1、I(20_届)本科毕业设计英语小说双料骗子的反转结局及人性启示THETWISTENDINGANDITSHUMANITYIMPLICATIONINADOUBLEDYEDDECEIVERI摘要欧亨利作为世界三大小说家之一,以其作品奇巧的艺术构思、出其不意的结尾而闻名。对人性理想的执著追求是其文学创作的主题。小说双料骗子和其它小说一样,以出乎意料的结局而结束故事,引发读者无限的回味和发思。反转结局虽然是一种小说创作的艺术手法,其特殊的运用却隐含了作品的主题意义。出其不意的故事结尾表达了人性某个方面的本质特征,人性本质是向善的,通过积极因素的影响,“罪恶”之人也能转化为一个善良的、有道德的人。关键词欧
2、亨利双料骗子艺术结尾人性转化ABSTRACTOHENRY,ASONEOFTHETHREEMOSTFAMOUSSHORTSTORYWRITERSINTHEWORLD,ISFAMOUSFORHISEXQUISITEPLOTANDTWISTENDINGINHISSTORIESTHESTORYADOUBLEDYEDDECEIVER,LIKEMOSTOTHERSTORIESOFOHENRY,PROVOKESLOTSOFREFLECTIONSFROMTHEREADERTWISTENDINGITSELFISJUSTANARTISTICTECHNIQUE,BUTITSAPPLICATIONIMPLIESTHE
3、THEMETHATTHEAUTHORISINTENDEDINTHECOURSEOFWRITINGACTUALLY,THEUNEXPECTEDENDINGINDICATESTHENATUREOFHUMANBEINGINACERTAINSENSEHUMANBEINGSAREESSENTIALLYGOOD,ANDINAPOSITIVELIVINGCONTEXT,EVENA“VICIOUS”MANLIKELLANOKIDCOULDBECONVERTEDINTOAKINDPERSONWITHGOODMORALITYKEYWORDSOHENRYDOUBLEDYEDDECEIVERTWISTENDINGHU
4、MANITYCONVERSIONCONTENTS摘要,ABSTRACTII1INTRODUCTION12TWISTENDING221THEDEFINITIONOFTWISTENDING222THEFUNCTIONOFTWISTENDINGINOHENRYSWORKS错误未定义书签。23TWISTENDINGINADOUBLEDYEDDECEIVER33REFLECTIONSOFHUMANITYINOHENRYSSTORY431THEDEFECTSINHUMANNATURE432THEVIRTUESINHUMANNATURE533HUMANITYIMPLICATIONINADOUBLEDYEDD
5、ECEIVER64CAUSESTHECONVERSIONOFHUMANNATURE641LIVINGCIRCUMSTANCE642ASPIRATIONFORLOVE75CONCLUSION8BIBLIOGRAPHY10ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS错误未定义书签。11INTRODUCTIONOHENRY,ORIGINALLYNAMEDWILLIAMSYDNEYPORTER,ISONEOFTHEMOSTIMPORTANTAMERICANSTORYWRITERSINHISWHOLELIFE,HEWROTEMORETHAN300SHORTWORKSHISSTORIESAREOFWIDERANGCH
6、ARACTERS,AMONGTHEM,THEMAJORITYARETHENORMALPEOPLEINTHECITYBECAUSEOFTHEENDING,HISSTORIESALWAYSMAKETHEREADERSSURPRISEHISTWISTENDINGSAREALWAYSCONTRARYTOREADERSEXPECTATIONSALTHOUGHTHEENDINGOFHISSTORIESAREALWAYSSURPRISING,THEBACKGROUNDSOFTHOSESTORIESAREBASEDONTHETRUELIFEINHISSTORIES,HECREATESATYPICALLYAME
7、RICANDEMOCRATICFORMWHICHAMERICALOOKSLIKEMAJUN,20062THEMAJORITYPEOPLEINHISWORKSARELOWERCLASSINSOCIETY,JUSTLIKECLERKS,POLICEMEN,ANDWAITRESSESALLHISSTORIESSHOWATRUEPANORAMAOFAMERICANLIFEORASSOMEONESAID,“THEENCYCLOPEDIAOFAMERICANLIFE“BARRY,196961OHENRYWASBORNINNORTHCAROLINA,IN1862HISFATHERWASADOCTORANDH
8、ISMOTHERSOMETIMESWROTEPOETRYHEGOTLITTLEEDUCATION,BUTHEWASMUCHENTERTAINEDASABOYBYHISMAIDENAUNTWHOTAUGHTHIMALITTLE,BUTREADSTORIESTOHIMMUCHBECAUSEOFTHEPRESSUREOFLIFE,OHENRYSTARTEDTOWRITINGSTORIESATFIRST,HEBOUGHTANEWSPAPERWITHONEOFHISFRIENDSANDTHEYPUBLISHEDTHENEWSOFTHEWEEKINHUMOROUSSTYLE,ANDALSOSOMESHOR
9、TSKETCHES,DRAWING,ANDVERSEITISTHEBEGINNINGOFHISCAREERASAWRITERGRADUALLY,THERECAMEALARGEDEMANDFORHISWORKSANDHEWROTESTORIESTOMANYMAGAZINESHEWASVERYSOCIABLEANDFRIENDLYWITHTHECHILDRENANDTHEPOOR,EVENTHETRAMPSANDTHIEVESMANYOFHISSTORIESTELLABOUTTHELIVESOFPOORPEOPLEINNEWYORK,ASWELLASINOTHERPLACESTHETITLEOFH
10、ISBOOKS,THEFOURMILLION1907,INDICATESHECONSIDERSALLTHEPEOPLEOFNEWYORKCITYWORTHWRITINGABOUTANDSYMPATHIZEDWITHTHEIRSUFFERINGSLOTANDHATEDTHOSERICHWHOEXPLOITANDDESPISETHEMOHENRYISANAMAZINGWRITERWHOUSESHUMOROUSEFFECTINHISSTORIESINCLUDINGTHERANSOMOFREDCHIEF,1907THEGIFTOFTHEMAGI1906,ANDTHECOPANDTHEANTHEM190
11、6,THESERVICEOFLOVE1907,THELASTLEAF1907HEALSOUSESIRONYTODISCLOSETHEESSENCEOFAMERICANSOCIETYTHESTANDARDSOFSOCIALMORALITYAREUNCLEARTHECONCEPTSOFRIGHTANDWRONGARECONFUSINGPEOPLEHAVEADISTORTEDIDEAOFGOODANDEVIL,ASISTHECASEINHISSTORY“ADOUBLEDYEDDECEIVER”1907MOREOVERTHEAUTHORVIVIDLYPRESENTSTHEHUMANITYOFCHARA
12、CTERSWHENREADINGHISNOVELS,YOUWILLBEDEEPLYTOUCHED,NOTONLYBYTHETWISTENDING,BUTALSOBYTHECHARACTERSHUMANITYINTHESTORIESTHEENDINGSOFFERHOPETOTHEHUMANITYANDSHOWTHEAUTHORSLOVEANDAROUSETHEREADERSSYMPATHY22TWISTENDINGTWISTENDINGISTHEMOSTFAMOUSFEATUREOFOHENRYSSTORIESTHISSPECIALWRITINGSKILLMAKESHISSTORIESFULLO
13、FSURPRISETHEUSAGEOFTHISSKILLINHISWORKSISVERYCOMMON21THEDEFINITIONOFTWISTENDINGATWISTENDINGISAPLOTTWISTOCCURRINGNEARORATTHECONCLUSIONOFASTORY,ANUNEXPECTEDCONCLUSIONTOAWORKOFFICTIONTHATCAUSESTHEAUDIENCETOREVALUATETHENARRATIVEORCHARACTERSTHEREARETHREEFEATURESOFTHETWISTENDINGFIRST,ISDISCOVERY,WHICHREFER
14、STOTHEPROTAGONISTSSUDDENRECOGNITIONOFTHEIROWNORANOTHERCHARACTERSTRUEIDENTITYORNATURETHROUGHTHISWRITINGSKILL,PREVIOUSLYUNFORESEENCHARACTERINFORMATIONISREVEALEDAFAMOUSEXAMPLEOFANTAGONIZESOCCURSINOEDIPUSREXOEDIPUSKILLSHISFATHERANDMARRIESHISMOTHERINIGNORANCE,LEARNINGTHETRUTHONLYTOWARDTHECLIMAXOFTHEPLAYF
15、LASHBACK,ORANALYSIS,ISTHESECONDIMPORTANTFEATUREOFTWISTENDINGITMEANSASUDDEN,VIVIDREVERSIONTOAPASTEVENTITISOFTENUSEDTOSURPRISETHEREADERSWITHPREVIOUSLYUNKNOWNINFORMATIONTHATOFFERSTHEANSWERTOAMYSTERY,PUTSACHARACTERINADIFFERENTLIGHT,ORREVEALSTHEREASONFORAPREVIOUSLYINEXPLICABLEACTIONANUNRELIABLENARRATORIS
16、THETHIRDPOINTITTWISTSTHEENDINGBYREVEALING,ALMOSTALWAYSATTHEENDOFTHENARRATIVE,THATTHENARRATORHASMANIPULATEDORFABRICATEDTHEPRECEDINGSTORY,THUSFORCINGTHEREADERTOQUESTIONTHEIRPRIORASSUMPTIONSABOUTTHETEXT22THEFUNCTIONOFTWISTENDINGINOHENRYWORKSUSUALLY,ANENDINGISCONSIDEREDTHECONCLUSIONOFASTORY,ANDTHEMAJORI
17、TYOFWRITERSOBEYTOTHISRULEGRADUALLY,WRITERSREALIZETHEENDINGCANALSODEEPENTHETHEMEOHENRYISONEOFTHEMOSTSUCCESSFULWRITERSWHOCREATESHISSPECIFICSTYLEENDINGTWISTENDINGTHISKINDOFENDINGNOTONLYCHANGESTHETRADITIONMEANINGOFSOCALLED“HAPPYENDING”,BUTALSOBRINGSASTRONGERSHOCKTOREADERSOHENRYISFAMOUSFORHISUSINGTWISTEN
18、DINGWITHTHEHELPOFTHETWISTENDING,THESTORYCANBEMOREMEANINGFULTHEENDINGISTHEMOSTSUITABLEPLACETOSHOWTHEIDEACONVEYEDINHISWORKSINTHEENDING,HUMANITYCANBEPRESENTEDADEQUATELYBECAUSEOFTHOSEFEWWORDS,OHENRYGIVESHISREADERSASTRONGSHOCKERANDPRESENTSTHETRUEMEANINGOFHUMANITYINMOSTOFHISSTORIES,HEALWAYSPAYSATTENTIONTO
19、THENORMALPEOPLEANDTHEIRHUMANVIRTUEOHENRYSHOWSTHEBRIGHTSIDEOFTHEHUMANITYTOHIS3READERS,ANDHUMANITYISTHEETERNALTOPICOFHISWORKSTWISTENDINGISAUSEFULTOOLSTOPRESENTSTHEMTHECONVERSIONOFHUMANNATUREINTHETWISTENDINGISTHEMOSTPOWERFULPROOFTOSUPPORTOHENRYSBELIEFTHATHUMANNATUREISBASICALLYGOODANDNOONEISBORNTOEVILAC
20、TUALLY,THETWISTENDINGISNOTSUDDENATALLBECAUSEHEHASSETMANYCLUESINTHESTORYTHETYPICALFEATUREOFOHENRYSSTORIESISATWISTOFPLOT,WHICHTURNSONANIRONICORCOINCIDENTALCIRCUMSTANCELEACOCKHISINCOMPARABLEACHIEVEMENTISTOCREATETHETWISTENDINGBYTHEPLOTMAKINGANDCOMPACTSTRUCTUREINOHENRYSWORKS,THEEVENTSOFSOMESHORTSTORIESAR
21、EARRANGEDINTHEDIFFERENTORDEROFOCCURRENCE,WHICHEXCEEDREADERSNORMALEXPECTATIONTOTHEARRANGEMENTOFTHOSEEVENTSINHISWORKS,MAKINGTHEENDINGUNPREDICTABLEANDSTRANGEHEISANAMAZINGGENIUSTOMAKEPLOTSANDDESIGNINCIDENTSHEISMANGETOHOLDTHEREADERIN“SUSPENSE”MORETHANTHAT,THEREADERSCARCELYKNOWSTHATHEISSUSPENDEDUNTILATTHE
22、VERYCLOSEOFTHESTORYTHESUSPENSEINTHESTORYISUSUALLYEMPLOYEDINTHEPLOTITISTHESEEMINGLYINSIGNIFICANTCHARACTERSTHATFINALLYBECOMETHENOTABLEFIGURESTHATROUSEREADERSREFLECTIONTHECOMPACTSTRUCTUREISANOTHERSOUTSTANDINGWRITINGTECHNIQUEOFOHENRYEVENTSINTHESTORYARECLOSELYCONNECTEDASCHAINSOFRINGS,WHICHMAKEREADERSEAGE
23、RLYINTERESTEDINTHEENDINGOFTHESTORYASSOONASTHEHIGHLIGHTOFTHEREVERSEOFPLOTS,THESTORYENDSWITHOUTANYREDUNDANTEXPLANATIONSINTHELASTLEAF,THEDESCRIPTIONOFMRBEHRMAN,THETRUEHERO,ONLYTAKESUP500WORDSINMORETHAN5000WORDSMEANWHILE,THESTORYDISMISSESAPART,ROUSINGUSREADERSAGREATDEALOFIMAGINATIONHOWCANTHEMANABOVE60YE
24、ARSOLDSTANDONTHELADDER,DRAWINGALEAFONTHEWALLINTHEDREADFULLYSTORMINGNIGHT,WHILEHIS“SHOESANDCLOTHINGWEREWETTHROUGHANDICYCOLD”OHENRY,200310923TWISTENDINGINADOUBLEDYEDDECEIVERTWISTINGENDINGISTHEMOSTOUTSTANDINGFEATUREOFOHENRYSSTORIESTHEREARENEITHERGREATSOCIALEVENTSNORCOMPLEXLYPLOTSINTHESTORIESBUTHISWORKS
25、STILLATTRACTMILLIONSOFREADERSALLOVERTHEWORLD,THEMOSTIMPORTANTPARTTHATTOUCHESTHEREADERSARETHEBEAUTYOFTHEHUMANITYCONVEYEDINTHETWISTENDINGFROMANEVILTOAGENTLEMANISALONGPROCESS,APERSONCHANGESHIMSELFGRADUALLYANDTHECHANGEMENTSMAYBENOTVERYOBVIOUSBUTINOHENRYSSTORIES,WITHTHEHELPOFTWISTENDING,THECONVERSIONISSH
26、OWNCLEARLYINADOUBLEDYEDDECEIVER,LLANOKID,THEHEROOFTHESTORY,MAKESANEVILPLANEWITHTHACKERTOCHEATTHEMONEYOFANOLDCOUPLEATTHEVERYBEGINNING,LLANODECEIVESTHEOLDWOMANINTOBELIEVINGHEISHERSON,THEPLANISVERYSUCCESSFULANDTHECOUPLETRUSTHIMVERYMUCHBUTATTHEENDOFTHISSTORY,LLANOJUSTBREAKSUPWITHTHACKERANDGIVESUPTHEFORT
27、UNE4BECAUSELLANOGRADUALLYUNDERSTANDSMRSVULGARSSADNESSANDENJOYSTHEKINSHIPWITHFAMILIESSUCHANUNEXPECTEDPLOTTWISTPRESENTSINTHEENDINGISALSOSHOWSTHEAUTHORSHOPETOHUMANITYWHENHUMANVIRTUEAWAKEN,PERSONWILLRULESHISACTIONANDTOBEAGOODMAN3REFLECTIONSOFHUMANITYINOHENRYSSTORIESASWEALLKNOWTHATTHEENDINGISVERYIMPORTAN
28、TTOTHESTORY,BECAUSEITISTHECONCLUSIONORASUMMARYOFANARTICLEANEXCELLENTENDINGCANMAKETHEARTICLEWONDERFULANDINSPIRINGHOWEVER,OHENRYISAPIONEERTOMAKEAMAZINGENDINGSHISWORKSAREFAMOUSFORTWISTENDINGITINDICATESTHATTHEENDINGOFASTORYARETOTALLYDIFFERENTFROMITSHOULDBE,MAYBETHEFATEOFTHECHARACTERINTHESTORYHASALSOBEEN
29、CHANGEDGREATLYBECAUSEOFTHISENDING,THEWHOLESTORYWILLBEMOREINTERESTINGANDATTRACTIVEANDTHETWISTENDINGNOTONLYGIVESTHEREADERSANUNEXPECTEDRESULT,BUTALSOLETUSTHINKALOTHUMANITYISTHEMAINTOPICOFOHENRYSWORKSANDTHETWISTENDINGPRESENTSTWOSIDESOFHUMANITYCLEARLYTHEHUMANNATUREISNOTPUREITISMIXTUREOFVIRTUESANDDEFECTSZ
30、HANGMINGYANG,200773WHENTHEHUMANVIRTUEOVERTAKESTHEHUMANDEFECT,ITCANMAKEPEOPLEWILLINGBEKINDBUTIFTHEHUMANDEFECTOVERTAKESHUMANVIRTUE,ITCANMAKEPEOPLEGREATLYDIFFERENTTHEIRBORINGPERSONALITY,JUSTLIKESELFISHNESSANDGREEDINESSPREVAILTHEBOUNDARYBETWEENHUMANVIRTUEANDDEFECTSISCLEARBUTINOHENRYSSTORIES,ITISNOTVERYC
31、LEARWHENTEMPTED,AGOODMANWOULDDOEVILTHINGSWHENMOVED,THEEVILMANWOULDBECOMEAGOODPERSON31THEDEFECTSINHUMANNATUREOHENRYDISCLOSESTHEUGLINESSOFHUMANINTHEMONEYFIRSTSOCIETYINMANYOFHISWORKS,ITCANBESEENCLEARLYTHATHECRITICIZEDTHEDISTORTEDHUMANITYANDTHEPEOPLEWHOLOSTTHEMSELVESINFORTUNEBYEXPOSINGTHEDARKSIDEOFTHEWO
32、RLD,OHENRYTRIESTOAWAKENTHEPEOPLEANDSTIMULATETHEIRDESIRESFORTHEBRIGHTSIDEOFTHEWORLDINASOCIETYTHATONLYVALUESMATERIALISMPEOPLEBEARATREMENDOUSECONOMICPRESSUREANDTHEIRHUMANITYISDAMAGEDGREATLYFANYUEHONG,200842INTHATSOCIETY,PEOPLEBELIEVEMONEYISOMNIPOTENTANDCANBUYEVERYTHINGMANYRIDICULOUSTHINGSHAPPENINTHATSO
33、CIETY,INMAMMOMANDTHEARCHER,SOMEONEEVENTHINKMONEYCANBUYPURELOVETHEAUTHORBRINGSTHEREADERSADEEPTHOUGHTOFSOCIALREALITYANDMORALBANKRUPTCYATTHATTIMEINMONEYCENTEREDSOCIETY,PEOPLEARELOSTTHEIRHUMANITYANDCONFUSEDABOUTRIGHTANDWRONGQINYAN,200959INTHECOPANDTHEANTHEM,SOAPYINORDERTOSHELTERFORTHECOMINGWINTER,HADTOT
34、RYHARDTOBEARRESTEDSOTHATHECOULDSTAYINTHEPRISONFORTHREE5MONTHSINTHATWAY,HECANPROVIDEHIMSELFWITHFOODTHEDESPAIRINGSOCIALPOLARIZATIONFORCEDTHEPOORTOBECOMEDEGRADEDAND“EVIL”INMOSTOFOHENRYSWORKS,HESHOWSTHEUGLYREALITYOFSOCIETYTHATMENWERETWISTEDINSOULANDBECAMEMACHINESANDANIMALSINPURSUITOFPROFITINADOUBLEDYEDD
35、ECEIVE”,THACKER,ACONSULAR,WHOHASASTABLEJOBANDARELATIVESOCIALPOSITION,ISNOTSATISFIEDWITHHISPRESENTSITUATIONANDALWAYSWANTSTOEARNMONEYWITHOUTHARDWORKINGSO,WHENHEFIRSTMEETSLLANOKID,ANEVILTHOUGHTOCCURSIMMEDIATELYHEWANTSTOUSELLANOKIDTOCHEATTHEOLDCOUPLESMONEYHEKNOWSMRSVULGARMISSESHERLOSINGSONVERYMUCHANDHEJ
36、USTUSESTHISPOINTTOEARNHERTRUSTHEUSESHERSUFFERINGTOACHIEVEWHATHEWANTSHEEARNSMONEYREGARDLESSOFOTHERSPAINTHEYWEREFASCINATEDATMONEYWITHOUTTHINKINGOFTHEPOORINTHATSOCIETY,MANYPEOPLEEVENDOEVILTHINGSAGAINSTTHEIRCONSCIENCE,INORDERTOEARNMONEYTHEIRSELFISHNESSWILLMAKETHEWORLDDARKANDHOPELESSBYDISCLOSINGTHEDARKSI
37、DEOFHUMANWORLD,OHENRYWANTSTOAWAKENPEOPLESCONSCIENCEANDTHEIRDEEPESTLONGINGFORALLGOODTHINGS,SOTHATPEOPLECANMAKETHEIREFFORTSTOSAVEANDCLEANTHEWHOLEWORLD32THEVIRTUESINHUMANNATUREPEOPLEARESUPPOSEDTOHAVESOMEHUMANVIRTUESTHEYAREEXPECTEDTOBEKIND,BRAVE,HONEST,HARDWORKING,POLITE,ANDWARMHEARTEDSOMEPEOPLEALSOTRYT
38、HEIRBESTTOKEEPTHESEGOODQUALITIESTHEYARESEEKINGHAPPINESSFOROTHERSREGARDLESSOFTHEMSELVESFANLIN,200660INTHEGIFTOFTHEMAGI,THEAUTHORSHOWSUSTHEPURELOVETHECOUPLEWEREVERYPOOR,BUTASTHECHRISTMASISCOMING,BOTHOFTHEMWANTEDTOBUYGIFTSTOOTHERSOBOTHOFTHEMSOLDTHEIRMOSTPRECIOUSTHINGSANDBOUGHTGIFTSFORTHEIRPARTNERALTHOU
39、GHTHEGIFTSWEREUSELESSATLAST,THEDEEPLOVEBETWEENTHECOUPLEWOULDEVERLASTINTHELASTLEAF,THEAUTHORSHOWSUSTHESELFSCARIFICATIONOFHUMANBEINGSANORDERMAN,INORDERTOENCOURAGEAYOUNGGIRLTOKEEPONHERLIFEANDDREWTHELEAFONTHEWINDOWEVERYDAYINTHECOLDWINTERUNFORTUNATELY,HEGOTABADCOLDANDDIEDATLASTTHOUGHTHEOLDMANSSELFSCARIFI
40、CATION,THEYOUNGGIRLSURVIVEDSUCHPEOPLEMAKEWORLDFULLOFHOPEANDLOVEINADOUBLEDYEDDECEIVER,THEREISAPUREKINSHIPBETWEENFAMILYMEMBERSMRSVULGARHADSEPARATEDFROMHERSONFORMORETHAN20YEARSDURINGTHATLONGTIME,SHEISNEVERFEELINGHAPPYANDEVERYDAYSHEISMISSINGHERSONVERYMUCHEVENTHOUGHTHEREISNOINFORMATIONFROMHERSON,SHESTILL
41、BELIEVESHERSONISALIVEANDNEVERGIVESUPSEEKINGFORHIMEVERYDAYSHEISLIVINGINTHEMEMORIESANDHEREYESAREFREQUENTLYWETFORMISSINGINSUCHMONEYCENTEREDSOCIETY,RELATIONSHIPSBETWEENPEOPLEARENOTPUREANYMORETHEREISTOOMUCHADDEDTOITPEOPLEAREUSEDTOTHINKINGMOREABOUTTHEMSELVESANDTHEIRBENEFITSWHILE,MORETHAN20YEARSPASSBY,MRSV
42、ULGARNEVERCHANGEDHERDEEPLOVEFORSONSHESTILL6PRESERVESTHEMOSTBEAUTIFULAFFECTIONNEITHERTIMENORMONEYCANSTOPHERDEEPLOVEMANYYEARSLATER,WHENSHEMEETSHERSONAGAIN,SHECANNOTRECOGNIZEHIM,BUTSHEIMMEDIATELYACCEPTSLEBANONASHERSONMAYBE,SHEISWAITINGFORHIMTOOLONGSHEDOUBTSHIMALLSHEWANTSTODOISTOBEAMOTHER,WHICHSHEHASBEE
43、NWAITINGFORMORETHAN20YEARSSUCHPEOPLEMAKEWORLDFULLOFHOPEANDLOVETHEHUMANVIRTUESHOWNINOHENRYSSTORIESCONVEYSHISBELIEFTHATTHEREISSTILLA“FLOWER”OFHUMANITYINTHENEWYORK“JUNGLE”RANWENLING,20026233HUMANITYIMPLICATIONINADOUBLEDYEDDECEIVERHUMANNATURECANBETRANSFERREDUNDERSOMEPROPERSITUATIONSINADOUBLEDYEDDECEIVER
44、LLANOKIDISAYOUNGMANWITHCRUELCHARACTERHEONCEKILLSAFELLOWBECAUSEOFDISPUTATION,ANDTHENHEFLEESAWAYWHENHEFLEES,HESTEALSAHORSEWHENHEMEETSTHACKER,THEUNITEDSTATESCONSULS,HEDISCUSSESWITHHIMTOCHEATARICHOLDCOUPLEANDBELONGINGBYPRETENDINGTOBETHEIRSEPARATEDSONANDHEAGREESBUTWHENHEISDEEPLYTOUCHEDBYTHEOLDMOTHERSLOVE
45、ANDTEARSHEDOESNOTWANTTOLETTHISSADMOTHERHURTAGAINSOHEDECIDESTOBETHEIRSONINHISWHOLELIFEHEISONCEAKILLER,ADECEIVERHEFINALLYCHOOSESTOBEAGENTLESONTOCOMPENSATETHEOLDCOUPLEFORHISWRONGDOINGSTHERETURNOFTHELOSTSONBRINGSHAPPINESSTOTHECOUPLEANDCALMNESSTOKIDSHEARTFINALLY,THEGOODOVERCOMESTHEEVILANDHETURNSANEWLEAFT
46、OBEGINHISLIFETHATISJUSTTHEGREATREWARDTOHIMANDTHEUNEXPECTEDENDINGSALSOSURPRISEALLOFTHEREADERSANDFINDTHEBRIGHTSIDEOFHUMANITYAFTERALL,THEWORLDINOHENRYSSTORIES,AMERICANSOCIETYSTILLHASHOPEANDKINDNESSINTHEIRNATUREWEICHUNZHI,2003714CAUSESCONVERSIONOFTHEHUMANNATUREPEOPLEARETHESOCIALANIMALSTHEIRTHOUGHTSANDBE
47、HAVIORSAREUSUALLYAFFECTEDBYTHESURROUNDINGDIFFERENTSITUATIONSWHEREPEOPLESTANDCANMAKETHEMBECOMETOTALLYDIFFERENTAGOODCIRCUMSTANCECANRULEPEOPLESBEHAVIORSANDFORCETHEMTOBEGOODPEOPLEBESIDESTHEOUTERFACTOR,THEINNERFACTORSPLAYMOREIMPORTANTROLETOAFFECTHUMANITYTHEHUMANNATUREANDTHEIRASPIRATIONSFORLOVEALSOMAKETHE
48、MABANDONTHEEVILLIFEANDSTARTNEWLIFE41LIVINGCIRCUMSTANCEASONEOFTHEMOSTOUTSTANDINGCRITICALREALISTWRITER,OHENRYMAKESHISCREATIONBASEDONTHEREALLIFEANDREFLECTSITTRULYREAPPEARINGTHERELATIONSHIPBETWEENHUMANANDTHECIRCUMSTANCEWHERETHEYSTANDBASEDONTHEDESCRIPTIONOFTHEMODELS,THESTORIESARETRYING7TOREVEALTHENATUREO
49、FLIFEINTHEERAOFOHENRY,NEWINDUSTRIALREVOLUTIONSPROUTSOUTANDACHIEVESANOVERALLSUCCESSINTHEEARLYOF20CENTURYAMERICANCAPITALISTSGAINAGREATSUCCESSBOTHININDUSTRYANDURBANIZATION,INTHATTIME,THISCOUNTRYREALLYMAKESAGREATPROGRESSINMATERIALCIVILIZATIONBUTATSOMETIME,THESTRUCTUREOFSOCIETYALSOCHANGESDRAMATICALLY,THERICHPOORGAPMOVETOWARDSPOLARIZATIONANEWLIFESTYLEAPPEAREDINFRONTOFTHEAMERICANS,WHICHISFEATUREDBYMODERNCITYLIFEMOREANDMOREMODERNBUILDINGSASWELLASTHESLUMSAREARISINGINTHEPEOPLESEYESIGHT,ASWELLASTHESLUMSDUETOSUCHSOCIALSITUATION,THEPEOPLESMINDALSOBEARSASEVEREIMPACTIT