Representation of Family in the Narratives of Smiling Flower(Gol-e Khandān)

The development of a childs personality is profoundly influenced by the environmental stimuli after their formation.Within this context,lullabies and childhood stories assume significant roles in this formative process.The familial environment serves as the primary locus from which individuals acquire their beliefs and personalities.This research investigates the portrayal of family dynamics within the narrative framework of the Persian story Smiling Flower(Gol-e Khandn).In the majority of narratives of this story,featuring the Laughing Flower,a magical agency is bestowed upon an infant girl,thereby shaping her future.The analysis of this narratives themes prioritizes the familial element,particularly the central figures of parents,who play pivotal roles in the cultivation of the childs personality.Examination of parental representation within this narrative elucidates the prominence of the maternal figure,albeit acknowledging the undeniable influence exerted by the fathers demeanor and character on the childs trajectory.

The Clever Husband

The wife was loudly berating (责骂) her husband in a restaurant.She fi-nally ended her harangue (训斥) by screaming.'Of all the despicable peopleon this earth,you are the vilest.'By this time everyone in the restaurant was staring at them.The hus-band,quickly recovering raised his voice and said,'You were so right。

The Comparative Analysis of The River-Merchant's Wife:A Letter

"The River-Merchant's Wife:A Letter",written by the great poet Li Bai,is the most prestigious version among the translations of Chinese ancient poetry by Ezra Pound and has been accepted as one of the classics of American literature.The poem exquisitely expresses the changes of the wife's mind at different phases.Martin and Rose's Appraisal Theory provides us with a theoretical framework for the analysis of the different realizations of the sentimental resources of the poem in the original and its English version.

Love Is Intensified by Absence- Book Review on "The Time Traveler's Wife"

In this paper,a review was finished according to a novel-"The Time Traveler's Wife".It use time travel to explore miscommunication and distance in relationships.A lot of knowledge could be obtained from the passage.

Denial of Sartre's Existentialism in The Time Traveler's Wife

By contrast with Sartre's existentialism,The Time Traveler's Wife depicts another humanistic world.Moreover,such things as meaning,reason,compensation and peace are indispensable in this world.

On Writing Techniques of an Artistically Ingenious Work——Henry Lawson's The Drover's Wife

The Drover' Wife is a short story written by Henry Lawson who is extolled as the father of the Australian nationalism literature.This short story reflects Henry Lawson's outstanding talent of writing techniques:natural shift from the past to the present;succinct and unpretentious wording;straightforwardness and directness as well as his humorous writing.

Coming into the Poets' Dreams——A Comparison of 2 West and East Elegies

Elegies are found in both Chinese and English literature history. "Jiang Cheng" Zi by Su Shi and "On his Deceased Wife" by Milton have the same theme —in dream meeting wife who had died.However,their differences are as outstanding which is a clue to help uncover the writing methods and cultural distinctions.

基于Sketch Engine分析Husband/Wife在BNC中的搭配模式

夫妻关系是人类社会关系中最重要的一种,也是家庭关系中最核心的一环。研究夫妻性别角色差异有助于我们更好地理解其对婚姻家庭的影响。用强大的语料库检索工具Sketch Engine分析研究Husband(丈夫)和Wife(妻子)这两个名词在BNC(British National Corpus英语国家语料库)中的语法搭配模式,为从性别语言差异的角度分析丈夫和妻子在婚姻家庭中的角色地位差异提供有力的数据支持,摆脱非数据研究阶段,使研究结果更具可信度和说服力。

Metaphor Analysis Based on Image Schema——Take the Poem Jie Fu Yin and its English Translation as an Example

There are many implied metaphors in the poetry of Tang dynasty. In this paper, the poem Reply of a Chaste Wife and its English version are analyzed through the image schema theory to explore the explanatory power of image schema to the poems of Tang dynasty.At the same time, a new perspective to the appreciation of the metaphors in the poems of Tang dynasty is provided.

“Good Wife ”and “Good Husband”,1951 Style!

How You Can Be a ‘Good’Wife “As I am to be married soon and want to be agood wife,I’d like to know specially how I can be‘all things’to my man,”wrote a listener to DonMcNeil in 1951. The reply from Samuel and Esther Kling,whowere marriage counselors at the time,was as follows: Show him in a thousand little ways that you

The Heroine in British and American Literature

There are full of self-consciousness in British and American Literature.It developed quickly to begin with the idealism.The Heroine in literature is almost kind,loyal and wholehearted.But they are not the victims of the feudalism any more.They become to be a fighter.They are strong,brave and progressive such as Scarlet O＇Hara and Jane Eyre.They are both the famous heroines in the British and American Literature.

Correlation Analysis of Attitudinal Responses of Men and Women Toward Wife Beating by Husband in Rural and Urban Ethiopia

The Central Statistical Agency （CSA） of Ethiopia included some questions in its 2005 Demographic and Health Survey （DHS） questionnaire, asking for the opinion of men and women if wives beaten by husbands is justified if wives commit some mistakes while they are undertaking their day to day family responsibilities and other personal functions. The sample size was about 14,000 women in the reproductive and productive ages of 15-49 and about 6,000 men in the age brackets of 15-59. The reasons for wife beating by husbands are examined against some selected independent background variables of the sampled men and women respondents, while the dependent variables are the responses to questions of wife beating. With respect to the analytical model, the author decided to focus on some descriptive statistics, such as frequency distributions tables, proportions, comparative analysis, and application of chi-squares （Xz） techniques to examine the variations in the responses of women and men amongst the independent backgrounds.

Cultural Characteristics and Value Connotation of Female Status From Husband-Wife Intimacy Perspective in China

Wife-husband relationship is regarded as the most intimate relationship between two individuals. Researches show that a positive intimate couple relationship and the rise of female status can help maintain the harmonious marriage and family, thus promoting social harmony and stability. Husband-wife intimacy and female status can be well mirrored in regular conducts between them like sleeping ways, touching, spending leisure time together, making co-decision and sharing household chores etc. It is culture that affects and constructs husband-wife intimate relationship and female status. Hence, the exploration of cultural characteristics and value connotation behind is needed.

Subversion of Patriarchy： Intertextuality in Carol Ann Duffy＇s The WorM＇s Wife

The WorM＇s Wife （1999）, written by Carol Ann Duffy, who is the first woman and first openly LGBT person appointed Britain＇s poet Laureate, is a collection of poems which makes full use of intertextuality to show Duffy＇s subversion to patriarchy. In this collection, histories and myths are parodied, quoted, alluded and even rewritten. Women in her poems are given chances to speak out for themselves, which can be seen as a form of resistance against patriarchy. In this article, constitutive intertextuality as well as manifest intertextuality like parody, quotation and allusion in The WorM＇s Wife will be discussed specifically. By analyzing how those intertextual features are adopted as a form of resistance against patriarchy, this article aims to help readers form a better perception of the feminism Duffy raises, and tries to help more women who are being suppressed by men, to find and reconstruct their identities.

On Multimodal Criticism of The Kitchen God’s Wife

Studying the covers of the three editions of The Kitchen God’s Wife by Amy Tan,a famous female Chinese American writer,the author finds Chinese cultural elements stood out in publishers’earliest recommendations,but later were replaced by immigrant mother-daughter relationship,and then were overwhelmed by the concern for human beings.It is interesting that this change fits the changing focuses of Chinese American writers in the 21st century.

Two Female Characters of Tragic Fate from Different Countries—Tess and Xianglin's Wife

This article mainly deals with the comparison between the main character Xiang Lin’s wife in Lu Xun’s short narrative story Blessing and the main character Tess in the novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles written by the famous critic realistic British writer Hardy in 19th century.This article discusses about the similarities and differences between the two tragic figures from three aspects,namely the background of their times;the origins of their tragedies and the personalities of the two women,so that the readers may have a better understanding of the themes of the two novels.

A Report on The Great Gatsby

F.Scott Fitzgerald is one of the most prominent American authors of the 20th century who is the evocator of the Jazz Age,a term he coined himself and a member of the "Lost Generation" of the twenties.The Great Gatsby is widely considered to be his greatest novel which is ranked second in the Modern Library’s list of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century.Time Magazine also included the novel in its TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005.

The Final Return of Hester Prynne

The Scarlet Letter has been recognized by numerous critics as being one of the greatest of American novels.All the aesthetic effects are perfectly fulfilled by the " final" return of the heroin — Hester Prynne.Since her husband and lover have died,her daughter has been married into a noble family of Europe,why does Hester Prynne return to America,and take up her long forsaken shame? The purpose of the article intends to analyze this question.In brief,the decisive factors in regard to the final return of Hester Prynne include many characteristics of Hester Prynne and revealing of social reality.