Once More to the Lake英文归纳总结.doc

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1、Theessayisaboutalittleboyandhisfather.Theygotoalakewherethefatherhadbeeninhischildhoodyears.Thefatherlooksbackatthoseyearsandtriestorelivethemomentsthroughhisson'seyes.Thefatherisdepressedandit’obviouswhilereadingthebeginningwherehedescribesthelakeofhischildhoodandthesamel

2、akeduringhiselderyearsThemainreasonforsuchkindofdepressionisthefactthatheisnotabletoreturnhischildhoodandthefactthatheisgettingolderasheisnotabletorememberallmomentsofjoyonthelake.mentionedbytheauthoristhatthelakealsohadchangedsincethelasttimehewasthere.Allofthosethingswer

3、egone,Authorseessomekindofindifferenceintheeyesofhissonandfeelsthateverythinghadchanged.Heunderstandsthathebecameagrown-upandhischildhoodisleftonlyinhisheartandinhismind.Childhoodhadtransformedintosimplememoriesofthepastandthatitbecameveryprivatething.Suchfeelingisveryusua

4、lforpeoplewhoreturntotheplaceswhichareassociatedwithgoodmemories,momentsofhappiness,joyandpleasurebutinsteadofpositiveemotionspeopleoftenfeeunexplainedmelancholy.Lastlythefatherbringsupthethunderstorm.Tomethisrepresentsthebirthofanewhim.hebeginstolookathisson,andtheentiret

5、ripinadifferentlight.Heforgetstheyearsofold,andrealizesthatheisnothisson,hestopstryingtolivehislifethroughhisson'seyes.Thefeelofcoldchillofdeathatgroinmeansthattheauthorletsthetriptobejustatripwithoutanyexpectationsfromhissontorepeathispractices.Heallowstheboytobeanindivid

6、ualnotanexactcopyofhimself.TheessayalsoshowsWhite'srealizationofthelifecycle.White,oncetheson,hasbecomethefather,andrealizesthathewillsoonpassonashisownfatherpresumablyhas.Bywatchinghisson'smovementsontheshoresofthelake,Whitevicariouslyfeelsdangerasheisremindedofperhapsach

7、ildhoodencounterwithdeathatthelake.Ultimately,Whitesuggeststhatnatureremindsusofmortality.