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1、美国名人小说家弗兰纳里奥康纳Flannery0,Connorz1925-1964:SheToldStoriesAboutPeopleLivinginSmallTownsintheAmericanSouthplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:36repeatByRichardThorman2008-7-5VOICEONE:mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmRayFreemanwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogram,PeopleinAmerica.Today,wetellaboutwriterFlanneryOConnor.
2、(MUSIC)VOICEONE:FlanneryOConnor1.ateinherlifesomeoneaskedtheAmericanwriterFlanneryOConnorwhyshewrote.Shesaid,BecauseIamgoodatit.,Shewasgood.Yet,shewasnotalwaysasgoodawriterasshebecame.Sheimprovedbecauseshelistenedtoothers.Shechangedherstories.Shere-wrotethem,thenre-wrotethemagain,alwaysworkingtoimpr
3、ovewhatshewascreating.Flanneryhadalwayswantedtobeawriter.AftershegraduatedfromGeorgiaStateCollegeforwomen,sheaskedtobeacceptedatawritingprogramattheStateUniversityofIowa.Theheadoftheschoolfounditdifficulttounderstandhersouthernspeech.Heaskedhertowritewhatshewanted.Thenheaskedtoseesomeexamplesofherwo
4、rk.Hesawimmediatelythatthewritingwasfullofimaginationandbrightwithknowledge,likeFlanneryOConnorherself.VOICETWO:MaryFlanneryOConnorwasbornMarchtwenty-fifth,nineteentwenty-five,inthesoutherncityofSavannah,Georgia.Theyearshewasborn,herfatherdevelopedararediseasecalledlupus.Hediedofthediseaseinnineteen
5、forty-one.BythattimethefamilywaslivinginthesmallsoutherntownofMilledgeville,Georgia,inahouseownedbyFlannerysmother.1.ifeinasmalltownintheAmericanSouthwaswhatOConnorknewbest.Yetshesaid,Ifyouknowwhoyouare,youcangoanywhere.,VOICEONE:ManypeopleinthetownofMilledgevillethoughtshewasdifferentfromothergirls
6、.Shewaskindtoeveryone,butsheseemedtostandtoonesideofwhatwashappening,asifshewantedtoseeitbetter.Hermotherwasherexample.Hermothersaid,Iwasbroughtuptobenicetoeveryoneandnottotellmybusinesstoanyone.Flanneryalsodidnottalkaboutherself.Butinherwritingasilentanddistantangerexplodesfromthequietsurfaceofhers
7、tories.SomeseeherasaRomanCatholicreligiouswriter.TheyseeherangerasthesearchtosavehermoralbeingthroughherbeliefinJesusChrist.OthersdonotdenyherRomanCatholicreligiousbeliefs.Yettheyseehernotwritingaboutthings,butpresentingthethingsthemselves.VOICETWO:WhensheleftthewritingprogramatIowaStateUniversitysh
8、ewasinvitedtojoinagroupofwritersattheYaddowriterscolony.YaddoisatSaratogaSpringsinNewYorkstate.Itprovidesasmallgroupofwriterswithahomeandaplacetoworkforashorttime.Thefollowingyear,nineteenforty-nine,shemovedtoNewYorkCity.ShesoonleftthecityandlivedwithherfriendRobertFitzgeraldandhisfamilyinthenorthea
9、sternstateofConnecticut.FitzgeraldsaysO1Connorneededtobealonetoworkduringtheday.Andsheneededherfriendstotalktowhenherworkwasdone.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Whilewritingherfirstnovel,WiseBlood,shewasstrickenwiththediseaselupusthathadkilledherfather.Thetreatmentforlupusweakenedher.ShemovedbacktoGeorgiaandlivedth
10、erestofherlifewithhermotheronafarmoutsideMilledgeville.OConnorwasstillabletowrite,travel,andgivespeeches.WiseBloodappearedinnineteenfifty-two.BothitandOConnorssecondnovel,TheViolentBearitAway,areaboutayoungmangrowingup.Inbothbookstheyoungmenareunwillingtoaccepttheworktheyweremostfittodo.1.ikeallofFl
11、anneryOConnorswriting,thebookisfilledwithhumorzevenwhenhermeaningisserious.Itshowsthemixofatraditionalworldwithamodernworld.Italsoshowsabattleofideasexpressedinthesimple,countrytalkthatOConnorknewverywell.VOICETWO:InWiseBlood,ayoungman,HazelMoteszleavestheArmybutfindshishometownempty.Hefleestoacity,
12、lookingforaplacetobe.Onthetrain,heannouncesthathedoesnotbelieveinJesusChrist.HesayszIwouldntevenifheexisted.Evenifhewasonthistrain.Hismovingtothecityisanattempttomoveawayfromthenaturalworldandbecomeathing,amachine.Hedecidesthatallhecanknowiswhathecantouchandsee.Intheend,however,hedestroyshisphysical
13、sightsothathemaytrulysee,becausehesaysthatwhenhehadeyeshewasblind.CriticssayhisactionseemstoshowthatheisnolongerwillingtodenytheexistenceofJesusbutnowiswillingtofollowhimintothedark.Thenovelreceivedhighpraisefromcritics.Itdidnotbecomepopularwiththepublic,however.VOICEONE:OConnorssecondnovel,TheViole
14、ntBearitAway,waspublishedinnineteensixty.LikeWiseBlood,itisastoryaboutayoungmanlearningtodealwithlife.Thebookopenswiththeyoungman,FrancisMarionTarwaterzrefusingtodothetwothingshisgrandfatherhadorderedhimtodo.Thesearetoburytheoldmandeepintheground,andtobringreligiontohisunclesmentallysickchild.Instea
15、d,Tarwaterburnsthehousewherehisgrandfatherdiedandletsthementallysickchilddrownduringareligiousceremony.VOICETWO:CriticssayTarwatersviolencecomesfromhisattempttofindtruthbydenyingreligion.Intheend,however,heacceptsthathehasbeentouchedbyadeeperforce,theforceofthewordofGod,andhemustacceptthatword.Botho
16、fOConnorsnovelsexplorethelongmomentoffearwhenayoungmanmustchoosebetweenthedifficultiesofgrowingupandthesafeworldofachild.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:FlanneryOConnorisatleastaswellknownforherstoriesasforhernovels.Herfirstbookofstories,AGoodManisHardtoFind,appearedinnineteenfifty-five.Initshedealswithmanyoftheide
17、asshewroteaboutinWiseBlood,suchasthesearchforJesusChrist.Inmanyofthestoriesthereisaconflictbetweentheworldofthespiritandtheworldofthebody.Inthestory,TheLifeYouSaveMayBeYourOwn/atravelingworkmanwithonlyonearmcomestoafarm.Heclaimstobemoreconcernedwiththingsofthespiritthanwithobjects.VOICETWO:Thewomanw
18、hoownsthefarmofferstolethimmarryherdeafdaughter.Hefinallyagreeswhenthemothergiveshimthefarm,hercar;andseventeendollarsfortheweddingtrip.Hesays,Lady,amanisdividedintotwoparts,bodyandspirit.Thebody,lady,islikeahouse:itdontgoanywhere;butthespirit,lady,islikeaautomobile,alwaysonthemove.Hemarriesthedaugh
19、teranddrivesoffwithher.Whentheystoptoeat,themanleavesheranddrivesofftowardthecity.Onthewayhestopsandgivesaridetoawanderingboy.Welearnthatwhentheone-armedmanwasachild,hismotherlefthim.Criticssaythatwhenhehelpstheboy,heishelpinghimself.VOICEONE:Innineteensixty-fourzOConnorwasoperatedonforastomachdisea
20、se.OneresultofthisoperationwasthereturnofIupuszthediseasethatkilledherfather.OnAugustthird,nineteensixty-fou;FlanneryOConnordied.Shewasthirty-nineyearsold.Neartheendofherlifeshesaid,mabornCatholic,anddeathhasalwaysbeenbrothertomyimagination.,VOICETWO:Thenextyear,innineteenSiXty-five,herfinalcollecti
21、onofstories,EverythingThatRisesMustConverge,appeared.Initshespeaksofthecrueltyofdiseaseandthedeepercrueltythatexistsbetweenparentsandchildren.Inthesestories,grownchildrenareinastrugglewithparentstheyneitherlovenorleave.Manyofthechildrenfeelguiltyabouthatingthemotherswhozthechildrenfeel,havedestroyed
22、themthroughlove.Thechildrenwanttorebelviolently,buttheyfearlosingtheirmothersprotection.Innineteenseventy-one,OConnorsCollectedStorieswaspublished.Thebookcontainsmostofwhatshewrote.Ithasallthestoriesofherearliercollections.Italsohasearlyversionsofbothnovelsthatwerefirstpublishedasstories.Andithaspar
23、tsofanuncompletednovelandanunpublishedstory.Innineteenseventy-twothislastbookwontheAmericanbookindustryshighestprize,TheNationalBookAward.Asonecriticnoted,FlanneryOConnordidnotlivelong,butsheliveddeeply,andwrotebeautifully.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ThisSpecialEnglishprogramwaswrittenbyRichardThorman.mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmRayFreeman.JoinusagainnextweekforanotherPeopleinAmericaprogramontheVoiceofAmerica.
