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标题：Raymond Carver’s Narrative Poetics: An Analysis of the Narrative Functions of “Key” and “Cat” in Neighbors
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作者：Qiwen LIU ; Weisheng TANG
期刊名称：Studies in Literature and Language
印刷版ISSN：1923-1555
电子版ISSN：1923-1563
出版年度：2021
卷号：22
期号：1
页码：25-28
DOI：10.3968/12049
出版社：Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture
摘要：In Raymond Carver’s Neighbors , why does Bill, the protagonist, always have a sudden high sexual desire? What’s the use of frequent and large numbers of cats, keys and other objects? So far, almost all the relevant discussions have ignored the narrative function of “object” in the novel. In fact, the “object” as an “actor” radiates its mysterious and powerful power all the time, arouses a series of illusions and desires of the characters, affects their thoughts and actions, and finally highlights their “ontology” because of the sudden disappearance of the object, smashes the dream of the protagonists, and causes the characters and readers to think deeply about the relationship between people, objects and real life.
关键词：Neighbors;Agency;Actor;Object;Ontology