the-open-window-赏析

1、本科生课程大作业课程名称：英国短篇小说赏析开课时间：2014年秋任课教师：学生姓名：学生学号：提交日期：2014-11-10TheOpenWindowTheauthorisHectorHughMunro,whosepennameisSaki.Sakiisanexcellentauthorandplaywright.ThescholarsalwayscomparehimtoOHenry.ThestoriesofSakiareveryshort,usuallyaboutfivehundred.Butreadersenjoyalotabouthisvividplot,humorouswordsandextraordinarydescriptionofcharacters.BeingsimilarwithOHenry,Sakiisfamousforhisbedding,theunexpectedendandanamazingsuspense.TheOpenWindowisoutstandinginabovefeatures.Thewholestoryisonlyapproximately1,。

2、000wordswhilethevividplotandhighlylogicstructurebringusadeliciousbreast.Apartfromhiswonderfuldescription,thesubtlefeelingofironyinthestoryisalsoworthanalyzing.That’salsothereasonIlikethisshortstory.Theniece,Verafirstinthestoryemploystheghostasthehookorsuspense,whichdrawtheattentionofMr.Nuttleimmediately.FramtonNuttleisaslightlynervouspersonwhoisundergoinganervecure.HissisterintroducedhimtovisitMrs.Sappletoninanthertowntotakearest.TheVeraactuallyleadsthewholeconversation.ThenVeratellsafewwordsabo。

3、utthetragedyofMrs.SammpletonandtakestheFrenchwindowintoMr.Nuttle’seyes.Inherstatement,sheemphasizesthetragedyjust3yearsago,whichisbecausethatMr.Nuttle’sauntlivedthere4yearsago.Thehookissogreatandcaptivated.InEngland,anOctoberdaywasalittlecoldespeciallyintheevening,nearlybelow0Celsius.Butthewindowisstillopen.ItisabnormalforMr.Nuttle.ThewholesuspenseissosuccessfulfortheMr.Nuttlewhoiscuriousabouttheopenwindowandasksthereason.Next,VerahasthechancetocontinueherlieandtellMr.NuttlethatMrsSammpletonbeli。

4、evesthatherhusbandandherbrothers,whowerekilledinashootingaccidentthreeyearsbefore,willcomebackoneday.Inthissense,ifherhusbandandbrothersareback,theymustbetheghosts.TomakeVeraherselfmoretrustful,Verashowsherexcellentplay.WhenMrsSammpletonpointsoutthatherhusbandandherbrothersarecoming,Mr.NuttleseesthefaciallookofVeraandlookoutofthewindow.Vera“wasstaringoutthroughtheopenwindowwithadazedhorrorinhereyes”.ThefaciallookofVeraisappealingandcreatingahorroratmosphere.Theremustbesomethingunusualthinghappen。

5、ing.ToMr.Nuttle’shorror,hethinksheisseeingghostsandrunningaway.VeraemploysallthenormalelementstoestablishtheghoststorywhichsuccessfullymakethenervousMr.Nuttlegetaway.Buttheendisdifferentfromtheghoststoryandalsoreasoninginlogic.Thereisnoghostactually.ItisonlythetricksbyVera.AnditistheghostsinMr.Nuttle’smindthatteasehimself.However,theshortnovelismorethantellingawonderfulstory.Theunnecessaryandover-elaborateformalitiesinsocietyisalsoanirony.Onthispoint,weneedtofocusbacktoSaki’slifeexperience.Sakiw。

6、asbroughtupbyhistwoauntswhoflattertheirstatusandemphasizeonritualsonly,withoutlovingandmercyactually.Intheirmind,beingagoodmanner,obeyingthelawandtobepolitekidisbetterthanonewithfairsole,mercy,lovingandtolerance.Undergoingtheparentingbyaunts,Sakihadexperiencedaboredchildhood.Onthispoint,Sakibegantohatethesocialnonsenseformalities.Intheopenwindow,wecanfindtheresults.Mr.Nuttleisthesocialpersonwhobeginstocallaseriesofvisittostrangersintroducedbyhissister.Actually,thestrangersarenotonlytoMr.Nuttle,b。

7、utalsotohissistereven.Hissisterlivedhere4yearsagoonlyforawhile.Shedeclaredtohavelotsofgoodfriendsbutactuallytheyareonlystrangefriends.Thiskindofvisitisonlykillingtime.Afterreadingthestory,youmayaskwhydoesVeralieinthestory?Isitjustbecauseofherloveformakingupstories,oristheresomethingelse?Ithinktheanswersaretheattitudesofhatingsocialetiquetteratherthanrejectingit.Mr.Nuttlewasoutofinnovation,rigidness,self-centeredandnervousman.Youcanimaginehowboringitwillbegettingalongwithhim.Accordingtothesocialt。

8、radition,Veracouldnotleavetheguestalone.Soshehadtostaythere.AndthisistheoriginalideaofteasingMr.Nuttle.Inthenormalsense,thelieiseasytofind.InVictorianera,peoplecouldnotshowotherstheirmindoraskotherswhattheywant.That’swhythepublictopicisusuallytheweatherorunimportantthings.Mr.Nuttle“triedtosaycorrectsomethingwhichshouldflatterthenieceofthemomentwithoutdiscountingtheauntthatwastocome”.WhenheheardtheMrs.Sammpletontalkedofherhusband,hefailedtoaskmoredetails.IfMr.Nuttelhadthecouragetoask,thelittlegir。

9、l’strickwouldhavebeenrevealedeasily.Intheopenwindow,wecanseethehumanrelationshipsarenotboundtogetherstrongly.Thesisterknewlittleaboutthebrother.Theguestknewnomorethantheaddressandnameofthehost.Theauntknewonlysomeabouttheniece,forexampletheauntdidnotknowVeraisanexcellentstory-maker.Althoughthestorydoesnotrefertherelationshipbetweentheauntandthenieceisgoodorbad,obviouslytheyarenotverywell.Iftheygetalongwellenough,whenMr.Nuttleranout,Mrs.SammpletonwouldknowitwasthetricksbyhernieceVera.Thewindowopen。

10、lookslikeonlyanamazingghoststory.Ontheotherhand,itisanironypictureofthesociallifeatthattime.Atatypicaloccasion,allthepresentthreepeoplesaidmeaninglesswordstoeachother,withthedifferentownmindsindeed.TheauntMrs.Sammpletonwaswaitinghishusbandback;Verawasthinkinghowtoteasetheguest;Mr.Nuttlewasabandoninghimselfintotheself-complaininginhisownworld.Itisthehypocriticalandtediousoccasionthatmakethesmartandself-possessedVerashowherspecialtyof“romanceatshorttime”.Thestoryisextremelywonderfuleveninatinydetai。