrelationshipwithherhusband.Thehusbandfoundhiswifewasstrangefortheradio,sohearrangedfortheradiotobeexaminedandtherepairsaresuccessful.Butthiswasnttheend,thehugerepairingfeesandthewifesunpaidclothingbillsbroughtoutthehiddentruth:
JimworryingaboutthemoneyissuesandIreneworryingabouttheradiohearingtheirargumentandthepastindiscretionsofherlife.,Thecharacters,Jim:
Heisaresponsibleandmoralman,whotrulylovehiswife.Irene:
Sheisakind,sympathetic,suspiciouswoman,whohasmanydeepdarksecretsthatshefeelguiltyabout.,Thefunctionoftheradio,Makethehiddentruthscometothesurface.Bringdarknessintothelivingroomandtheirlives.HelpIreneidentifyherself.,Thankyou,