The-Enormous-Radio.pptx

1、The Enormous Radio,The authorThe backgroundThe plotThe charactersThe function of the radio,The Author,John William Cheever(May 27,1912 June 18,1982)was an American novelist and short story writer.He is sometimes called“the Chekhov of the suburbs”.He is now recognized as one of the most important sho

2、rt fiction writers of the 20th century.,The background,The story first appeared in 1947,after the second world war,with the development of economy,the American society was prosperous,but there were still some problems.The people are indifferent,hesitated and depressed,and they did know each other we

3、ll.This story mainly described the life of the majority Americans,the middle class.,The plot,The story deals with a ordinary family who purchases a new radio that allows them to listen in on conversations and arguments of other tenants living in their apartment building.At the very beginning,the cou

4、ple thought this was interesting,but later the wife became so obsessed with listen in on others,and she found the dark and dirty sides of life,which really depressed her.And then she began to doubt who she is and her relationship with her husband.The husband found his wife was strange for the radio,

5、so he arranged for the radio to be examined and the repairs are successful.But this wasnt the end,the huge repairing fees and the wifes unpaid clothing bills brought out the hidden truth:Jim worrying about the money issues and Irene worrying about the radio hearing their argument and the past indisc

6、retions of her life.,The characters,Jim:He is a responsible and moral man,who truly love his wife.Irene:She is a kind,sympathetic,suspicious woman,who has many deep dark secrets that she feel guilty about.,The function of the radio,Make the hidden truths come to the surface.Bring darkness into the living room and their lives.Help Irene identify herself.,Thank you,