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约翰.奇弗这位当代美国著名短篇小说家致力于描写普通人的普通生活,尤其是居住在纽约郊区的中产阶级的生活及其生活方式和道德观念。奇弗的短篇小说突出了以下三个主题:(一)道德与情感之间的矛盾冲突;(二)生活的易破坏性和不稳定性;(三)人们普遍感受到的失落感。通过对这些主题的描述,奇弗真实地再现了美国社会的精神本质。毫无疑问,奇弗的短篇小说是当代美国社会的一面镜子。
John. Chivu, a famous American contemporary short story writer devoted himself to describing ordinary life of ordinary people, especially the living and living style and morality of the middle class living in the suburbs of New York. Chiver’s short stories highlight the following three topics: (a) the conflict between morality and emotion; (b) the destructive and unstable nature of life; (c) the sense of loss commonly felt by people. Through the description of these topics, Christopher truly reproduces the spiritual essence of American society. There is no doubt that Chiff’s short story is a mirror of contemporary American society.