Ralph Waldo Emerson爱默生作品赏析.pptVIP

“daughters” Then the word “daughters” will be emphasized. Why Emerson calls “Days” the “daughter” of time, but not the “sons” of time? To answer this question , the metaphor should be discussed first, then the matter of “daughter” or “sons” . “Days” is an abstract notion, invisible and untouchable. However, “daughter” makes the invisible notion into being with image that is visible. And “daughter“ gives spirit to the abstract notion, which offers us a basic point to set out our imagination. The spirit of “daughter” is easy for us to think of the one having the characters of beauty, gentleness, kindness and quietness, under which the coldness and cruelness sometimes hide. That is the “hypocritic”—— “Days” are so kind as to give gifts to you after your will while you have to face their scorn and coldness if you idle away days, So, in this sense, sons” doesnt have such implications. “Saw” “Saw” is another important word. That “I” “saw” the scorn of “ Days ” implies that “ Days ” saw me; the reason why days scorn me is that they have seen me, and are dissatisfied with me. It seemed that “I” was under their power, and cant run away. But they wont help me even they have known my wrongs, So “I” have to say “Days” are hypocritical. All the words show that “Days” are hypocritical. Since “Days” are hypocritical, we must depend on ourselves to realize our will. If we depend on ourselves, how can we say that we are in their hands? If we are not in their hands, how can we say that we are controlled by them? Emerson deliberately arranges this poem like that, and he just wants us to understand what we do will be mirrored by “Days”. In front of the mirror of “days”, we do our own things. We have different will and make efforts in different degrees, so someone will get bread, someone kingdoms, someone stars, someone sky, someone herbs and