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B.Symbolof“Theegg”forthenarrator Atthebeginningofthestory，theboyadmitshimselfas“agloomymaninclinedtoseethedarkersideoflife，”andheattributessuchinclinationtohischildhoodonachickenfarm.Whenthefamilymovestothetown，hetemporarilygetshappy.Theboycouldneverlovetheeggorhatetheegg，forithadbeenaninseparablepartofhislife.Whathecoulddoistoacceptitandcontinuehislife.Theauthorchosetheboyasthenarrator，becausehewitnessesthatthewholefamily’sdreambrokedown，andhisfather’spersonalfailure.Theauthorwantedtotellustheboywasmoreinfluencedandsufferedfromtheegg.Fortheboy，theeggsymbolizesthefutilityoflifeitself. C.Symbolof“Theegg”forthefather Intheshortstory，theappearanceoftheeggisalwaysassociatedwiththefortuneofthefather.Sotheegghasthemostsymbolicmeaningforhisfather.Whenheacceptedhismother’ssuggestiontosetupachickenfarm，theeggistherisingoftheAmericandream.Hebelievessthateveryonewhoworkshardcanbeinwealth.Thenwhenthehensinthefarmbecamesickanddied，“ourhopesforsomuchfromachickenandissodreadfullydisillusioned，”theeggisthebrokenAmericandream.Afterthefarmbusinesswasfail，thefatherstartedtoputthegrotesqueeggsintheglassbottle，regardingthemashisfortune.Atthismoment，theeggisthefreakyAmericandream. Ⅱ.Conclusion Mentioningthesymbolicmeaningsoftheegg，Itendtoviewitfromthemother’s，thefather’sandthenarrator’sangle.SherwoodAndersonadoptedtheboy’spointofviewtomakeusnoticemore.Childhoodshouldbenaiveandhappy，butthischildcouldnotfeelanyhappinessafterhavingwitnessedsomanydeathsandgrotesques.Andhewasdeeplyinvolvedinthedreadfulcycle.The“egg”washarmfultothenextgenerationaswellastoadults.Iftheyfailedtoabandonit，thedreadfulcyclewouldbecontinuingfromgenerationtogeneration.ThegrotesqueconditioncreatedthefailureorunhappinessofmostAmericans.Onlyafterthewholesocietyestablishestherightvalue，canthepeoplewhopursuitstheAmericandreamgetclosertoit. 【Reference】 [1]戴炜栋.文学导论[M].上海：上海外语教育出版社，2010. [2]杨金才.新编美国文学史（1914-1945）（第三卷）[M].上海：上海外语教育出版社，2002. [3]何婷.舍伍德·安德森短篇小说《鸡蛋》的象征主义手法的运用[J].武汉：湖北广播大学学报，2007（6）. [4]SherwoodAnderson[EB/OL].2013-05-29. http：//www.online-literature.com/sherwood-anderson |
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