This paper depicts nothingness expressed in Happy Days in terms of stage design, properties and characters' actions as well as the conversations in it.
Samuel Beckett is a master of the Theatre of Absurd.His plays,such as Waiting for Godot(1954)and Endgame(1958),project the irrationalism,helplessness,and absurdity of life in dramatic forms that reject realistic setti...Samuel Beckett is a master of the Theatre of Absurd.His plays,such as Waiting for Godot(1954)and Endgame(1958),project the irrationalism,helplessness,and absurdity of life in dramatic forms that reject realistic settings,logical reasoning,or a co-herently evolving plot.This thesis intends to interpret Endgame from the perspective of its themes and to help readers gain a betterunderstanding of the major issues confronted by a modern man in life.展开更多
Even though Samuel Beckett's works,Waiting for Godot,reflects the idea of absurdism that mainly describes the desolation and the spirit crisis of modern west after two world wars,he doesn't deprive us of all t...Even though Samuel Beckett's works,Waiting for Godot,reflects the idea of absurdism that mainly describes the desolation and the spirit crisis of modern west after two world wars,he doesn't deprive us of all the hopes.In this article we are going to interpret roughly where the hope is embedded in four aspects.展开更多
In the interpretation of Mark Twain’s Is He Living or Is He Dead,the author points out that in the cage of human predic-ament the choice for being or nothingness lies in the fundamental precondition of ensuring subje...In the interpretation of Mark Twain’s Is He Living or Is He Dead,the author points out that in the cage of human predic-ament the choice for being or nothingness lies in the fundamental precondition of ensuring subjectivity first and foremost,with equal emphasis on the organic whole of the signifier and the signified in what he or she is doing,so as to realize the subject’s true value of life.展开更多
This thesis is to analyze Hemingway's 'A Clean,Well-lighted Place'-a story to which the author applies his famous 'iceberg theory'.Hemingway relates his stories to an iceberg with only one-eighth a...This thesis is to analyze Hemingway's 'A Clean,Well-lighted Place'-a story to which the author applies his famous 'iceberg theory'.Hemingway relates his stories to an iceberg with only one-eighth actually showing and the other seven-eighths under water.This thesis is to show what is beneath the surface and the hidden meaning of the story.展开更多
Guided by the "ice-berg" theory, this paper briefly analyzes Ernest Hemingway's short story "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place". It concludes that without any information or interference from the aut...Guided by the "ice-berg" theory, this paper briefly analyzes Ernest Hemingway's short story "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place". It concludes that without any information or interference from the author, the story plainly replays a real-life scene. While at the same time, it conveys thought-provoking themes such as the loneliness, nothingness and dignity in life.展开更多
文摘This paper depicts nothingness expressed in Happy Days in terms of stage design, properties and characters' actions as well as the conversations in it.
文摘Samuel Beckett is a master of the Theatre of Absurd.His plays,such as Waiting for Godot(1954)and Endgame(1958),project the irrationalism,helplessness,and absurdity of life in dramatic forms that reject realistic settings,logical reasoning,or a co-herently evolving plot.This thesis intends to interpret Endgame from the perspective of its themes and to help readers gain a betterunderstanding of the major issues confronted by a modern man in life.
文摘Even though Samuel Beckett's works,Waiting for Godot,reflects the idea of absurdism that mainly describes the desolation and the spirit crisis of modern west after two world wars,he doesn't deprive us of all the hopes.In this article we are going to interpret roughly where the hope is embedded in four aspects.
文摘In the interpretation of Mark Twain’s Is He Living or Is He Dead,the author points out that in the cage of human predic-ament the choice for being or nothingness lies in the fundamental precondition of ensuring subjectivity first and foremost,with equal emphasis on the organic whole of the signifier and the signified in what he or she is doing,so as to realize the subject’s true value of life.
文摘This thesis is to analyze Hemingway's 'A Clean,Well-lighted Place'-a story to which the author applies his famous 'iceberg theory'.Hemingway relates his stories to an iceberg with only one-eighth actually showing and the other seven-eighths under water.This thesis is to show what is beneath the surface and the hidden meaning of the story.
文摘Guided by the "ice-berg" theory, this paper briefly analyzes Ernest Hemingway's short story "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place". It concludes that without any information or interference from the author, the story plainly replays a real-life scene. While at the same time, it conveys thought-provoking themes such as the loneliness, nothingness and dignity in life.
