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1、1.1catchingcrabsInthefallofourfinalyear,ourmoodchanged.Therelaxedatmospherehaddisappeared,andpeergrouppressuretoworkhardwasstrong.Meanwhile,atthebackofeveryone’smindwaswhatwewoulddonextaftergraduation.Asforme,Iwantedtotravel,andIwantedtobeawriter.Ibracedmyselfforsomeresistancetotheideaf
2、rommyfather,whowantedmetogotolawschool,andfollowhispaththroughlife.However,hesupportedwhatIwantedbuthemademethinkaboutitbywatchingthecrabs.Thecagewasfullofcrabs.Oneofthemwastryingtoescape,buteachtimeitreachedthetoptheothercrabspulleditback.Intheenditgaveuplengthystruggletoescapeandstart
3、edtopreventothercrabsfromescaping.Bywatchingcrabs,myfathertoldmenottobepulledbackbyothers,andtogettoknowhimselfbetter.1.2WearealldyingLifeisshort.Weneverquiteknowwhenwebecomecoffindwellersortrampledashintherosegardenofsomelocalceremony.Sothere’snopointinputtingourdreamsonthebackburnerun
4、tiltherighttimearrives.Nowisthetimetodowhatwewanttodo.Makethebestofourshortstayandfillourlifewiththerichesonoffersothatwhenthereaperarrives,we’veachievedmuchinsteadofregrets.2.1supermanTheextractfromJohnnyPanicandtheBibleofDreamsbySylviaPlathisacombinationofherreallifeandimaginarylifein
5、herchildhood.Inthereallife,PlathwasawinneroftheprizefordrawingthebestCivilDefensesigns,livedbyanairportandhadanUnclewhoboreresemblancetoSuperman.Inherimagination,theairportwasherMeccaandJerusalembecauseofherflyingdreams.Supermanfulfilledherdreamatthemoment.DavidStirling,abookishboy,also
6、worshipSuperman.Duringtherecessatschool,heandtheauthorplayedSupermangames.Comparedwiththeirschool-mateswhoplayedtheroutinegames,theyfelttheywereoutlawsbuthadasenseofwindysuperiority.Theyalsofoundastand-in,SheldonFein,wholaterinventedtortures.2.2cultualchildhoodsHistorically,childhoodhas
7、undergoneenormoustransformationsintermsofchildren’sresponsibilitiesandparentalexpectations.Culturally,childhoodissociallyconstructed.Theinterplayofhistoryandculturalleadstodifferentunderstandingofchildhood,consequentlyitisadvisablenottoimposeideasfromoneculturetounderstandchild
