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1、Fame Fameisverymuchlikeananimalchasingitsowntailwho,whenhecapturesit,doesnotknowwhatelsetodobuttocontinuechasingit.Fameandtheexhilaratingcelebritythataccompaniesit,forcethefamouspersontoparticipateinhisorherowndestruction.Ironicisn'tit? Thosewhogainfamemostoftengainitasaresultofpo
2、ssessingasingletalentorskill:singing,dancing,painting,orwriting,etc.Thesuccessfulperformerdevelopsastylethatismarketedaggressivelyandgainssomepopularity,anditisthispopularitythatusuallyconvincestheperformertocontinueperforminginthesamestyle,sincethatiswhatthepublicseemstowantandtoenjo
3、w.Butintime,theperformerbecomesboredsingingthesamesongsinthesamewayyearafteryear,orthepainterbecomesboredpaintingsimilarscenesorportraite,ortheactoristiredofplayingthesamecharacterrepeatedly.Thedemandofthepublicholdstheartisthostagetohisorherownsuccess,fame.Iftheartistattemptstochange
4、hisorherstyleofwritingordancingorsinging,etc.,theaudiencemayturnawayandlooktoconferfleetingficklefameonanotherandthen,intime,onanother,andsoonandsoon. WhocannotrecognizeaTennesseeWilliamsplayoranovelbyJohnUpdikeorErnestHemingwayorapoembyRobertFrostorW.H.AudenorT.S.Eliot?Thesameistru
5、eofpainterslikeMonet,Renoir,DaliorPicassoanditistrueofmoviemakerslikeHitchcock,Fellini,Spielberg,ChenKai-georZhangYimou.Theirdistinctivestylesmarkedasignificantchangeinthetraditionalformsandgrantedthemfameandforturn,buttheywerenotfreetodevelopotherstylesorformsbecausetheiraudiencedema
6、ndedofeachofthemwhattheyoriginallypresented.HemingwaycannotevennowbeconfusedwithHenryJamesoranyoneelse,norcanForstbeconfusedwithYeats,etc.Theuniqueformseachofthemcreated,createdthem.Noartistorperformercanentirelyescapethelureoffameanditspromiseofendlessadmirationandrespect,butthereisa
7、heavypriceonemustpayforit. Famebringscelebrityandhighregardfromadoringandloyalfansineachfieldofendeavoranditisheadystuff.Aperformercaneasilycometobelievethatheorsheisasgoodashisorherpress.Butmostpeople,mostartistsdonotgainfameandfortune.Whataboutthoseperformerswhofail,oranyonewhofai
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