FromtheFourWinds, acollectionofshortstories, wasGalsworthy’-nameJohnSinjohn, anditwouldnotbeuntilTheIslandPharisees(1904) thathewouldbeginpublishingunderhisownname, , Jocelynwaspublishedinaneditionof750underthenameofJohnSinjohn—, TheSilverBox(1906), inwhichthetheftofaprostitute’spursebyarich “youngmanofgoodfamily”isplacedbesidethetheftofasilvercigarettecasefromtherichman’sfather’shouseby “apoordevil”, withverydifferentrepercussionsbecameasuccess, andhefolloweditupwithTheManofProperty(1906), , , suchasGeorgeBernardShaw, hisplaysaddressedtheclasssystemandsocialissues, twoofthebestknownbeingStrife(1909) andTheSkinGame(1920).
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*Somewidelyacceptednotionsaboutthethemesofthebook:
DutyversusDesire:
YoungJolyonwasthefavoriteofthefamilyuntilhelefthiswifeforhisdaughter’, thoughitseemsheisthepolaroppositeofJolyon, , insteadoffindingawifewhoisrich, hemarriesIreneandthenAnnette, , , mostofhisdecisionsareonthesideofduty.
GenerationsandChange:
, astheoldranksbegintodie, , afterafewgenerations, ’’past, .
: Discussion.
Areyoufamiliarwiththeterm “AmericanDream”? Trytounderstandthemeaningandthebackgroundoftheterm, andshareyourinterpretationofthedifferencesbetweenthe “AmericanDream”andthe “ChineseDream”withyourgroupmembers.
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