As the most productive and prestigious writer in contemporary Australian literature,Tim Winton is noted not only for his novels but also for his short stories.Neighbors is a case in point.The short story describes the...As the most productive and prestigious writer in contemporary Australian literature,Tim Winton is noted not only for his novels but also for his short stories.Neighbors is a case in point.The short story describes the daily trivial incidents in the multi-cultural background according to the line of a newly-weds moving to a new neighborhood.The young couple gradually understood and communicated with their neighbors and eventually achieved cultural adaptation.展开更多
Cultural assimilation consists of three stages:frustration and unease,acceptance mixed with interval uncertainty,assimilation.As a prestigious Western Australian,Tim Winton is famous for his novels and short stories.B...Cultural assimilation consists of three stages:frustration and unease,acceptance mixed with interval uncertainty,assimilation.As a prestigious Western Australian,Tim Winton is famous for his novels and short stories.Based on one of his popular short stories Neighbors,this essay aims to point out that a willingness to change and the powerful influence of the surroundings are both critical when one tries to get merged into a new culture.展开更多
The fiction of Australian author Tim Winton is read widely in Australia and China, as well as the U.K. and the U.S.A. However, critics seem to differ as to whether his work should be considered as literary, or whether...The fiction of Australian author Tim Winton is read widely in Australia and China, as well as the U.K. and the U.S.A. However, critics seem to differ as to whether his work should be considered as literary, or whether it is popular. Although Winton's work has received many prizes, including the prestigious Australian Literary prize, the Miles Franklin award, four times, some critics ‘worry' about Winton's popular appeal: his use of vernacular, his being read by a wide audience of all ages, his deployment of archetypal(stereotypical?) Australian beach settings, his often nostalgic tone. The argument of this essay is that the categories of literary and popular need vast revision. They are not static categories, and in the twenty-first century need to be reassessed in the light of global reading and entertainment trends and readerships. Winton's work is an excellent test case, as his works constantly play with and fl out any rigid definition of ‘literary' and ‘popular'.展开更多
文摘As the most productive and prestigious writer in contemporary Australian literature,Tim Winton is noted not only for his novels but also for his short stories.Neighbors is a case in point.The short story describes the daily trivial incidents in the multi-cultural background according to the line of a newly-weds moving to a new neighborhood.The young couple gradually understood and communicated with their neighbors and eventually achieved cultural adaptation.
文摘Cultural assimilation consists of three stages:frustration and unease,acceptance mixed with interval uncertainty,assimilation.As a prestigious Western Australian,Tim Winton is famous for his novels and short stories.Based on one of his popular short stories Neighbors,this essay aims to point out that a willingness to change and the powerful influence of the surroundings are both critical when one tries to get merged into a new culture.
文摘The fiction of Australian author Tim Winton is read widely in Australia and China, as well as the U.K. and the U.S.A. However, critics seem to differ as to whether his work should be considered as literary, or whether it is popular. Although Winton's work has received many prizes, including the prestigious Australian Literary prize, the Miles Franklin award, four times, some critics ‘worry' about Winton's popular appeal: his use of vernacular, his being read by a wide audience of all ages, his deployment of archetypal(stereotypical?) Australian beach settings, his often nostalgic tone. The argument of this essay is that the categories of literary and popular need vast revision. They are not static categories, and in the twenty-first century need to be reassessed in the light of global reading and entertainment trends and readerships. Winton's work is an excellent test case, as his works constantly play with and fl out any rigid definition of ‘literary' and ‘popular'.
