探讨《巨型收音机》中的现象与本质

Discussion on the phenomenon and essence of “The Enormous Radio”

《巨型收音机》是美国后现代作家约翰·契佛最著名的一部短篇小说,在这部小说中作者虚构了一台有窃听功能的收音机,通过收音机的这个特殊功能向我们展现了美国中产阶级的生活状况。因为在美国中产阶级人数的比例占了美国人口的大多数,所以中产阶级的生活状况也最能反映美国普通大众的生活状况。下面的论述就是在简要分析《巨型收音机》这部小说内容的基础上,深入探讨美国民众生活表象与本质的不同,以及人们华丽的外表与心灵的巨大反差。

'The Enormous Radio' is the most famous short story of American modern writer John Cheever, in the novel author falsified a radio interception function, through the special functions of the radio to show the living status of the middle class in the United States. Because the proportion of the middle class accounted for the majority of the population of the United States, so the middle class living conditions can reflect the living conditions of the United States and the general public. The following discussion based on the brief analysis of 'The Enormous Radio', in-depth study of American public life phenomenon and essence, and people gorgeous appearance and the soul of the huge contrast.