It analyzes the father image of the hotel keeper in Hemingway's short story Cat in the Rain from the perspective of Speech Act Theoy.Firstly,it presents the frame work of Speech Act Theory.According to Austin,ther...It analyzes the father image of the hotel keeper in Hemingway's short story Cat in the Rain from the perspective of Speech Act Theoy.Firstly,it presents the frame work of Speech Act Theory.According to Austin,there are two types of sentences: performatives and constatives.Yule further presents the action performed by producing an utterance will consist of three related acts: locutionary act,illocutionary act,and perlocutionary act.Then it analyzes respectively the speech act of the husband,the hotel keeper,and the wife.Through the analysis,the daughter image of the wife and the coldness of the husband the reveal and accentuate the father image of the hotel keeper who is considerate to his daughter and gives his daughter selfless love.Furthermore,it unfolds a broader horizon for readers to understand and appreciate the story.展开更多
Tennessee Williams is one of the most prominent American dramastists in the twentieth century.Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is his another masterpiece,which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955.In the play,the protagonist...Tennessee Williams is one of the most prominent American dramastists in the twentieth century.Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is his another masterpiece,which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955.In the play,the protagonist Brick suffers from unbearable psychological traumas,which inevitably results in his decadence.With the analysis of Brick’s decadence from the perspective of the familial trauma,emotional trauma and social trauma,readers will not only gain insights into the unpleasant relationships among family members,but also have a comprehensive understanding of the loneliness and alienation among the individuals in society.展开更多
文摘It analyzes the father image of the hotel keeper in Hemingway's short story Cat in the Rain from the perspective of Speech Act Theoy.Firstly,it presents the frame work of Speech Act Theory.According to Austin,there are two types of sentences: performatives and constatives.Yule further presents the action performed by producing an utterance will consist of three related acts: locutionary act,illocutionary act,and perlocutionary act.Then it analyzes respectively the speech act of the husband,the hotel keeper,and the wife.Through the analysis,the daughter image of the wife and the coldness of the husband the reveal and accentuate the father image of the hotel keeper who is considerate to his daughter and gives his daughter selfless love.Furthermore,it unfolds a broader horizon for readers to understand and appreciate the story.
文摘Tennessee Williams is one of the most prominent American dramastists in the twentieth century.Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is his another masterpiece,which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955.In the play,the protagonist Brick suffers from unbearable psychological traumas,which inevitably results in his decadence.With the analysis of Brick’s decadence from the perspective of the familial trauma,emotional trauma and social trauma,readers will not only gain insights into the unpleasant relationships among family members,but also have a comprehensive understanding of the loneliness and alienation among the individuals in society.
