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英语文学教学与研究课程作业 The Thematic Analysis of Early Autumn “Early Autumn” is a short story winning universal praise which was written by a black American writer Langston Hughes.Langston Hughes is usually thought of as a poet.But he also wrote novels, plays, short stories, eays, autobiographies, newspaper columns, children‟s books, and the words to operas.He also translated into English the works of foreign poets.Hughes was one of the first black writers who could support himself by his writings.He is praised for his ability to say what was important to millions of black people.Langston Hughes was famous for his descriptions of black American life.He used his work to praise his people and voice his concerns about race and social injustice.His work is known all around the world and has been translated into many languages.Hughes produced a huge amount of work during his lifetime.He also has influenced the work of many other writers.He wrote for almost fifty years.But he is best known for his poetry.Some Langston‟s short stories have the quality of poems.like the one we are going to talk about——compact, moving and thought-provoking.The eay is aimed at making a thematic analysis of the story in such aspects as its plot , characters , scene rendering and linguistic description.1.The Plot of the story

When it comes to the Plot of the story , “Early Autumn” is little more than a slice of life.Many years later, a pair of broken lovers coincidently met each other in the street.After a simple conversation.they left separately.Facing Bill‟s indifference , Mary realized, the situation was hopele, although she had been thinking about Bill and still loved him.After all, time could change everything.They both had their families and their own life.Maybe ,it didn‟t make any difference to Bill.but as for Mary, this was an eternal pain.2.The Contrastive analysis of the Characters: this part includes appearance , social status, marital satisfaction and attitude to each other.After the author simply introduced the background, he called the reader‟s attention to Washington Square where a brief encounter happened.The story presented the differences of the two by means of conversation.The brief conversation did show emotional undercurrents beneath the calm surface of Mary.First, they changed in appearance.In the eyes of Mary, Bill was still young.but for Bill, Mary looked old.Second, they had different social status, Bill was a lawyer in a prestigious law firm, but Mary was an ordinary worker in the bursar‟s office.Third, their marital satisfaction was different.When Bill asked her about her husband, Mary was unwilling to speak of him, but Bill spoke of his family with love.Most importantly, their attitudes to each other were different.Mary was emotional, and she had been thinking about Bill and still loved him.Her memories were unforgettable, especially the last sentence of the paage , “Then she remembered she had forgotten to give him her addre—or to ask him for his—or tell him that her youngest boy was named Bill, too.“ is moving , but Bill was indifferent, though he was friendly.When the bus came, he left without hesitation.4.Scene rendering Several times the author described the scene on Washington Square, the paing people, the falling leaves, the chilly weather, the dusk and the lights.Did he want to tell us where and when the story took place? What other effects do such descriptions achieve? This is about scene rendering.The scene rendering was very important, which set off the change of the heroine‟s feelings.The paing people: “A great many people went past them through the park.People they didn‟t know.” “People came between them outside, people croing the street, people they didn‟t know.Space and people.”

In a big crowd, it is lucky for people to meet each other;however, occasional events may completely change the relationship between the two.Many years later, what if they meet again? It‟s not easy to continue their love.Maybe, it is impoible.The falling leaves: “The leaves fell slowly from the tree in the Square.Fell without wind.She felt a little sick.” The scene made the picture more heavy.Mary‟s excitement was disappearing slowly.The falling leaves and the chilly weather were a kind of reflection of Mary‟s feelings.The word“ sick” implied both psychological envy about Bill‟s happy family and physical discomfort because of the autumn dusk.As for the lights, “Suddenly the lights came on up the whole length of Fifth Avenue, chains of misty brilliance in the blue air.”

“The lights on the avenue blurred, twinkled, blurred.” “misty brilliance “ seemed to be contradictory.In fact , which showed Mary‟s inner conflict and struggle from excitement to disappointment.In the same way, “blue” had a double meaning, which showed the dusk and Mary‟s sadne.5.Linguistic description The Linguistic description falls into three stages: I.extremely excited II.disappointed

III.awoken

First ,she was extremely excited.These sentences can be found in the story: “Yesterday, walking acro Washington Square, she saw him for the first time in years.”

“Bill Walker,” she said.He stopped.At first he did not recognize her.Unconsciously, she lifted her face as though wanting a ki, but he held out his hand.She took it.“I live in New York now,” she said.“Always wondered what happened to you, Bill.”

“Married yet?” “Sure.Two kids.” “Oh,” she said.Next, the word “Oh,” showed her disappointment.This was a transition of the feelings.Finally, Mary became awoken, knowing that the days were gone.all was impoible.„Suddenly she shrieked very loudly, “Good-bye!” ’ But the bus door had closed.6.Conclusion: The story provides no moral leon about what is right and what is wrong,but an opportunity for the reader to relive a small episode of daily life.This story seems to be a pity, but just a true reflection of reality, which makes the reader involved, as if to see someone around, or even himself.In the middle of the crowd, we met some people, looking forward to some stories, but starting is often the end of the story.We go back to our respective orbits.As for the tragedy of a woman who lives in the memory of the past , different readers have different interpretations.My interpretation is as follows:

Many people focus on now, ignoring the future development of things.Mary lost the future happine because of an impulse.But it is too late to reconcile.This is the reality, which can not be changed.She has chosen his way.She He should go on…