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　　IntroductionofTheEgg
　　SherwoodAnderson（1876--1941）wasanAmericannovelist，shortstorywriter，playwright，essayist，andnewspapereditor.HewasborninCamden，Ohio.TheEggtellsastoryabouttheprocessof“my”father’stwicefailureinbusiness.“My”fatherwasnaturetobeacheerfulman.Aftermarring“my”mother，hegaveuphisplaceasafarm-handandstartedraisingchickenencouragedby“my”motherfor“my”brightfuture.However，thechickenalwaysgotdiseases.Sotaking“my”mother’sadvice，hegaveupchickenraisingandmovedintoatownofBidwellandembarkedintherestaurantbusiness.“My”fathertriedhisbesttoruntherestaurantbutitdidn’twork.Outofdesperation，“my”fatherdeterminedtoentertainaguestbyusingtheeggasprop.Butthefailurecameagain，andhelostpatienceandconfidencetothecore.
　　I.Symbolof“theegg”
　　SherwoodAndersonlivedinMidwesternAmericaattheendofthenineteenthcenturyandbelongedtothosewhohadwatchedhowpeoplepursuedtheirAmericanDreamandgotdisappointedbeforetheFirstWorldWar.AmericandreamimpliesanopportunityforAmericanstoachieveprosperitythroughhardwork.AccordingtoTheDream，thisincludestheopportunityforone'schildrentogrowupandreceiveagoodeducation.Itistheopportunitytomakeindividualchoiceswithoutthepriorrestrictionsthatlimitedpeopleaccordingtotheirclass，religionorethnicity.Asthemostimportantsymbol，theeggassumesassociationbeyondthoseoftheculinary.“Theegg”isalwaysrelatedwiththenarrator’sfamilyespeciallyhisfather，butineachperioditrepresentsdifferentsymbolicmeanings.
　　A.Symbolof“Theegg”forthemother
　　Atthebeginningofthestory，thenarratortellsusthathisfatherisportrayedinaromanticizedpictureasasinglefarm-land.Afterhismarrying，wearetoldthattheboy’smotherwasincurablyambitiousforhisfatherandhimself.Sheisaschool-teacherandreadsofhowLincoln，Franklin，andotherAmericansrosefrompovertytofame.Toomuchhopewasloadedonthemaswellasontheegg.Atfirst，shesuccessfullyintroducesambitionintoherhusband’sidyllicexistence.Whenthefarmbusinessturnsouttobeadisaster，shedecidedthefamilymovesintothetownofBidwell，Ohio.Andtherewasanothermotiveinit.Thatishismotherwasambitiousfortheboy.Shewantedhim“toriseintheworld，togetintoatownschoolandbecomeamanofthetowns”.Sincehisfatherfailedtorealizehismother’sambition，hebecamethelasteggthatwasloadedwithhopes.Andtherewasanothermotiveinit.Thatishismotherwasambitiousfortheboy.Soforhismother，“theegg”isanyhopeordreamloadedonfirsthisfather，thentheboyhimself.
　　B.Symbolof“Theegg”forthenarrator
　　Atthebeginningofthestory，theboyadmitshimselfas“agloomymaninclinedtoseethedarkersideoflife，”andheattributessuchinclinationtohischildhoodonachickenfarm.Whenthefamilymovestothetown，hetemporarilygetshappy.Theboycouldneverlovetheeggorhatetheegg，forithadbeenaninseparablepartofhislife.Whathecoulddoistoacceptitandcontinuehislife.Theauthorchosetheboyasthenarrator，becausehewitnessesthatthewholefamily’sdreambrokedown，andhisfather’spersonalfailure.Theauthorwantedtotellustheboywasmoreinfluencedandsufferedfromtheegg.Fortheboy，theeggsymbolizesthefutilityoflifeitself.
　　C.Symbolof“Theegg”forthefather