英文小說賞析《亞當(dāng)夏娃日記》

Whereveryouare,thereisEden.

你在哪里，哪里就是伊甸園。Adam&EveBriefIntroductionandChapterappreciationInterpretationoftheNovelQuestionsandInteraction

TheAuthorandtheBackgroudINDEXTheAuthorandtheBackgroudMarkTwain

Samuel

Langhorne

Clemens

1835－1910Americanhumormaster,novelistandwriter,famousoratoroutstandingdelegateofAmericanrealismliteraturein19thCentury.TheAuthorandtheBackgroudWritingStyleHumorandironyUniquepersonalwitandwittyremarksProfoundsocialinsightandanalysisBriskTeasewithcompassionateSeriousnessTheAuthorandtheBackgroudTwostagesofhiscreationⅠHumorandirony,BriskTease,RealismⅡHopelessness,mysticism,PessimismBothsocialreasonsandFamilyreasons.TheAuthorandtheBackgroudOliviaLangdon34yearsAgoodhelperbothindailylifeandhiswriting.1904-->LikeAdamwholostEve,andcouldneverfindEdenagain.InmemoryofOliviaLangdon.BriefIntroductionWrittenattheendoftwain'scareerextractsfromAdam'sdiarywasfirstpublishedin1897andextractsfromEve'sdiaryin1905.Twain'sAdamwasbasedonhimself,whileEvewasmodelledafterhiswifelivy.

Thisnovel,basedonGenesisoftheBible,takinghuman'sancestors,AdamandEve,asmaincharacters,withsimpleplainlanguageandpopularformofwriting--diaries,recordstheprocessofmeeting,acquintanceand

fallinginlovebetweenAdamandEve.ChapterappreciationMondayThisnewcreaturewiththelonghairsisagooddealintheway.Itisalwayshangingaroundandfollowingmeabout.Idon'tlikethis;Iamnotusedtocompany.Iwishitwouldstaywiththeotheranimals...Cloudyto-day,windintheeast;thinkweshallhaverain...We?WheredidIgetthatword?...Iremembernow——thenewcreatureusesit.ChapterappreciationAlltheweekItaggedaroundafterhimandtriedtogetacquainted.Ihadtodothetalking,becausehewasshy,butIdidn’tmindit.Heseemedpleasedtohavemearound,andIusedthesociable“we”agooddeal,becauseitseemedtoflatterhimtobeincluded.ChapterappreciationWehavenameditCain.ShecaughtitwhileIwasupcountrytrappingontheNorthShoreoftheErie;caughtitinthetimberacoupleofmilesfromourdug-out—oritmighthavebeenfour,sheisn’tcertainwhich.Itresemblesusinsomeways,andmaybearelation.Thatiswhatshethinks,butthisisanerror,inmyjudgment.Thedifferenceinsizewarrantstheconclusionthatitisadifferentandnewkindofanimal—afish,perhaps,thoughwhenIputitinthewatertosee,itsank,andsheplungedinandsnatcheditoutbeforetherewasopportunityfortheexperimenttodeterminethematter.Istillthinkitisafish,butsheisindifferentaboutwhatitis,andwallnotletmehaveittotry.ChapterappreciationChapterappreciationWhenIlookback,theGardenisadreamtome.Itwasbeautiful,surpassinglybeautiful,enchantinglybeautiful;andnowitislost,andIshallnotseeitanymore.TheGardenislost,butIhavefoundhim,andamcontent.Helovesmeaswellashecan;Ilovehimwithallthestrengthofmypassionatenature,andthis,Ithin,ispropertomyyouthandsex.IfIaskmyselfwhyIlovehim,IfindIdonotknow,anddonotreallymuchcaretoknow;soIsupposethatthiskindofloveisnotaproductofreasoningandstatistics,likeone’sloveforotherreptilesandanimals.ChapterappreciationATEve'sGraveAdam:Wheresoevershewas,therewasEden.InterpretationoftheNovelPsychologicaldescriptionButwhennightcameIcouldnotbearthelonesomeness,andwenttothenewshelterwhichhehasbuilt,toaskhimwhatIhaddonethatwaswrongandhowIcouldmenditandgetbackhiskindnessagain;butheputmeoutintherain,anditwasmyfirstsorrow.---EveInterpretationoftheNovelPsychologicalDescriptionItriedtogethimsomeofthoeseapples,butIcannotlearntothrowstraight.Ifailed,butIthinkthegoodintentionpleasedhim.Theyareforbidden,andhesaysIshallcometoharm;butsoIcometoharmthroughpleasinghim,whyshallIcareforthatharm?InterpretationoftheNovelFeminism

女性主義Igetnochancetonameanythingmyself.Thenewcreaturenameseverythingthatcomesalong,beforeIcangetinaprotest.Andalwaysthatsamepretextisoffered—itlookslikethething.Thereisthedodo,forinstance.Saysthemomentonelooksatitoneseesataglancethatit“l(fā)ookslikeadodo.”Itwillhavetokeepthatname,nodoubt.InterpretationoftheNovelSoon,brilliantyellow-and-redflaresshotupthroughthesmoke,andInamedtheminaninstant—flames!—andIwasright,too,thoughtheseweretheveryfirstflamesthathadeverbeenintheworld.Theyclimbedthetrees,theyflashedsplendidlyinandoutofthevastandincreasingvolumeoftumblingsmoke,andIhadtoclapmyhandsandlaughanddanceinmyrapture,itwassonewandstrangeandsowonderfulandsobeautiful!Feminism

女性主義InterpretationoftheNovelTuesday─Wednesday─Thursday─andto─day:allwithoutseeinghim.Itisalongtimetobealone;still,itisbettertobealonethanunwelcome.ThenwhyisitthatIlovehim?Merelybecauseheismasculine,Ithink.Yes,IthinkIlovehimmerelybecauseheismineandismasculine.Thereisnootherreason,Isuppose.ThepursuitofLoveInterpretationoftheNovelIamcomingtorealizethatsheisaquiteremarkablycomelycreature—lithe,slender,trim,rounded,shapely,nimble,graceful;andoncewhenshewasstandingmarble-whiteandsun-drenchedonabowlder,withheryoungheadtiltedbackandherhandshadingherdyes,watchingtheflightofabirdinthesky,Irecognizedthatshewasbeautiful.ThepursuitofLoveQuestionsandInteraction

Itismyprayer,itismylonging,thatwemaypassfromthislifetogether—alongi