1、论警察与赞美诗中反讽的运用THEUSEOFIRONYINTHECOPANDTHEANTHEMCONTENTS摘要ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION11BRIEFINTRODUCTIONOFTHEAUTHORANDTHENOVEL211BRIEFINTRODUCTIONOFTHEAUTHOR212THEAUTHORSWRITINGSTYLE22THESTATEMENTOFIRONY43THEUSEOFIRONYINTHECOPANDTHEANTHEM731SOAPYSWAYOFWINTERINGANDHISTHOUGHTS732SOAPYSSIXBACKFIREDACTIONS933COP
2、SDUTYANDPEOPLESVIEWOFCOPS1134SOAPYSVIEWOFCOPSIRRESPONSIBILITY1335SOAPYHASBEENINFLUENCEDBYANTHEMANDDECIDETOTURNOVERANEWLEAF,BUTISARRESTED14CONCLUSION17NOTES18BIBLIOGRAPHY19ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS摘要情景反讽作为一种主要的描写手法在欧亨利警察与赞美诗中的运用成功地推动了小说情节的发展，增加了小说的戏剧性悬念，使小说的人物形象更加丰满。本文将剖析小说中的情景反讽的实例，以指出小说中情景反讽的反复运用表达了欧亨利对当时美国
3、资本主义社会中不合理的现象的抨击，还表达了作者对下层劳动人民的同情。作者将情景反讽贯穿于故事的开头、发展和结尾，揭露了资本主义社会的矛盾虚伪和黑白颠倒的本质。关键词情景反讽；警察与赞美诗；美国资本主义社会ABSTRACTTHEADROITMANIPULATIONOFSITUATIONALIRONYBYOHENRYINHISMASTERPIECETHECOPANDTHEANTHEMCONTRIBUTESFIRSTEFFECTIVELYTOTHEUNFOLDINGOFTHEPLOTNEXTITINCREASESITSSUSPENSEOFTHEPLOTSLAST,ITENABLESTHECHARAC
4、TERSVIVIDINTHISPAPERIWILLANALYZEEXAMPLESOFSITUATIONALIRONYINTHATSTORYTHEREPETITIONOFTHEUSEOFSITUATIONALIRONYEXPRESSESOHENRYSATTACKONIRRATIONALPHENOMENAINTHEAMERICANCAPITALISTSOCIETYATTHATTIMEANDALSOHISSYMPATHYFORTHELOWERCLASSTHEAUTHORAPPLIEDTHESITUATIONALIRONIESINTHEBEGINNING,DEVELOPMENTANDTHEENDINO
5、RDERTOREVEALTHECONTRADICTORY,HYPOCRITICALANDTOPSYTURVYESSENCEOFTHECAPITALISTSOCIETYKEYWORDSSITUATIONALIRONY，THECOPANDTHEANTHEM，AMERICANCAPITALISTSOCIETYINTRODUCTIONOHENRYISCONSIDEREDAS“FATHEROFAMERICANMODERNSHORTSTORIES”AND“MANHATTANCRITICSCROWNPROSEWRITER”HISWORKISFULLOFHUMOR,HISSTORIESAREAMUSING,F
6、LIPPANT,FLAT,BITINGANDAREFILLEDWITHIRONY,SENTIMENT,ANDPATHOSONEOFHISFAMOUSWORKS,THECOPANDTHEANTHEMISTHEMOSTTYPICALONETHISPAPERWILLREVEALITSRHETORICBEAUTYANDTHEDARKNESSOFTHESOCIETYINOHENRYSTIMEINTHEWAYOFANALYZINGTHEUSEOFIRONYINTHECOPANDTHEANTHEMTHEPAPERFALLSINTOTHREEPARTSTHEFIRSTPARTGIVESBRIEFINTRODU
7、CTIONOFTHEAUTHORANDHISWRITINGSTYLETHESECONDPARTISTHESTATEMENTOFIRONY,SUCHASITSDEFINITIONANDCLASSIFICATIONTHETHIRDPART,WHICHISTHECOREOFTHEPAPER,ILLUSTRATESTHEUSEOFSITUATIONALIRONYINTHECOPANDTHEANTHEMFROMFIVEPERSPECTIVESASFOLLOW1SOAPYSWAYOFWINTERINGANDHISTHOUGHTS2SOAPYSSIXBACKFIREDACTION3COPSDUTYANDPE
8、OPLESVIEWSOFCOPS4SOAPYSVIEWOFCOPSIRRESPONSIBILITYWHICHDISAPPOINTSSOAPY5SOAPYHASBEENINFLUENCEDBYANTHEMANDDECIDETOTURNOVERANEWLEAF,BUTISARRESTEDTHISTHESISMAINLYHELPSTOLEARNABOUTTHEUSEOFIRONYINOHENRYSTIME1BRIEFINTRODUCTIONOFTHEAUTHORANDHISWRITINGSTYLE11BRIEFINTRODUCTIONOFTHEAUTHOROHENRYWHOSEREALNAMEISW
9、ILLIAMSYDNEYPORTER，ISMOSTCOMMONLYASSOCIATEDWITHTHESHORTSTORYANDMASTERFULIRONIC“OHENRYTWIST”SURPRISINGENDINGHEHASBEENHAILEDAS“FATHEROFAMERICANMODERNSHORTSTORIES”AND“MANHATTANCRITICSCROWNPROSEWRITER”DURINGHISLIFETIMEHEWORKEDINVARIOUSJOBS，INCLUDINGABOOKKEEPER,ADRUGSTORECLERK,ATEXASRANGER,ANACCOUNTANT,A
10、DRAFTSMAN,ABANKTELLERANDANEWSPAPERCOLUMNIST，SOHEKNEWTHECOMMONPEOPLESLIFESTYLEWELL12THEAUTHORSWRITINGSTYLEIRONYISONEOFWRITINGSTYLESOFTRADITIONALAMERICANLITERATUREWASHINGTONIRVINGISTHEFIRSTONETOEMPLOYTHISWRITINGSTYLEWITHSLIGHTIRONYTOMAKEHISSTORIESFUNNYBUTMEANINGFULMARKTWAINISAGOODSUCCESSORWHOUNVEILEDT
11、HETRUTHINLIFEBYDESCRIBINGEXAGGERATEDIMAGESHUMOROUSLYANDCOLLOQUIALLYYETIRVINGSHAWSHUMORFOCUSEDONTHEDEPICTIONOFCHARACTERSPERSONALITYINTHEINFLUENCEOFTHOSEWRITERS,OHENRYFOLLOWEDTHEIRSTYLEHISWORKISFULLOFHUMOR,HISSTORIESAREAMUSING,FLIPPANT,FLAT,BITINGANDAREFILLEDWITHIRONY,SENTIMENT,ANDPATHOSBUTISQUITEDIFF
12、ERENTFROMTHEIRS,FILLEDWITHDEPRESSED,MISERABLEANDBITTERLAUGHTERHISMAJORIRONICWORKSARETHECHAIROFPHILANTHROMATHEMATICS,THECOPANDTHEANTHEM,THEFOURMILLION,CONFESSIONSOFAHUMORISTANDSOON,AMONGWHICHTHECOPANDTHEANTHEMISTHEMOSTEXEMPLARYIRONYRUNSTHROUGHOUTTHEWHOLESTORY2THESTATEMENTOFIRONYIRONYISAFIGUREOFSPEECH
13、INWHICHTHEINTENDEDMEANINGOFTHEWORDSUSEDISTHEDIRECTOPPOSITEOFTHEIRUSUALSENSEITISABROADTERMREFERRINGTOTHERECOGNITIONOFAREALITYDIFFERENTFROMTHEMASKINGAPPEARANCEFOREXAMPLE,“FORYEARSTHEHOSPITABLEBLACKWELLSHADBEENHISWINTERQUARTERS”ASWEALLKNOW,BLACKWELLISAROUGHPRISONTHATCOMMONPEOPLEAREAFRAIDOFGOINGTOHEREOH
14、ENRYDESCRIBESTHEPRISONWITH“HOSPITAL”WHICHISCOMPLETELYOPPOSITETOWHATITREALLYISTHUSTHESTRONGSARCASTICIRONYEFFECTISREACHEDIFTHEWRITERUSES“ROUGH”,THEREWILLBENOSUCHEFFECTATALLASIRONYREALIZESITSEFFECTSBYMEANSOFEXAGGERATION,UNDERSTATEMENTANDSARCASM,ITCANBESUBDIVIDEDINTOVERBALIRONY,DRAMAIRONYANDSITUATIONALI
15、RONYFIRSTISVERBALIRONYVERBALIRONYISAFIGUREOFSPEECHINWHICHTHEACTUALINTENTISEXPRESSEDINWORDSWHICHCARRYTHEOPPOSITEMEANINGITCONTAINSTWOLEVELSOFMEANINGWHATITACTUALLYMEANSISNOTDECIDEDBYITSLITERALMEANINGBUTTHECONTEXT,EGYOUAREELOQUENTASANOYSTERINFACTANOYSTERISWORDLESS,SOHERE“ELOQUENT”ISINTENDEDTOMEAN“SILENT
16、”INTHISWAY,THESPEAKERCANSATIRIZESOMEONEWHOSALWAYSTACITURNSECONDISDRAMAIRONYDRAMAIRONYHASASPECIALMEANING,REFERRINGTOKNOWLEDGEHELDBYTHEAUDIENCEBUTHIDDENFROMTHERELEVANTACTORSILLSHOWYOUANEXAMPLE“IHOPETOMSBETTEROFFWHEREHEIS”,SAIDSID“BUTIFHEDBEENINSOMEWAYS”“SID”TOMFELTTHEGLARETHEOLDLADYSEYE,THOUGHHECOULDN
17、OTSEEIT“NOTAWORDAGAINSTMYTOM,NOWTHATHESGONE”INTHESCENE,TOMISHIDINGUNDERTHEBED,WHICHISCLEARTOAUDIENCEEXCEPTSIDANDTOMSAUNTBECAUSEOFTHAT,TOMSAUNTREACTSSOSTRONGLYINORDINARYDAYS,TOMISANAUGHTYBOYANDHISAUNTALWAYSCOMPLAINSABOUTHIMITSFUNNYTHATTOMSAUNTISSOEMOTIONALCOMPAREDWITHTHEFACTTHATTOMISSTILLALIVETHELAST
18、ONEISSITUATIONALIRONYWHICHISTHEIRONICSPIRITAPPLIEDTOEVENT,ANDSITUATIONTHEACTUALDEVELOPMENTOFONESITUATIONISJUSTOPPOSITETOTHEEXPRESSIONFOREXAMPLE,SEVERALVACATIONERSATTHELUXURIOUSRICHELIEUAPARTMENTSTHEREHELDAHURRICANEPARTYTOWATCHTHESTORMFROMTHEIRSPECTACULARPOINTRICHELIEUAPARTMENTSWERESMASHEDAPARTASIFBY
19、AGIGANTICFIST,AND26PEOPLEPERISHEDINTIMEOFDANGER,PEOPLESTILLSOAKEDTHEMSELVESINVISUALENJOYMENTRATHERTHANRUNNINGAWAYTHERESULTWASTHAT26PEOPLEWEREKILLEDWHICHWASABSOLUTELYOUTOFTHEIREXPECTATIONSTHEREAREASEAOFIRONIESINTHECOPANDTHEANTHEM,ESPECIALLYSITUATIONALIRONIESDETAILEDANALYSISABOUTTHESITUATIONALIRONIESU
20、SEDINTHISNOVELWILLBEGIVENNEXT3THEUSEOFIRONYINTHECOPANDTHEANTHEMITISTHESITUATIONALIRONYTHATISUSEDINTHECOPANDTHEANTHEMBECAUSEITISAPPLIEDTHROUGHOUTTHEBEGINNING,THEDEVELOPMENTANDTHEEND,ANUNEXPECTEDEFFECTHASBEENACHIEVEDTHEANALYSISANDTHEUNDERSTANDINGOFSITUATIONALIRONYCANHELPENABLEREADERSTOENJOYLITERATUREB
21、ETTER,TOKNOWMOREABOUTTHETEMPTATIONFORTHEAUTHORSANDTOIMPROVETHEIRTASTEINLITERATUREHEREISTHEDETAILEDANALYSISABOUTTHESITUATIONALIRONIESINTHISNOVEL31SOAPYSWAYOFWINTERINGANDHISTHOUGHTSTHEHIBERNATORIALAMBITIONSOFSOAPYWERENOTOFTHEHIGHESTINTHEMTHEREWERENOCONSIDERATIONSOFMEDITERRANEANCRUISESOFSOPORIFICSOUTHE
22、RNSHIESORDRIFTINGINTHEVESUVIANBAYTHREEMONTHSONTHEISLANDWASWHATHISSOULCRAVEDTHREEMONTHSOFASSUREDBOARDANDBEDANDCONGENIALCOMPANY,SAFEFROMBOREASANDBLUECOATS,SEEMEDTOSOAPYTHEESSENCEOFTHINGSDESIRABLE1P65FORALLANIMALS,ITISCERTAINTHATSTORINGFOODANDLOOKINGFORAPLACEFORWINTERINGBEFOREWINTERAREEXCESSIVELYNECESS
23、ARY,LETALONEFORADVANCEDHUMANBEINGSASWINTERISAROUNDTHECORNER,WINTERINGINTHEPRISONISOBVIOUSLYNOTANOBLEANDREASONABLEIDEAFORPEOPLEWITHFOURSTRONGLIMBSLIKESOAPY,THOUGHHEHASNOPLACETOLIVEWITHOUTACASHINHISPOCKETWHATSMORE,EVERYONEKNOWSWHATAPRISONISUSEDFORAPLACEFORHOLDINGPRISONERSAPRISONONLYCOULDPROVIDETHEPRIS
24、ONERSWITHTHEMOSTBASICEVENQUITEBADACCOMMODATIONS,SOAPRISONCANNEVERBEAPLACEMENHAVEBEENLONGINGFORYETINTHENOVEL,ITSABIGIRONYTHATTHEAUTHORCOMPAREDSOAPYSRIDICULOUSIDEATOTHEESSENCEOFTHINGSDESIRABLEWEMAYKNOWFROMTHENOVEL,ATTHATTIMETHEREISNOLACKOFAMERICANAIDAGENCIES,ANDPHILANTHROPISTSARENOTINASMALLNUMBERTHUSI
25、TSHOULDBESAIDTHATTHEREISNONEEDFORSOAPYTOLIVESUCHANAWKWARDLIFENEVERTHELESSWHYWOULDSOAPYRATHERGOTOPRISONTHANACCEPTRELIEFITTURNSOUTTHATINSOAPYSOPINIONTHELAWWASMOREBENIGNTHANPHILANTHROPYIFNOTINCORNYOUMUSTPAYINHUMILIATIONOFSPIRITFOREVERYBENEFITRECEIVEDATTHEHANDSOFPHILANTHROPYTHECONFLICTBETWEENSOAPYSSTRAN
26、GEIDEAANDTHEREALITYEXPOSESTHEHYPOCRISYOFTHECAPITALISTSWITHPHILANTHROPISTSMASKSONCEOHENRYSEVERELYCRITICIZEDTHOSESANCTIMONIOUSCAPITALISTSINTHECHAIROFPHILANTHROMATHEMATICSOHENRYSAID“WHENAMANSWINDLESTHEPUBLICOUTOFACERTAINAMOUNTHEBEGINSTOGETSCAREDANDWANTSTORETURNPARTOFITANDIFYOULLWATCHCLOSEANDNOTICETHEWA
27、YHISCHARITYRUNSYOULLSEETHATHETRIESTORESTOREITTOTHESAMEPEOPLEHEGOTITFROM”INANOTHERWORD,THESOCALLEDPHILANTHROPISTSSQUEEZETHEMONEYFROMTHECIVILIANPOPULATIONTHEESSENCEOFCHARITYISACOVERFORCAPITALISTSTOGIVEBACKSOMEMONEYFORPEACEOFMINDTHEENDINGOFTHECHAIROFPHILANTHROMATHEMATICSALSOPROVEDTHISPOINTEVENINDOINGPH
28、ILANTHROPY,PHILANTHROPISTSHAVENOTFORGOTTENEXPLOITATIONANDPROFIT32SOAPYSSIXBACKFIREDACTIONSSOAPYTAKESALTOGETHERSIXCHANCESTOBEARRESTEDINTHISFICTIONEACHTIMESOAPYENDSUPWITHATURNUPANDEACHATTEMPTCONTAINSASITUATIONALIRONYFIRSTOFALL,SOAPYGOESINTOAGLITTERINGCAFONBROADWAYANDISREADYTOHAVEAFEASTWITHOUTPAYINGWHA
29、TAPITYASSOONASHESETSFOOTINTOTHERESTAURANT,THEHEADWAITERSEYESFELLUPONHISFRAYEDTROUSERSANDDECADENTSHOESITSNATURALTHATSOAPYISTHROWNTOTHESIDEWALKTHELASTSENTENCEOFTHISPARTIS“STRONGANDREADYHANDSTURNEDHIMABOUTANDCONVEYEDHIMINSILENCEANDHASTETOTHESIDEWALKANDAVERTEDTHEIGNOBLEFATEOFTHEMENACEDMALLARD”SINCESOAPY
30、ISPOOR,ITSASHAMEFORTHEMALLARDTOBEEATENBYSOAPYITISTHUSCLEARTHATTHEDISCRIMINATIONAGAINSTTHEPOORANDTHECONCEPTOF“MONEYTALKS”ISVERYSEVERESOAPYTURNSOFFBROADWAYANDCOMESTOASHOPWINDOWHETAKESACOBBLESTONEANDDASHESITTHROUGHTHEGLASSITSRIDICULOUSTHATTHECOPDOESNTREGARDHIMASASUSPECTATALLFROMTHISSCENE,WECANFIGUREOUT
31、THATCOPSINTHATTIMESWERENOTWORTHTHEIRSALTATALLTHEYMIGHTALWAYSARRESTANINNOCENTPERSON,SOTRUTHISALWAYSFARAWAYFROMTHEMWECANIMAGINEHOWCORRUPTTHEOFFICERSAREANDHOWDARKTHESOCIETYISONCEMORESOAPYGOESINTOARESTAURANTBUTOFNOGREATPRETENSIONSTHISTIME,SOAPYHASGOTSOMETHINGTOEATBUTWAITERSGIVEHIMASOUNDBEATWITHOUTCALLIN
32、GACOPWHENEVERAWAITERFACEPROBLEMSLIKETHAT,HESHOULDHAVECALLEDACOPITSUNDOUBTEDLYILLEGALTOGIVESOAPYASOUNDTHRASHINGBYHIMSELFTHISALSOREFLECTSTHECORRUPTIONANDOFCOPSPEOPLEAREWILLINGTOASKPOLICEFORHELPBECAUSETHEYKNOWITTURNSOUTTOBENOUSETHEFORTHATTEMPTISTOMOLESTASTRANGEGIRL“AYOUNGWOMANOFAMODESTANDPLEASINGGUISEW
33、ASSTANDINGBEFOREASHOWWINDOWGAZINGWITHSPRIGHTLYINTERESTATITSDISPLAYOFSHAVINGMUGSANDINKSTANDS”THISPARTOFDESCRIPTIONCONVEYSINFORMATIONTHATTHEYOUNGWOMANMUSTBEANOBLEANDWELLEDUCATEDLADY,WHILEGODSEEMSTOPLAYTRICKSONHIMONPURPOSETHEGIRLTURNSOUTTOBEAPROSTITUTEWHOSEEMSTOWONTLETHER“CUSTOMER”GOEASILYFINALLYSOAPYT
34、AKESAGREATDEALOFEFFORTTOGETRIDOFHEREVERYTHINGGOESCONTRARYTOSOAPYSWISHESAFTERTHATSOAPYCATCHESATTHEIMMEDIATESTRAWOF“DISORDERLYCONDUCT”HEREALLYWANTSTOBREAKPUBLICORDERSBECAUSEHEREALLYWANTSTOBEARRESTED,WHILEONCEMOREACOPCARESNOTHINGFORSOAPYSBEHAVIORTHINGSGOONRUNNINGINTHEOPPOSITEDIRECTION“INACIGARSTOREHESA
35、WAWELLDRESSEDMANLIGHTINGACIGARATASWINGINGLIGHT”“WELLDRESSED”ANDSMOKING“ACIGAR”BOTHINDICATEHESARICHGENTLEMAN,ATLEASTNOTPOORSOAPYTRYSTOIRRITATETHEGENTLEMANBYTAKINGAWAYHISSILKUMBRELLAUNEXPECTEDLYTHESILKUMBRELLAACTUALLYDOESNTBELONGTOTHEGENTLEMANHESTOLEITTHATMORNINGASARESULT,HE“RETURNS”THESILKUMBRELLATOS
36、OAPYTHISISANIRONICANDHYPOCRITICALAGEAPROSTITUTEMIGHTMAKEUPLIKEANOBLELADYANDATHIEFMIGHTDRESSUPLIKEARICHGENTLEMANITISASOCIETYFULLOFLIESINFACT,EACHOFSOAPYSACTIONWILLREALIZEHIS“DREAM”WITHOUTAHITCH,WHILEITISTHERIDICULOUSSOCIETYWITHINJUSTICEANDCONTRADICTIONMAKESTHEREASONABLEPOSSIBILITYOUTOFTHEQUESTIONTHES
37、ITUATIONALIRONIESOFSIXUNEXPECTEDSCENESSHARPLYSATIRETHEDARKNESSOFTHEUSFROMMULTIPLEANGLESINFRONTOFPEOPLE,CAPITALISTSALWAYSREPEATEDLYCLAIMTHATEVERYONEISEQUALBEFOREGOD,BUTTHEPOLICEREACTDIFFERENTLYTOSOAPYBECAUSETHEYHAVEMISTAKENSOAPYSIDENTITYWHENTHEYSEESOAPYSRAGGEDCLOTHES,THEYIGNOREANDEVENLAUGHATHIMWHENTH
38、EYMISTAKESOAPYFORARICHKIDFROMYALEUNIVERSITY,THEYBEARTOLERANCEFORALLKINDSOFEVILMATTERSASMUCHASPOSSIBLEALLOFITREVEALSTOPEOPLETHEESSENCEOFCAPITALISTSOCIETYTHEPARADISEFORTHERICHTOENJOYTHEMSELVESASTHEYWISHBUTTHEHELLFORTHEPOORTOSUFFERMUCH33COPSDUTYANDPEOPLESVIEWOFCOPSITISWELLKNOWNTHATACOPSJOBISTOMAKEPEOPL
39、EOBEYLAWSANDPREVENTORSOLVECRIMESNEVERTHELESSWEMAYFINDTHATTHEPOLICEHAVEALREADYFORGOTTENTHEIRDUTYFORALONGTIMEINTHISFICTIONATFIRSTSOAPYBREAKSTHESHOPWINDOWONPURPOSE,WHILETHECOPDIRECTLYRUNSAFTERAMANHALFWAYDOWNTHEBLOCKCATCHINGABUSRATHERTHANTAKESSOAPYASASUSPECTBYTHISTOKEN,POLICEATTHATTIMESEEMTOINVESTIGATET
40、HECASEATINTUITIONRATHERTHANEVIDENCEITMUSTTAKEAMANSOMETIMETORUNOVERAHALFBLOCKIFTHETROUBLEMAKERDIDNTCATCHANYONESATTENTIONUNTILHEHADBROKENTHESHOPWINDOWANDRUNOVERAHALFBLOCK,HOWFASTHEWEREWHATSMORE,ITISINTHEDAYTIMEANDSOAPYTRIESTOEXPOSEHISCRIME,SOTHEREMUSTBESOMEONESEEINGWHATREALLYHAPPENSASLONGASTHECOPASKST
41、HEMENWHOISTHERE,THENTHEREWILLBEANANSWERSECONDLY,WHENSOAPYCONDUCTDISORDERLYATPUBLICPLACE,THECOPABSOLVESHIMANDEVENPROVIDESANEXPLANATIONFORHIMIHAVETHOUGHTOFTWOREASONSTOEXPLAINTHISWEIRDTHINGONEREASONISTHATTHECOPACTUALLYHASMISTAKENSOAPYFORARICHSTUDENTATYALEUNIVERSITYIFSO,THECOPSTANDSFORALLTHEPOLICEWHOBUL
42、LYTHEWEAKANDFEARTHESTRONGANDPOLICEARELACQUEYSSERVINGFORTHECAPITALISTSINTHOSECOPSEYES,PEOPLEAREDIVIDEDINTOTHEPOORANDTHERICHORTHEGENTLEANDTHESIMPLE,WHICHISTHEONLYCRITERIONFORTHEMTODECIDEWHOISGUILTYTHEOTHERREASONISTHATCOPSARETOOLAZYTOUNDERTAKETHEIRDUTYINORDERTOREDUCETHEIRWORKLOAD,THEYTURNABLINDEYETOTHE
43、IRCASESITCANTHUSBESEENPOLICEATTHATAGEAREALWAYSIRRESPONSIBLECOPSIRRESPONSIBILITYISALSOREFLECTEDINTHESCENEOFSTEALINGUMBRELLATHETIMETHEWELLDRESSEDGENTLEMANADMITSHIMSELFTAKINGTHEUMBRELLAFROMOTHERONE,THECOPTURNSAROUNDINSTEADOFARRESTINGHIMALLTHOSETHINGSGOCONTRARYTOWHATSHOULDHAVEHAPPENED,WHICHRESULTFROMTHE
44、ESSENCEOFCOPSFLUNKIESOFTHECAPITALISTSANDTOOLSFORTHERULINGCLASSAFTERTHEEXUMBRELLAMANRETREATED,THEPOLICEMANHURRIEDTOASSISTATALLBLONDEINANOPERACLOAKACROSSTHESTREETINFRONTOFASTREETCARTHATWASAPPROACHINGTWOBLOCKSAWAYTHATISNOTACOPSDUTY,BUTITSEEMSTHATHESQUITEGLADTODOTHESEUNNECESSARYTRIFLESTHATISTOSAY,POLICE
45、SJOBHASBEENTODOWHATTHEYWANTTORATHERTHANWHATTHEYHAVETOASERIESOFIRONIESCOMPLETELYOPPOSITETOWHATOUGHTTOBESEVERELYCONDEMNCOPSIRRESPONSIBILITYANDINEFFICIENCYASCOPSALWAYSNEGLECTTHEIRDUTY,INPEOPLESMINDACOPISNOLONGERWHATHEUSEDTOBE,TOBEMOREEXACT,BUTAKINDOFDECORATIONTHUSWHENEVERTHEYGETINTOSOMETROUBLES,THEYALW
46、AYSTRYTORESOLVETHEMINTHEIROWNWAYTHOUGHITSLEGALTOASKACOPFORHELPNOWONDERSOAPYHASBEENTHROWNOUTOFTHERESTAURANTASSOONASHETELLSTHEWAITERHEHASNOMONEYWITHHIMINTHATAGE,PEOPLEWONTGETWHATTHEYDESERVEWITHTHEHELPOFCOPSWHILECOPSSTILLHAVETHERIGHTTOARRESTSOMEONEWHOMTHEYTHINKOFGUILTY,PEOPLESEEMTOBEAFRAIDOFTHEMUSUALLY
47、PEOPLENEVERDOANYILLEGALTHINGSTOACOPSFACEIFTHEYWANTTO,THEYLLDOITBEHINDHISBACK34SOAPYSVIEWOFCOPSIRRESPONSIBILITYAMONGSOAPYSSIXFAILURESOFTRYINGTOGETINTOPRISON,SOMEFAILEDBECAUSESOAPYISNOTLUCKYENOUGHANDMEETSSOMEGUYSWHOAREGOODATDISGUISINGTHEMSELVES,WHILETWOCASESFAILEDBECAUSEOFTHEPOLICEIFCOPSWERERESPONSIBL
48、E,CAREFUL,RIGHTEOUS,ORNOTRUNNINGDOGSOFCAPITALISM,SOAPYWOULDHAVEGOTSUCCESSINACRIMESEYES,SUCHUNCARINGCOPSWHOFAILTODISTINGUISHRIGHTFROMWRONGAREOBVIOUSLYPOPULARWITHHIMNEVERTHELESSINTHISNOVEL,EVENSOAPYASACRIMINALISTERRIBLYDISAPPOINTEDWITHTHOSECOPSINTHATWORLD,COPSARENOLONGERRESPONSIBLEANDCRIMINALSWISHCOPS
49、TOBEDEDICATEDTOTHEIRDUTIES,WHEREEVERYTHINGISUPSIDEDOWNTHUSASHARPSITUATIONALIRONYWORKSANDEXPRESSESTHEAUTHORSDISSATISFACTIONANDRAGETOWARDSCOPS35SOAPYHASBEENINFLUENCEDBYANTHEMANDDECIDETOTURNOVERANEWLEAF,BUTISARRESTEDANDTHEANTHEMTHATTHEORGANISTPLAYEDCEMENTEDSOAPYTOTHEIRONFENCE,FORHEHADKNOWNITWELLINTHEDAYSWHENHISLIFECONTAINEDSUCHTHINGSASMOTHERSANDROSESANDAMBITIONSANDFRIENDSANDIMMACULATETHOUGHTSANDCOLLARS1P72WHENSOAPYISQUITEDEPRESSED,ITSTHEANTHEMTHATPURIFIESHISSOULANDFILLSHIMWITHHOPEAGAINTHEANTHEMGIVESADEFINITIONOFTRUTH
