Sherwood-Anderson.ppt

The End Thank You! The communion between George Willard and his mother was outwardly a formal thing without meaning.(p.19) “I think you had better be out among the boys. You are too much indoors,” she said, striving to relieve the embarrassment of the departure. “I thought I would take a walk,” replied George Willard, who felt awkward and confused.(p.21) (Mother) All of his thought the children were involved with the thoughts of Hal and he thought the children were clutching at the younger man also. “They are the accidents of life, Hal,” he cried. “They are not mine or yours. I had nothing to do with them.”(p.159) “It’s just as well. Whatever I told him would have been a lie,” he said softly, and then his form also dissappeared into the darkness of the fields.(p.160) (The Untold Lie) Some perspectives for analysis and reflection 1 distortion(扭曲 )of humanity caused by industrialisation; “spiritual wasteland” 2 lonliness and alienation(疏远 ); failure of communication 3 George Willard’s growth 4 application of symbolism 5 application of epiphany(顿悟) 6 writing style: short sentences, a sparse(稀少的 ) vocabulary and uncomplicated syntax; simple but artful 1 distortion of humanity caused by industrialisation; “spiritual wasteland” 《小镇畸人》以一种开创性的松散结构始终如一地表达了工业文明对人性的扭曲以及爱的失落这一主题，“是第一次世界大战以后第一部在美国文学中表现‘荒原’这一主题的作品。”安德森生活和写作的时期,正处于美国社会从农业社会向工业社会过渡,资本主义呈上升趋势的阶段。资本主义不仅在经济上彻底革命了自给自足的小农模式,同时也逐渐形成了相应的与过去任何时代都截然不同的文化意识。当机器生产无情地替代田园牧歌式的生活时，人们为了生存，只得舍弃人际关系中的脉脉温情，全力投入对金钱的攫取和占有。而那些踯躅不前，不肯放弃对宁静乡村美好回忆的人们则最终被隔离在社会之外，成为资本主义社会工业文明樊篱之外的流放者。 安德森以诗人般的敏感体会到一个时代的一去不返和另一个时代的来临。在他的笔下便诞生了一群具有不平静灵魂的自我放逐者:他们终生寻找摆脱资本主义工业文明的阴影下人性破碎的恶运，但又苦于不能与环境做常态下的沟通。他们的激情被压抑，直到终于以某种反常夸张的形式渲泄出来，以致于震惊大众而被斥之为“畸人”。工业化带给小镇沉闷和冷漠，带给人们永远的空虚和失落。 2 lonliness and alienation; failure of communication 在安德森看来，工业化的进程破坏了一度将人们和谐地维系在一起的社会，导致了人们日益疏远乃至隔离。当人们放弃了满足自己手工艺创作需要的工作，作为创造者的人自身就会丧失想象力和创造力，身体开始腐烂变形，思想也日渐委顿，最终必将被社会遗弃，变得孤独怪异，成为畸人。《小镇畸人》中的畸人虽怀有最美丽的梦想———对自由、爱、幸福的向往，但他们活得可悲可怜可叹:他们埋在心中的种子永远也开不出花来。他们渴望理解和沟通,却无法走出竖在人与人之间高高的樊