The symbolism in The Egg《鸡蛋》中的象征意义(2)
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Intheshortstory,theappearanceoftheeggisalwaysassociatedwiththefortuneofthefather.Sotheegghasthemostsymbolicmeaningforhisfather.Whenheacceptedhismother’ssuggestiontosetupachickenfarm,theeggistherisingoftheAmericandream.Hebelievessthateveryonewhoworkshardcanbeinwealth.Thenwhenthehensinthefarmbecamesickanddied,“ourhopesforsomuchfromachickenandissodreadfullydisillusioned,”theeggisthebrokenAmericandream.Afterthefarmbusinesswasfail,thefatherstartedtoputthegrotesqueeggsintheglassbottle,regardingthemashisfortune.Atthismoment,theeggisthefreakyAmericandream.
Ⅱ.Conclusion
Mentioningthesymbolicmeaningsoftheegg,Itendtoviewitfromthemother’s,thefather’sandthenarrator’sangle.SherwoodAndersonadoptedtheboy’spointofviewtomakeusnoticemore.Childhoodshouldbenaiveandhappy,butthischildcouldnotfeelanyhappinessafterhavingwitnessedsomanydeathsandgrotesques.Andhewasdeeplyinvolvedinthedreadfulcycle.The“egg”washarmfultothenextgenerationaswellastoadults.Iftheyfailedtoabandonit,thedreadfulcyclewouldbecontinuingfromgenerationtogeneration.ThegrotesqueconditioncreatedthefailureorunhappinessofmostAmericans.Onlyafterthewholesocietyestablishestherightvalue,canthepeoplewhopursuitstheAmericandreamgetclosertoit.
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