The Triumph of the Egg.ppt

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1、TheTriumphoftheEggMainContentsBriefintroductionofthewriterAnalysisofthenovel’sstructureandthecharacterThemeofthisnovelSherwoodAnderson(1876-1941)EalylifeCamden,OhioSeptember13,1876Nickname"Jobby"In1896leftClydeforChicagoSpanish-AmericanWarGertrudeSteinCarlSandburgCareer&WritingAmericanDr

2、eamInSeptemberof1900WittenbergAcademychoreboyculturedenvironmentbusinessworldMarriage&WorksIn1904CorneliaLaneIn1912mentalbreakdownIn1914TennesseeMitchellWindyMcPherson'sSonMarchingMenWinesburg,OhioT.S.EliotMarriage&WorksIn1922ElizabethPrallIn1927EleanorCopenhaverInMarchof1941diedAnalysis

3、ofthestructureandthecharactersThestructureofthisnovelMainidea:thenarrator–“I”Theboy’sparentsstarttheirbusinessandfailintheend.Feature:theangleofthefirstsubjectTerseandlivelylanguageColloquialstyleClearstructure:Contrast1.beforemarriage:nonotionoftryingtoriseaftermarriage:ambitious/gettin

4、gupintheworldchickenraisingThewayofstartingFailuretheirbusinessrestaurantbusinessEggThatmeans:It’sthetriumphoftheegg1.chickenraising:chickensarebornoutoftheeggs,andwillsuffermanydiseases,mostofwhicharedead.Evensomeofthemstrugglethroughtomaturity,theydieintheend.Thedreadfulcycleisthusmade

5、complete.Fatherfailsandeggwins.RestaurantBusiness:Grotesquechickenscollection:wonder,growingrichbyexhibitingthem.Heisarockonthesubjectofhistreasure.Valuable.Wonderful.Theconsequence:onlytomakehisguestill.Fatherfailsandeggwinsmakeaneggstand–rolledoverandlayonitsside.Eggtricksheatanegginvi

6、negarandputitintoabottlewithoutbreakingitsshell–theeggbrokeunderhishand,andthecontentsspurtedoverhisclothes.FatherfailsandeggwinsCharacteranalysis“I”-thenarratorofthisstory-thesonpursuingforthehappyrurallifewithoutanystrains,notambitious.dislikeparents’ambitiouslifefullofhardworkandfailu

7、res.Pursuitforthequietrurallifeandironyofambitiouslife.JoeKaneOneoftheguestsintheirrestaurantandidentifiedfather’scompletefailure.Hisappearanceandparticipationreflectsnotfather’stragedybutthewholefamily’s.MotherTeacher,atallsilentwomanwithalongnoseandtroubledgreyeyes.Aser