Yossarian is the hero in Catch-22 written by Joseph Heller in 1961,bearing the typical"anti-hero"feature of Black Humor in postmodernism literary fiction.This paper aims at giving some of the examples to mak...Yossarian is the hero in Catch-22 written by Joseph Heller in 1961,bearing the typical"anti-hero"feature of Black Humor in postmodernism literary fiction.This paper aims at giving some of the examples to make readers clearer of the Black Humor and more familiar with the"anti-hero"feature of Black Humor in postmodernism literary fiction.展开更多
The paper makes a brief introduction to Ernest Hemingway and examines his short story In Another Country to revisit Hemingway's code hero concept. In Hemingway's world, God has gone. The heroes in his stories,...The paper makes a brief introduction to Ernest Hemingway and examines his short story In Another Country to revisit Hemingway's code hero concept. In Hemingway's world, God has gone. The heroes in his stories, however, hold tightly to their own principles, striving for meaning in a meaningless world.展开更多
Wuthering heights, it lines with Heathcliff's love, hatred, revenge and awakeness. This paper will analysize the root of Heathcliff's tragedy and draw a rather balanced conclusion from the aspect of morality. ...Wuthering heights, it lines with Heathcliff's love, hatred, revenge and awakeness. This paper will analysize the root of Heathcliff's tragedy and draw a rather balanced conclusion from the aspect of morality. On one hand, he is a devil of his crazy,unreasonable revenge on others; on the other hand, he is a hero from the aspect of humanity because he insists in pursuing true love and never submits to the adversity. His life tragedy reveals the viciousness of the society and lashes the harm of spirit from the social sense of hierarchy.展开更多
Ernest Hemingway, an American author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954, is well known for his distinctive writing style, characterized by economy and understatement, and exact portrayal of macho characters...Ernest Hemingway, an American author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954, is well known for his distinctive writing style, characterized by economy and understatement, and exact portrayal of macho characters, which attracts many critics' attention and earns the title of Hemingway hero.This paper finds that the characteristics of the conventional Hemingway hero can be traced on the female character instead of the male character in"Hills Like White Elephants". Through analyzing the characteris- tics of Hemingway hero on the female character, the author concludes that the female character in"Hills Like White Elephants"of- fers a unique and unconventional example of Hemingway hero and deserves more attention in the research of Hemingway 's charac- terization.展开更多
Hemingway's stature as a writer was confirmed with the publication of A Farewell to Arms. Infact, Hemingway wrote a lot of war stories, but in almost all of his novels, the concept of the"Hemingway Hero"...Hemingway's stature as a writer was confirmed with the publication of A Farewell to Arms. Infact, Hemingway wrote a lot of war stories, but in almost all of his novels, the concept of the"Hemingway Hero"or more popularly the"code hero"is frequently elaborated and vividly exemplified. In the novel"A Farewell to Arms", Frederick Henry and Catherine Barkly are both Hemingway code characters who carry out the code very well and both show their grace under pressure in face of death, misery and disorder.Yet, an indepth study shows that the development levels of the two Hemingway code heroes are not the same.Catherine is the initi-ated, developed, and established code hero while Frederick is a developing code hero who can't be seen as a perfect one until the end of the story. He is to be initiated and tested;we observe his development under the tests.展开更多
Willy Loman is a world famous literary character created by Arthur Miller to represent the failed American Dream.This paper analyzes the reasons for his failure,pointing out that it is his character flaws that lead to...Willy Loman is a world famous literary character created by Arthur Miller to represent the failed American Dream.This paper analyzes the reasons for his failure,pointing out that it is his character flaws that lead to his tragic ending.展开更多
This paper studies post-war America around the 1950's when On the Road was written and analyzes the protagonist Dean Moriarty as a spokesman of the Beat Generation.He is a typical beat who revolts against the trad...This paper studies post-war America around the 1950's when On the Road was written and analyzes the protagonist Dean Moriarty as a spokesman of the Beat Generation.He is a typical beat who revolts against the traditional social values and chases after the spiritual complacency.In addition,he opposes wars and advocates the equality between men and women.Thus in a sense Dean is a rebellious hero and stands ahead of his age.展开更多
A Farewell to Arms is full length novel with autobiographic flavor.There are many similarities between Hemingway and Frederic Henry, the“Hemingway Hero” in the book. Both of them were American young men when they ...A Farewell to Arms is full length novel with autobiographic flavor.There are many similarities between Hemingway and Frederic Henry, the“Hemingway Hero” in the book. Both of them were American young men when they volunteered to serve in the Italian army, both of them had their love affairs in the front, and both of them found someting lost in the war. In this paper, three aspects will be comparatively studied:their attitudes toward the war, their attitudes toward the love and how they treated the death.展开更多
文摘Yossarian is the hero in Catch-22 written by Joseph Heller in 1961,bearing the typical"anti-hero"feature of Black Humor in postmodernism literary fiction.This paper aims at giving some of the examples to make readers clearer of the Black Humor and more familiar with the"anti-hero"feature of Black Humor in postmodernism literary fiction.
文摘The paper makes a brief introduction to Ernest Hemingway and examines his short story In Another Country to revisit Hemingway's code hero concept. In Hemingway's world, God has gone. The heroes in his stories, however, hold tightly to their own principles, striving for meaning in a meaningless world.
文摘Wuthering heights, it lines with Heathcliff's love, hatred, revenge and awakeness. This paper will analysize the root of Heathcliff's tragedy and draw a rather balanced conclusion from the aspect of morality. On one hand, he is a devil of his crazy,unreasonable revenge on others; on the other hand, he is a hero from the aspect of humanity because he insists in pursuing true love and never submits to the adversity. His life tragedy reveals the viciousness of the society and lashes the harm of spirit from the social sense of hierarchy.
文摘Ernest Hemingway, an American author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954, is well known for his distinctive writing style, characterized by economy and understatement, and exact portrayal of macho characters, which attracts many critics' attention and earns the title of Hemingway hero.This paper finds that the characteristics of the conventional Hemingway hero can be traced on the female character instead of the male character in"Hills Like White Elephants". Through analyzing the characteris- tics of Hemingway hero on the female character, the author concludes that the female character in"Hills Like White Elephants"of- fers a unique and unconventional example of Hemingway hero and deserves more attention in the research of Hemingway 's charac- terization.
文摘Hemingway's stature as a writer was confirmed with the publication of A Farewell to Arms. Infact, Hemingway wrote a lot of war stories, but in almost all of his novels, the concept of the"Hemingway Hero"or more popularly the"code hero"is frequently elaborated and vividly exemplified. In the novel"A Farewell to Arms", Frederick Henry and Catherine Barkly are both Hemingway code characters who carry out the code very well and both show their grace under pressure in face of death, misery and disorder.Yet, an indepth study shows that the development levels of the two Hemingway code heroes are not the same.Catherine is the initi-ated, developed, and established code hero while Frederick is a developing code hero who can't be seen as a perfect one until the end of the story. He is to be initiated and tested;we observe his development under the tests.
文摘Willy Loman is a world famous literary character created by Arthur Miller to represent the failed American Dream.This paper analyzes the reasons for his failure,pointing out that it is his character flaws that lead to his tragic ending.
文摘This paper studies post-war America around the 1950's when On the Road was written and analyzes the protagonist Dean Moriarty as a spokesman of the Beat Generation.He is a typical beat who revolts against the traditional social values and chases after the spiritual complacency.In addition,he opposes wars and advocates the equality between men and women.Thus in a sense Dean is a rebellious hero and stands ahead of his age.
文摘A Farewell to Arms is full length novel with autobiographic flavor.There are many similarities between Hemingway and Frederic Henry, the“Hemingway Hero” in the book. Both of them were American young men when they volunteered to serve in the Italian army, both of them had their love affairs in the front, and both of them found someting lost in the war. In this paper, three aspects will be comparatively studied:their attitudes toward the war, their attitudes toward the love and how they treated the death.
