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1、“ChristmasDayintheMorning”:Lovealonecanwakenlove2011-06-04Thisarticletellsthestorywhichtakesplaceonthe"Christmasmorningthisyear",consistingofthreeparts.Inthefirstpart,Rob,thehero,“wokesuddenlyandcompletely”atfouro’clockonChristmasmorning.Facingthenightandtheflashingstarsoutsidethewindow,histho
2、ughtsreturntotheChristmasmorningdecadesagowhenhewasfifteenyearsold.Thesecondpartistowritefromhismemoriesofthechildhoodbacktoreality,backtothe“Christmasmorningthisyear”.Inthelastpartofthestory,RobbeginstotrimthetreeandpreparetocelebratethisChristmaswithhiswife.Thestoryiswrittentoconveytheideaof
3、universalloveasadvocatedbyChristianity.WecanknowitfromtheChristmasgiftsgivenbysontofather,andbyhusbandtowife.Inordertoexpressthistheme,theauthorusesflashbacktoshowustheChristmasmorningwhenRobwasfifteenyearsold.Attheverybeginning,Robwasthefatherofan“emptynestfamily”.Hewasnolongeryoung,andhischi
4、ldrenhadgrownupandlefthome.Helivedonlywithhiswife,butstillcouldnotchangethehabitwhichwakesupatfouro'clock,becausethiswasthetimehisfathercalledhisuptomilkthecow.Thisistheexpositionofthestory.ThenwecanseeasmallconflictbetweenRobandhiswife.HiswifethoughtitwasnotworthtrimmingtheChristmastree,butRo
5、bsaid:“Evenifthereareonlythetwoofus,let'shaveaChristmasofourown.”Atlast,hiswifesaid“Let'snottrimthetreeuntiltomorrow”becauseshewasverytiredtoday.Robhadagreed,“andthetreewasstilloutbythebackdoor”.JustthissmallconflictbroughtRobbacktohischildhood.Inthenextpart,theauthorbeginstousesflashbacktotel
6、lRob’schildhoodtothereaders.“Heslippedbackintime,ashedidsoeasilynowadays”.Theauthorbringsusbacktotheearliertimethroughthissentence.ThatisausualmorningbeforeChristmasDaywhenRobwasonlyfifteenyearsold.Heheardaconversationbetweenhisfatherandmotherbychance.Thiswasalsoasmallconflictbetweenhisfathera
7、ndmother.Hisfatherdidnotwanttocalledhimupsoearlyeverydaybecause“he’sgrowingsofast,andheneedshissleep”.Buthismotherdidnotthinkso.Shesaid:“Heisn'tachildanymore.It'stimehetookhisturn.”Robwasshocked.Fromthisconversation,hehadunderstoodthath
