美现代小说附件.docx

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美现代小说附件

Theboss'son,Curley,ayoung,pugnaciouscharacter,HeisveryjealousandprotectiveofhiswifeandimmediatelydevelopsadisliketowardLennie.HeisactuallythesuperegoinLennieandplaysarollasacausetoLennie'smentalmad.Curley'swife,ayoung,prettywoman,whoismistrustedbyherhusband,Curley.Shewastheonlysignificantcharacterinthenovelwithoutaname.Thislackofpersonaldefinitionunderscoresthischaracter'spurposeinthestory:

"Steinbeckexplainedthatsheis"notaperson,she'sasymbol.Shehasnofunction,excepttobeafoil–andadangertoLennie."（OfMiceandMen）Slim,a"jerklineskinner,"themaindriverofamuleteamandthe"princeoftheranch".SlimisgreatlyrespectedbymanyofthecharactersandistheonlycharacterthatCurleytreatswithrespect.Heseemstobetheonlysuccessoramongthoseranchworkers,becauseof

hisinsight,intuition,kindnessandnaturalauthorityandheistheonlycharactertofullyunderstandthebondbetweenGeorgeandLennie.Carlson,a"thickbodied"ranch-hand,hekillsCandy'sdogwithnosympathy.ThosecharactersrepresentallaspectsofthedepressingsocietyandthedifficultiesLenniemustfacewith.TheyalsothepresentationoftheSuperegoinLennie,becausetheybringthemoreorlesspreventstoLennie'ssuimpledreamevenpushhimtodeathandfinallyjustwatchinghisdeathwithoutanymood.

SuchanegoisinSteinbeckashisreactiontowardsthesocialdepression.Hewasoneofthoseyoungnovelistwhopouredouttheirtorrentsofangerandprotestintheirleft-orientedworks.SteinbeckdidnotsharethenaturalpessionismofDosPassosOrFarrell,butevidentlyasturdyrationalistandjustasindignantanenemyofinjustice.（Seymour100）.

Crooksnamedfromhiscrookedbackwastheblackstable-hand.Proud,bitter,andfunny,heisisolatedfromothersbecauseofhisblackskin.Crooksrepresentedakindoflivingstylefulloftheairofracialdescriminationwhichstillexistedinthedepressedsociety.Hederisivelyclaimedtohadseencountlessmenfollowingemptydreamsofbuyingtheirownland.HesharedthecertainsimiliritywithLennie.HisfateandhishopelessnessgivethehintsthatLennie'sdreamofraisingrabbitsisdoomtodie.

Asanagingranchworkers,Candylosthishandinanaccidentandworriesabouthisfutureontheranch.HealsoseizesonGeorge’sdescriptionofthefarmwhichowendbyhimself.Beingalmostuseless,hisdreamwillnevercometrue.ItisalsothehintofthefinaltragicdeathofLennie.

JohnSteinbeckwasbornin1902,inSalinas,California.HelivedinSalinasValleyforalmostfortyyears.inordertosupporthimself,heworkedatavarietyofmanualjobs.Hebecameclosetotheharsheraspectsofmigrantlifeandawareofthedarkersideofhumannature.In1925,hewenttoNewYorkintendingforliterarycreation."TheWallStreetcrashof1929setthetoneforthewritingofthdecade"（changyaoxin340）Thereweremanyyoungnovelistwhopouredouttheirangerandprotestintheirleft-orientedworks.JohnSyeinbeckwassucha"Depressionwriter"（Seymour100）,thatis,"JohnSteinbeckseemedtobefromtheworldoftheGreatDepression,theworldofthepeopleofpoverty"（HuYinTong390）.AllmentionedaboveisthepresentationoftheidinSteinbeck,whichisalsowellreflectedinhisOfMiceandmanforwhichSteinbeckdrewhisinspirationfromhisexperiencelivingandworkingasanitinerantfarmhand-duringthe1920s

SteinbecklivedmostoftheyearsoftheGreatDepression.HisangerandprotestagainsttheGreatDepressionleadhimtohispresenthisworkunderthecoveroftheenvironmentoftheGreatDepression.

andtherestofthe

charactersinthebookaredevelopedlargelyintermsoftheirrelationshipstothisenigmaticcentralfigure（of-mice-and-men）

Iftherehadbeenanyhopeinthefrustratig"roaring"twenties,therewas,formany,sheerdeapairintheblackofthethirties.

Itwasapparentthatsocialconcernwastopmostinthemindsofmanyauthos,andthatsocialinvolmentwastobethemajorfeatureoftheliteratureofthethirties..（changyaoxin340）.Steinbeckalsofocusedonthoselabourpeopleonthefarm.Theirhopeandhopelessnesswasalsocontrolledbythedepressedsociety.AccordingtoSteinbeck'sownconfinementoftimeandlifeexperience,inhisOfMiceandMan,thefunctionofthosecharatcerssuroundingLennieweretherepresentativesofthesuperegoinLennie.

Itiscriticalnisconcepttionthatthe1930swasadimdecadeascomparedwiththegliteringtwenties.Thereisavisiblecontinuitybetweenthetwodecades.However,themoodofthethirtieswasdifferent.TheWallStreetcrashof1929setthetoneforthewritingofthdecade.Economicdisaster,andthewretchedworklessexistemceforthemassesofthepeoplebroughthometoalltheunnervingrealizationthatthesystemhadcollapsed..Everythingseemedtobedistintergratingallofasuddenandallatonce,andanordered,rationalexistenceprovedtobeimpossible.Therewaswidespreadpanic.Iftherehadbeenanyhopeinthefrustratig"roaring"twenties,therewas,formany,sheerdeapairintheblackofthethirties.（changyaoxin340）

Itwasapparentthatsocialconcernwastopmostinthemindsofmanyauthos,andthatsocialinvolmentwastobethemajorfeatureoftheliteratureofthethirties..（changyaoxin340）

Therewereyoungnovelistwhopouredouttheirtorrentsofangerandprotestintheirleft-orientedworks.

Depressionwriter.,

SteinbeckdidnotsharethenaturalpessionismofDosPassosOrFarrell,butevidentlyasturdyrationalistandjustasindignantanenemyofinjustice.（Seymour100）

Someofthecharactersarewooden,thesymbolismislucubrated,Lennie'shallucinationsattheendarewildlyunconvinncng;butthethemeoftheanimal-child,thegiantwhodoesnotknoehisownstrength,protectedbythelittle,intelligent,physicallyweakman,isnotsentimentaleventhoughitisfundamentallyhomosexual（Lennieisledfrom'good'non-sexualfriendshiptomurderbyvileuncomprehendingwomen）-thoughunconsciouslyso.（Seymour101）

Thenovelisdeceptivelysimple-itisshortandstraight-forwardlywritten.ButbeneaththisapproachablesurfaceSteinbeckexploresmysteriousandhauntingthemes,largelypivotingonthesearchforcomfort,decencyandcompanionshipinalonely,cruelworld.（AboutOfMiceandMen

）Steinbeckdrewhisinspirationfortheworkfromhisexperiencelivingandworkingasa"bindlestiff"-oritinerantfarmhand-duringthe1920s.Ina1937interviewinTheNewYorkTimes,SteinbecksaidthatthecharacterofLenniewasbasedonamentallyimpairedmanhemetinhistravelswhowaspronetoepisodesofuncontrollablerage.ThecentralquestionofwhereorhowsuchamanmightfitintosocietydrivestheactionofOfMiceandMen,andtherestofthecharactersinthebookaredevelopedlargelyintermsoftheirrelationshipstothisenigmaticcentralfigure

Hisfather,JohnErnstSteinbeckSr.,servedasMontereyCountytreasurer.John'smother,OliveHamilton,aformerschoolteacher,sharedSteinbeck'spassionofreadingandwriting.[4]Steinbecklivedinasmallruraltownthatwasessentiallyafrontiersettlement,setamidsomeoftheworld'smostfertileland.[5]HespenthissummersworkingonnearbyranchesandlaterwithmigrantworkersonSpreckelsranch.Hebecameawareoftheharsheraspectsofmigrantlifeandthedarkersideofhumannature,whichmaterialexpressedinsuchworksasOfMiceandMen.[5]Healsoexploredhissurroundings,walkingacrosslocalforests,fields,andfarms.[5]

Steinbeckbegantowriteaseriesof"Californianovels"andDustBowlfiction,setamongcommonpeopleduringtheGreatDepression.In1943,SteinbeckservedasaWorldWarIIwarcorrespondent.SteinbeckaccompaniedthecommandoraidsofDouglasFairbanks,Jr.'sBeachJumpersprogram,whichlaunchedsmall-unitdiversionoperationsagainstGerman-heldislandsintheMediterranean

In1947,SteinbeckmadethefirstofmanytripstotheSovietUnion,thisonewithrenownedphotographerRobertCapa.TheyvisitedMoscow,Kiev,Tbilisi,BatumiandStalingrad,becomingsomeofthefirstWesternerstovisitmanypartsoftheUSSRsincethecommunistrevolution.Steinbeck'sbookabouttheirexperiences

"Iwasabindlestiffmyselfforquiteaspell.Iworkedinthesamecountrythatthestoryislaidin.Thecharactersarecompositestoacertainextent.Lenniewasarealperson.He'sinaninsaneasyluminCaliforniarightnow.Iworkedalongsidehimformanyweeks.Hedidn'tkillagirl.Hekilledaranchforeman.Gotsorebecausethebosshadfiredhispalandstuckapitchforkrightthroughhisstomach.IhatetotellyouhowmanytimesIsawhimdoit.Wecouldn'tstophimuntilitwastoolate.

—JohnSteinbeck,interviewbyTheNewYorkTimes,1937"（OfMiceandMen）

"LennieSmall:

Amentallydisabled,butphysicallystrongmanwhotravelswithGeorgeandishisconstantcompanion.[2]Hedreamsof"livingoffthefatta'thelan'"andbeingabletotendtorabbits.Hisloveforsoftthingsconspiresagainsthimandeventuallybecomeshisundoing."Crooks:

Crooks,theblackstable-hand,getshisnamefromhiscrookedback.Proud,bitter,andcausticallyfunny,heisisolatedfromtheothermenbecauseofthecolorofhisskin.Despitehimself,CrooksbecomesfondofLennie,andthoughhederisivelyclaimstohaveseencountlessmenfollowingemptydreamsofbuyingtheirownland,heasksLennieifhecangowiththemandhoeinthegarden.

Candy:

Anagingranchhandyman,Candylosthishandinanaccidentandworriesabouthisfutureontheranch.Fearingthathisageismakinghimuseless,heseizesonGeorge’sdescriptiono