This paper examines the excellent short story The Jilting of Granny Weatherall by Katherine Anne Porter,an American 20th century female writer.It is found that the novel uses the stream-of-consciousness narrative meth...This paper examines the excellent short story The Jilting of Granny Weatherall by Katherine Anne Porter,an American 20th century female writer.It is found that the novel uses the stream-of-consciousness narrative method,through the multi-level communication between the external objective world and the internal subjective world,and between the third-person narrator and the first-person reflector,to describe the physical trauma suffered by Ellen,and the mental trauma of being“jilted”for four times in her life.This paper will explore how she bravely and strongly faces the reality,and changes her destination of“plenty of girls get jilted”.Based on the trauma perspective to analyze the image of Ellen Weatherall,enlightenment can be given to contemporary people.展开更多
This paper provides a literary analysis of"The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"by Katherine Anne Porter and"A Rose for Emily"by William Faulkner through the point of characterization.The main characte...This paper provides a literary analysis of"The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"by Katherine Anne Porter and"A Rose for Emily"by William Faulkner through the point of characterization.The main characters in the stories share several important similarities.However,each author has succeeded in portraying two very different women by adopting the unique point of view,different methods of characterization respectively,thus making both Miss Emily and Granny Weatherall vividly appear as the way they are,not simple characters resembling each other.展开更多
Throughout~*the Depression years^1,mybrothers,sisters and I often heard our grannysay,“One of these days,my ship is comingin.”Of course Granny s ship was just a~*dream—her escape from the reality of beingpoor^2 mos...Throughout~*the Depression years^1,mybrothers,sisters and I often heard our grannysay,“One of these days,my ship is comingin.”Of course Granny s ship was just a~*dream—her escape from the reality of beingpoor^2 most of her life.But to us it was veryreal.~*Our family got by with the barest of ne-cessities;there rarely was enough left over forspecial desires.~3 So if we wished for展开更多
My Chinese mother-in-law looked like a fragile little lady,with tiny pretty hands and a laugh like the tinkle of sweet fairy bells,but she was tough as hell.Measuring 1.42 meters and weighing a good 40 kilos soaking w...My Chinese mother-in-law looked like a fragile little lady,with tiny pretty hands and a laugh like the tinkle of sweet fairy bells,but she was tough as hell.Measuring 1.42 meters and weighing a good 40 kilos soaking wet,she continued to cycle to work at the military academy well past the age of 60,and was rumoured to have been on the Long March.(She never confirmed nor denied.)展开更多
ON March 6, 1997, Pan Shizhen, 61,arrived at the provincial capital of Hangzhou. The town authorities sent a car to take her to the multi-starred hotel where she would be receiving an award for her efforts in afforest...ON March 6, 1997, Pan Shizhen, 61,arrived at the provincial capital of Hangzhou. The town authorities sent a car to take her to the multi-starred hotel where she would be receiving an award for her efforts in afforestation. Walking into the grand hotel, Pan remarked, "The air here isn’t as good as in my hometown." Pan’s hometown is Lantian Village of Ancheng Town in Zhejiang Province. In the spring of 1989, Ancheng’s women’s federation called upon the women in the town to study new technologies and try to earn an annual income of 3,000 yuan. As the chairwoman of her village展开更多
A stroll through Nanluoguxiang漫步南锣鼓巷Last autumn,I wandered into Nanluoguxiang on a sunny morning.The narrow alley,paved with gray flagstones,twisted like a quiet snake between old courtyard houses.A granny sat o...A stroll through Nanluoguxiang漫步南锣鼓巷Last autumn,I wandered into Nanluoguxiang on a sunny morning.The narrow alley,paved with gray flagstones,twisted like a quiet snake between old courtyard houses.A granny sat on a bamboo chair outside her door,sorting beans,and smiled as I passed.“This lane's been here for 800 years,”she said,pointing to the worn stone threshold.She offered me a handful of candied hawthorns,their sweetness mixing with the earthy smell of hutong.展开更多
文摘This paper examines the excellent short story The Jilting of Granny Weatherall by Katherine Anne Porter,an American 20th century female writer.It is found that the novel uses the stream-of-consciousness narrative method,through the multi-level communication between the external objective world and the internal subjective world,and between the third-person narrator and the first-person reflector,to describe the physical trauma suffered by Ellen,and the mental trauma of being“jilted”for four times in her life.This paper will explore how she bravely and strongly faces the reality,and changes her destination of“plenty of girls get jilted”.Based on the trauma perspective to analyze the image of Ellen Weatherall,enlightenment can be given to contemporary people.
文摘This paper provides a literary analysis of"The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"by Katherine Anne Porter and"A Rose for Emily"by William Faulkner through the point of characterization.The main characters in the stories share several important similarities.However,each author has succeeded in portraying two very different women by adopting the unique point of view,different methods of characterization respectively,thus making both Miss Emily and Granny Weatherall vividly appear as the way they are,not simple characters resembling each other.
文摘Throughout~*the Depression years^1,mybrothers,sisters and I often heard our grannysay,“One of these days,my ship is comingin.”Of course Granny s ship was just a~*dream—her escape from the reality of beingpoor^2 most of her life.But to us it was veryreal.~*Our family got by with the barest of ne-cessities;there rarely was enough left over forspecial desires.~3 So if we wished for
文摘My Chinese mother-in-law looked like a fragile little lady,with tiny pretty hands and a laugh like the tinkle of sweet fairy bells,but she was tough as hell.Measuring 1.42 meters and weighing a good 40 kilos soaking wet,she continued to cycle to work at the military academy well past the age of 60,and was rumoured to have been on the Long March.(She never confirmed nor denied.)
文摘ON March 6, 1997, Pan Shizhen, 61,arrived at the provincial capital of Hangzhou. The town authorities sent a car to take her to the multi-starred hotel where she would be receiving an award for her efforts in afforestation. Walking into the grand hotel, Pan remarked, "The air here isn’t as good as in my hometown." Pan’s hometown is Lantian Village of Ancheng Town in Zhejiang Province. In the spring of 1989, Ancheng’s women’s federation called upon the women in the town to study new technologies and try to earn an annual income of 3,000 yuan. As the chairwoman of her village
文摘A stroll through Nanluoguxiang漫步南锣鼓巷Last autumn,I wandered into Nanluoguxiang on a sunny morning.The narrow alley,paved with gray flagstones,twisted like a quiet snake between old courtyard houses.A granny sat on a bamboo chair outside her door,sorting beans,and smiled as I passed.“This lane's been here for 800 years,”she said,pointing to the worn stone threshold.She offered me a handful of candied hawthorns,their sweetness mixing with the earthy smell of hutong.
