星空与沟渠:从“小人物”看契诃夫与欧·亨利的世界观

Starry Sky and Irrigation Ditches: Examining the World Outlook of Chekhov and O. Henry from the Perspective of a “Nobody”

王尔德说:我们都身陷沟渠,却总有人仰望星空。同样不同作家的笔下,相同题材会呈现完全相反的处理。契诃夫与欧·亨利,他们都是擅长写"小人物"的短篇小说巨匠,风格却大相径庭。契诃夫的"冷"与欧·亨利的"暖",实则来源于他们的思想深处,来自于他们的世界观。

Oscar Wilde once said that we are all caught in irrigation ditches but there are always those who look up at the starry sky. Similarly, different writers may deal with the same theme in radically different ways. Both Chekhov and O. Henry are masters of short stories who are good at dealing with ＂ small potatoes＂, but they have radically different writing styles. Chekhov＇ s ＂coldness＂ and O. Henry＇ s ＂warmth＂ are actually from their heart of hearts and from their world outlooks.