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On The Writing Of Negative Emotions In The William Trevor's Short Stories

Posted on:2019-10-20Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:B Q LiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2405330548478379Subject:Chinese Language and Literature
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William Trevor's short stories derive from daily life,which always focus on ordinary people.These ordinary characters who stay in the plight are far from happy life.They are tortured by negative emotions which make them suspicious,sensitive,and melancholy.Writing of negative emotions appears in almost every short story of William Trevor.Writing of negative emotions in Trevor 's short stories can be divided into three types:the negative emotions in family life;under the colonial rule of negative emotions;the negative emotions during the period of social transformation.The art characteristics of writing concerning negative emotions in the Trevor's short stories is mainly manifested in three aspects:one is all-round psychological description;the second is unfocused narrative perspective;the third is the using of flashback skills.Trevor's the writing of negative motions in short stories ascribe to three aspect:first of all,Trevor has a special outsider status;secondly,Trevor pursues true of novel writing;the third,protestant emotional standpoint make the writer focus on the writing of negative emotions.The writing of negative emotions in Trevor' short stories possess the important value of three aspects:from the relationship with real life,it reveals the social problems and restores a state of existence of modern people;from the contribution to the history of literature,it deepens the connotation of negative emotions writing in the history of literature and increases the expression form of negative emotions writing;from the meaning to the reader,it can arouse the reader's compassion and purify their mind,meanwhile,which can also awaken the readers' moral identity and reshape their moral position.The research on writing of the negative emotions in Trevor 's short story is a very meaningful academic discussion,which requires more scholars to participate in the study and make a comprehensive,multi-angle and in-depth analysis.Although most of work has been done in the article of " on the negative emotions writing in William Trevor's short stories",there are still some shortcomings.With the development of the times,this research must make new breakthroughs.
Keywords/Search Tags:William Trevor, short stories, negative emotions, the little people
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