雨中的猫论文定稿打印彩板文档格式.docx
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外国语学院
专业:
英语
班级:
20071
学号:
2007051188
姓名:
刘肖华
指导教师:
赵萍
完成日期:
2010年7月1日至2011年5月12日
Abstract
CatintheRainisoneofHemingway’sbrilliantstories.Thestoryarousedmanydifferentinterpretationsastoitsthemesinceitspublication.Thepaperappliesanotherpossibleinterpretationofthestory’stheme:
thethemeofdeath—notonlytheinequalityandeventhedeathofrelationshipexistsintheAmericancouple,butalsothedeathexistsbetweenhumanfriendship,spiritandlifeitself,byclosereadingitscontextanddigestingthedetails.Fromthewriter’spersonallifeandthesocialbackgroundreflectedinthenovel,weknowthatHemingway,infact,throughshowingthistheme,payshiscarefulattentiontoencounteroffemaleinmarriageandtheirawarenessofpursuittofreeandequality,andthenfurthercriticizeswarthatbroughtthetremendoussufferingandharm.Basedonthistheme,thepapermainlydiscusestheauthorhowtodeepenthethemebywritingmethods.Inthisstory,authormainlyusedfourwritingmethods,suchasicebergtheory,symbolism,repetitionandcomparison.Usingofthesewritingmethods,authorcanexpoundtherealthemeinlimitedpassage,what’smore,leavetheinfiniteimaginationspaceforreaders.Sothereaderscanunderstandthecharacters,themeandimpliedmeaningsfromdifferentpointsandlevels.Thesewritingmethodshaveaveryspecialartisticcharming.
Keywords:
cat;
Hemingway;
icebergtechnique;
symbolism
摘要
《雨中的猫》是海明威的优秀短篇之一。
该篇自问世以来,出现了各种不同的、甚至相互矛盾的主题阐释。
然而,通过细读原文和结合时代背景,该短篇的深层主题则显现为死亡——它既是美国夫妇婚姻关系的不平等甚至名存实亡,也是人类友谊的死亡和精神以及生命本身的死亡。
通过分析作家的生活经历和小说反映的时代背景,我们可知,海明威实际上是通过表现这样的主题,关注女性在婚姻中的不平等遭遇以及其追求自由平等的自我意识,进而抨击战争给人类带来的巨大灾难和危害。
基于这一主题,本篇论文主要探讨作者从创作手法上如何加深主题。
在这篇小说里,作者主要运用到了四种创作手法,分别为:
冰山理论,重复,象征手法,以及对比。
这些创作手法的运用,使作者能在有限的篇幅内,阐述深刻的主题,并且给读者留下无限的想象空间。
因此,读者能从不同的角度和层面去解读其中的人物形象,小说的主旨和寓意,达到厚积薄发,意想不到的艺术神韵。
关键词:
猫;
海明威;
冰山理论;
象征手法
Contents
Ⅰ.Introduction………………………………………………...……….1
Ⅱ.LiteratureReview………………………………………………......1
Ⅲ.TheThemesofCatintheRain……………………………………2
A.Plotsummary……………………………………………….……...2
B.Thebackgroundinformation…………………………………….….2
C.Analysisofthethemesofcontent…………………………………….3
Ⅳ.FourMainWritingMethodsEmbodiedinCatintheRainandHowtoDeepentheTheme………………………………………...4
A.Icebergtechnique………………………………………….........….4
1.Thedefinitionoftheicebergtechnique……………….....................4
2.TheicebergtechniqueintheCatintheRain………………………..5
B.Symbolism……………………………………..……….…….…....7
1.Thecatassymbol………………………………………………....7
2.Therainandthewaterassymbol……………………………….....8
3.Thehusbandassymbol…………………………………….…......8
4.Thewifeassymbol………………………………………………..8
5.Thewarmonumentassymbol……………………………………...9
C.Repetition……………………………………………………….....9
1.Therain…………………………………………………….…....9
2.Thewarmonument……………………………………………....9
3.Thewife’s“want”……………………………………..………...10
4.Thehusband’s“reading”……………………………………..…10
D.Comparisonandcontrast……………………………………..…...11
1.Thewildcatandthedomesticcat………………………………...11
2.ThecatandtheAmericanwife…………………………………....11
3.Thehusbandandthehotelkeeper……………………………......11
Ⅴ.Conclusion…………………………………………………………12
WorksCited………………………………………………...………….13
Ⅰ.Introduction
ErnestHemingwayisanovelistandshortstorywriterwhobecameoneofthebest-knownAmericanauthorsofthe20thcentury,andistherepresentationof“LostGeneration”.Hemingwayisbestknownforthenovels,suchasTheSunAlsoRises(1926),AFarewelltoArms(1929),ForWhomtheBellTolls(1940),andTheOldManandtheSea(1952),andsoon.MostofHemingway’snovelsshowusheroeswhoaresymbolsofhonest,courage,muscularityandcompassion.Soheisalwaysregardedasawriterofgreatmasculinity,evenanadorerofmalesociety.However,hisearlyshortstoriesrevealedstronglywoman’sconsciousness.Heattachedmuchimportancetowoman’ssocialroleandsexattitude,aswellastheproblemofwoman’ssentimentandpsychology.CatintheRainembodiedHemingway’sthinkingofwoman’spositioninfamilyin1920s.
ErnestHemingway’sworkshaveattractednumerousreadersandagreatmanyscholarsallovertheworldhavespentmuchacademicenergyonthemfromdifferentperspectives.In1925,includingCatintheRain,Hemingwaypublishedhisfirstcollectionoffifteenshortstories,InOurTime.Hiscolloquialandeconomicalstyleofwritingwiththepowerfuleffectbegantocatchreader’sattention(Wang2003).However,veryfewcriticshaveassociatedHemingway’sworkswiththewritingmethodsandtheirfunctions.InChina,someonerealizedthatstudyingabouticebergtechnique—whichoneofthewritingsmethods—canmasterthethemeofthenovel;
however,therearestillsomelimitationsandproblemsinresearch.Withthehopeofenrichingtheresearchofthegreatlitterateurandfurtherarousingpeople’sawareness,thisthesisaimstopresentthenecessityandimportanceofwritingmethodsandstrategies,andfurtheranalyzeapproachesofhowtodeepenthethemeofnovelsinthecurrentreadingandwritingpractice.
Ⅱ.LiteratureReview
ThereweremanyscholarswhodiscussErnestHemingwayandhisworks,includedCatintheRain.InAmericaandmanycountries,Hemingwaywasstudiedasaphenomenonorakindofknowledge.ManyscholarshavestudiedHemingwayworksfromdifferentperspectives,suchasthetheme,thecharacteristicsandalsothepersonalbackground.ByanalyzingthethemeofHemingway’sfiction,“graceunderpressure”(Chang221),Hemingwaygaveusauniqueimpressionofhisworks.What’smore,StonebackH.R.thinksreligionaftercommentingonHemingway’sworks.AsforTheSunAlsoRises,MartinWendycarefullyanalyzedthecharactersofthisstory(Zou1995).
From1930s,manyscholarsinourcountriesstartedtoresearchHemingwayandhisworks.ThefirstcommentonHemingwaywaswrittenbyHuangYuan,whopointedoutthesymbolisminwritingmethodsofHemingway(Qiu1990).ShenXinandYangHuainthearticle“‘CatintheRain’:
theGhostofDeath—AnAnalysisofArchetypesandThemeinHemingway’sStory”(2007)pointsthat“thesea”,“thegarden”,“bigpalms”,“thewarmonument”,“therain”and“thecat”,appearinthenovelonebyone.Thesethingsarenotputtogetherrandomly.Thesethingshavemanyabundantsymbolicmeaning.
Ⅲ.ThemeofCatintheRain
A.Plotsummary
CatintheRainwithasimpleplottellsapairofyoungcouplescametovacationintheUnitedStatesdefeatedItalyafterWWI.Itisoneofhisfamousshortstories,depictingapairofyoungAmericancouplesthatspendstheirholidayinanItalianhotel.Itisarainydayandthewifecatchesasightofapoorcatcrouchingunderatablefromtherainoutside,andwantstobringittoherhotelroom.Whenshegoestoretrievethecat,however,itisgone.SoshereturnstothehotelroomandstartsaconversationwithherhusbandGeorge,whoisreadingallthetime,tellinghimhowmuchshewantstohaveacatandotherthings,andthenaboutchangingherwholelife.Herhusband,however,seemstobeterriblyannoyedbyherandnotinterestedatall.Attheendofthestorythereisaknockonthedoorandthemaidstandsthereholdingabigtortoise-shellcatfortheAmericanwomanattherequestofthehotelkeeper.Hemingwayusestheusualzeroattheendofthestory.Bynofurtherdescriptionofreflectionaboutthewifeandhusbandwhoseeabigtortoise-shellcat,butleavingthereaderwitharichimagination.Inaword,thesimpleplotofthestoryis“seethecat—lookforthecat—wantacat—getacat”.
B.Thebackgroundinformation
CatintheRainusedthe1920softheUnitedStatesandtheItaliansocietyasthebackground,throughthedescriptionofheroinewhowastryingtosaveacatbeforeandaftertherain,andrevealedthespiritualworldofthepost-warAmerican.Inthe1920s,theUnitedStateshasjustgonethroughawarvictory.However,theAmericanpeopletastedlittlejoyafterthevictoryandthenturnedintoagreaterstateofconfusionanddespair.Atthattime,thefeminismmovementstartedtosproutthatwomendidn’treconciletobeappendanttomenandsacrificetotheirfamiliesanymore.Andmanywomenwerecrusadingfortheirownrights.
AfterservingasaRedCrossAmbulancedriverinItalyduringWWI,ErnestHemingwaymarriedHadleyRichardson.Immediatelyaftertheirmarriage,thecouplemovedtoParis.ItwasherethathisstoryCatintheRainwaswritten.Inwritingthisnovel,HemingwayandHadley’srelationsweretense.In1923,theriftbetweenthemobviouslyappearedafterthebirthoftheirfirstchild.Therefore,thisstoryhastheauthor’sownhusband’sshadow.Thehugegapbetweenthemwasgrowing.Theyhavebeenunabletocommunicate,thusbreakingupisimperative.ItissignificantthatHemingwayrecognizedwhatwasgoingwronginhismarriagetoHadley,heevenrecognizedhisownpartinit,butheobviouslyfeltpowerlesstochange.Itshouldcomeasnosurprisethatwithinafewyears,Hemingwaydivorced.
C.Analysisofthethemeofcontent
Thereisnoobviousandclearthemeinthisshortstory,justaboutatrivialmatterbetweenAmericancoupleinthedailylife.Butifwetakeintoconsiderationthebackgroundofthestory—aftertheWWIinEurope,andthemajorthoughtandfeelingofHemingwayatthattime,readerscanseethatthisisimplicitinthetwointerrelatedthemes:
theanti-warthinkingandemotionalcrisisareassociatedwiththeawarenessofpursuittofreeandequalitybyfemale.
Thethemeofthenovelisexpressingtheauthor’santi-warthinkingandthementalstateofcontemporaryAmericans,andthedestiny
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