《人鼠之间》——在失望中找寻快乐的微光

• 作 者: 约翰·斯坦贝克 贾宇帆 禾摇
• 出 处: 新东方英语(中学生)
• 发表日期: 2017年11期
• 关键词: 人鼠之间 莱尼 美国经济 美国中学 乔治 小说写作 大萧条时期 兔子 约翰·斯坦贝克 养鸡

《人鼠之间》出版于1937年,是美国中学十部必读经典之一。小说以20世纪30年代美国经济大萧条时期为背景,讲述了精明的乔治(George)和轻度智障儿莱尼(Lennie)的故事。这两个好朋友从小一起长大,在美国加州的一个富人牧场里工作。他们努力奋斗,梦想着有一天可以攒够钱买一小块自己的地,种种菜,养养鸡,过上属于自己的安宁日子。然而,眼看钱快要攒够了,却发生了意外,他们的梦想最终幻灭,莱尼也因此丧了命。

Published in 1937, is one of the ten must-read classics in American high schools. The novel, based on the Great Depression of the 1930s in the United States, tells the story of shrewd George and mildly mentally handicapped Lennie. The two good friends grew up together and worked in a rich man’s ranch in California, USA. They worked hard and dreamed of one day they could save enough money to buy a small piece of their own land, grow vegetables, raise chickens and spend their own peaceful days. However, seeing the money is about to save enough, but there was an accident, their dreams eventually disillusioned, Lenny therefore died.