复旦大学：《英美短篇小说 British and American Short Stories》学生课堂报告_The Philosopher

The philosopher By Sherwood Anderson Jiang Cheng 09300120193

The Philosopher By Sherwood Anderson Jiang Cheng 09300120193

SHER WOOD ANDERSON

Sherwood anderson short story writer Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of tales of ohio small 70 wn Life(1919) Psychological selective, indefinite, and provocative, instead of inclusive, precise, and explanatory Burton Rascoe)

Sherwood Anderson • short story writer • Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life (1919) • Psychological • “selective, indefinite, and provocative, instead of inclusive, precise, and explanatory.” (Burton Rascoe)

Many Marriages (1923) and Dark Laughter (1925) crippling effects o sexual repression Poor White (1920) dehumanizing effects of mass production Poor white Sherwood anderson

• Many Marriages(1923) and Dark Laughter (1925) • crippling effects of sexual repression • Poor White (1920) • dehumanizing effects of mass production

The philosopher The title "i want to fill you with hatred and contempt so that you will be a superior being a deep insecurity covered in cynicism alienated and paranoid

The Philosopher • The title • "I want to fill you with hatred and contempt so that you will be a superior being," • a deep insecurity covered in cynicism • alienated and paranoid

paradoxical contradictions I studied to be a minister and prayed i was a regular ass about saying prayers detailed description The lid of the left eye twitched; it fell down and snapped up; it was exactly as though the lid of the eye were a window shade and someone stood inside the doctors head playing with the cor d

• paradoxical contradictions • "I studied to be a minister and prayed. I was a regular ass about saying prayers.“ • detailed description • “The lid of the left eye twitched; it fell down and snapped up; it was exactly as though the lid of the eye were a window shade and someone stood inside the doctor’s head playing with the cord

disillusioned modern sensibility sense of solitude ule of money and power degeneration of religion everyone in the world is christ and they are all crucified

disillusioned modern sensibility • sense of solitude • rule of money and power • degeneration of religion • “everyone in the world is Christ and they are all crucified.

Psychological novel Stream of consciousness (narrative mode

• Psychological novel • Stream of consciousness (narrative mode)

Psychological novel a novel of the inner man interior characterization motives circumstances, and internal action Three hallmarks stream of consciousness interior monologues Flashback

Psychological novel • a novel of the "inner man" • interior characterization, motives, circumstances, and internal action • Three hallmarks •stream of consciousness •interior monologues • Flashback

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