文档介绍：The Magic Barrel : A Journey in English Literature
魔桶:一次英语文化之旅
Mao Xin 毛欣
Student Number:20106656
Course Paper
Submitted in partial fulfillment
Of the requirements for the Literature Course
College of Automation
Chongqing University
December 21, 2011
Abstract
Magic barrel is a well-known representative Malamud's short story ,
and widely included in the literature, teaching materials . The story describes the Jewish old man Salzman, in order to help his beloved daughter find her husband, he thought hard , and even unscrupulous and cunning .But the performance of his good-hearted nature, also depicts the Slazman's daughter and his favorite the image of Leo, in the harmony and witty which gives a warm feeling.
The plot of the novel is clear and marvelous . To introduce Jewish marriage as a career , the old man Salzman for Jewish students introduce to marriage Jewish students Leo, he strongly mended several nice girls with wealthy families to Leo , but unfortunately no one suit Leo appetite. Finally, in a bunch of pictures he found the girl who he likes when he learned that's Schatzman's daughter, he still loved her, but he had some doubts . And they eventually came together.
This thesisaims to analysis the short stories Main characters ,
Narrative point of view,Symbolism in the work,Cultural implications in the work Images in the work ,Language characteristi