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《The Characters and Art Features in Hemingway’s A Clean, Well-Lighted Place 海明威——《一个干净明亮的地方》评论》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在学术论文-天天文库。
1、ThecharactersandArtFeaturesinHemingway’sAClean,Well-LightedPlaceAbstract:AClean,Well-LightedPlaceisoneofHemingway’stypicalshortstories,whosethemeisNihility.Andinordertoexhibitthistheme,thewriterusedthreedifferentcharactersandmanynarratetechniques.Thispaperwillanalysethemaincharactersandtheartf
2、eaturesinthestory,inordertoresearchtheartstyleofHemingway’sworks.Keywords:Nihility;Characters;Symbolism;Brevity.I.AbriefintroductiontoAClean,Well-LightedPlaceThestoryissetinacafelateintheevening.Twowaitersarewaitingfortheirlastcustomertoleavesotheycanclosethecafe.Theyoungerofthetwoisimpatient,
3、becausehewantstogethometohiswifeandwarmbed.Theolderonehasmorepatienceforhealsohasnothingtodointheeveningandheunderstandstheoldcustomerandfeelspityforhim.Theoldmanisdeaf.Heisdesperateinlifeandonceattemptssuicide.Finallytheyoungerwaiterrefusestosellbrandytotheoldmanandclosesthecafé.Theolderwaite
4、rgoestoabarunconsciouslywhilethinkingaboutthenihilityoflife.Andthatisallaboutthisstory.Althoughtheplotofthestoryisbriefandsimple,thethemeisdeepandprofound.II.AnalysisofthethreemaincharactersHemingwayhadchosenthreeverydifferentcharactersinthisshortstory.However,afteradeepanalysis,wecanseethesim
5、ilarproblemsintheirlives——theyarealllivingthroughthenihilityoflife.Firstly,let’sfocusontheoldman.Heisalwaystryingtoescapefromthenihilityoflife.Hehasplentyofmoneybutitdoesn’tgainhappiness.Heisdeaf,lonelyanddesperate.He’slifeseemsmeaninglessnowandheisnearlyisolatedfromotherpeople.Hetriesdifferen
6、twaystoescapefromthenihilityandhopelessness.First,heattemptssuicidebutfailed.Thenhetrieshisbesttogetdrunkinthecafétoforgetaboutthereallife.Therearemanyfearfulthingsinhislifeandweknowheissuffering.Hisliferemindsusofthemysteryofthatgeneration.AftertheWordWarI,theoldvaluesysteminpeople’sheartcoll
7、apsed,andthenewvaluehadn’tbeenfoundedyet.Peoplewerehurtpsychologically.Theyweredisappointedforthecountryanddidn’tknowwhatlifeisfor.Thisbroughtthesadnessofthewholesocietyandmanypeople’slifeturnedintotragedy.However,thereisaverystrangephe
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