The symbolism in The Egg《鸡蛋》中象征意义.doc

The symbolism in The Egg《鸡蛋》中象征意义 　　【摘 要】舍伍德19世纪20年代短篇小说家。短篇小说《鸡蛋》选自其短篇小说集《鸡蛋的胜利》，其中安德森讲述了“鸡蛋”联系在一起的一家三口的命运。在小说中，“鸡蛋”有着重要的象征意义，它代表着“美国梦”。但对于每一个角色，这个“美国梦”又是不一样的，他们对于“鸡蛋”的存在也有不一样的看法。 【关键词】鸡蛋；象征；美国梦 【Abstract】Sherwood Anderson was a short story writer in 1920s. In the short story The Egg from the collection The Triumph of the Egg， Anderson told that one familys fortune related with the egg. In the short story， the egg is the most important symbol. It represented the American dream. But for each character， the dream is different， and the egg has its different understanding. 【Key words】egg， symbol， American dream Introduction of The Egg Sherwood Anderson （1876--1941） was an American novelist，short story writer， playwright， essayist， and newspaper editor. He was born in Camden， Ohio. The Egg tells a story about the process of “my” fathers twice failure in business. “My” father was nature to be a cheerful man. After marring “my” mother， he gave up his place as a farm-hand and started raising chicken encouraged by “my” mother for “my” bright future. However， the chicken always got diseases. So taking “my” mother’s advice， he gave up chicken raising and moved into a town of Bidwell and embarked in the restaurant business. “My” father tried his best to run the restaurant but it didnt work. Out of desperation， “my” father determined to entertain a guest by using the egg as prop. But the failure came again， and he lost patience and confidence to the core. I.Symbol of “the egg” Sherwood Anderson lived in Midwestern America at the end of the nineteenth century and belonged to those who had watched how people pursued their American Dream and got disappointed before the First World War. American dream implies an opportunity for Americans to achieve prosperity through hard work. According to The Dream， this includes the opportunity for one’s children to grow up and receive a good education. It is the opportunity to make individual choices without the prior restr