The symbolism in The Egg《鸡蛋》中的象征意义5页精选文档.pdfVIP

ThesymbolisminTheEgg《鸡蛋》中的象征意义

【Abstract】SherwoodAndersonwasashortstorywriterin1920s.

IntheshortstoryTheEggfromthecollectionTheTriumphofthe

Egg，Andersontoldthatonefamily’sfortunerelatedwiththeegg.

Intheshortstory，theeggisthemostimportantsymbol.It

representedtheAmericandream.Butforeachcharacter，thedream

isdifferent，andtheegghasitsdifferentunderstanding.

IntroductionofTheEgg

SherwoodAnderson（1876--1941）wasanAmericannovelist，

shortstorywriter，playwright，essayist，andnewspapereditor.

HewasborninCamden，Ohio.TheEggtellsastoryabouttheprocess

of“my”father’stwicefailureinbusiness.“My”fatherwas

naturetobeacheerfulman.Aftermarring“my”mother，hegave

uphisplaceasafarm-handandstartedraisingchickenencouraged

by“my”motherfor“my”brightfuture.However，thechicken

alwaysgotdiseases.Sotaking“my”mother’sadvice，hegave

upchickenraisingandmovedintoatownofBidwellandembarked

intherestaurantbusiness.“My”fathertriedhisbesttorunthe

restaurantbutitdidn’twork.Outofdesperation，“my”father

determinedtoentertainaguestbyusingtheeggasprop.Butthe

failurecameagain，andhelostpatienceandconfidencetothecore.

I.Symbolof“theegg”

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SherwoodAndersonlivedinMidwesternAmericaattheendofthe

nineteenthcenturyandbelongedtothosewhohadwatchedhowpeople

pursuedtheiAmericanDreamandgotdisappointedbeforetheFirst

WorldWar.AmericandreamimpliesanopportunityforAmericansto

achieveprosperitythroughhardwork.AccordingtoTheDream，this

includestheopportunityforoneschildrentogrowupandreceive

agoodeducation.Itistheopportunitytomakeindividualchoices

withoutthepriorrestrictionsthatlimitedpeopleaccordingto

theiclass，religionoethnicity.Asthemostimportantsymbol，

th