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《英语短篇小说教程》
练习参考答案
Keys to Unit Three
Richard Selzer: The Discus Thrower
1) Questions for discussion
(Suggested answers for reference)
(1) What impression do you get of the patient from the description given in
the story?
(In spite of his serious illness, the man never moans or complains. He talks
little and generally keeps the physical suffering to himself. He tries to maintain an
image of a real man although he is in the grip of Death. He behaves in the manner
of Hemingway’s “tough guy” – acting by the principal that “A man can be
destroyed but can not be defeated.”)
(2) In the short conversations, we hear the patient’s demand to know about
exact time and his demand for shoes. Why is he still interested in time and what
does he want shoes for since he can’t walk anymore?
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(His interest in exact time and his demand for shoes seem to suggest that,
deep in his heart, the man refuses to accept the fate. It might be the result of fierce
psychological conflict within the patient, with reality and rationality on one side,
and wish and will on the other side. Some abnormal behaviors indicate the man’s
unwillingness to reconcile with the fate in spite of his self-restrain.)
(3) Read carefully the paragraph about plate-throwing. Why does the writer
give such detailed description of it? What is your interpretation of this rather
abnormal behavior?
(From the detailed descriptions of his “discus” throwing, we seem to learn
that the man is rather skillful at that, and that he might have had some training in
the sport of throwing discus. Then why dose he throw plates? Is it because it brings
back the memory of the best moment in his life when his physical power wins the
glory and cheers? By this impulsive “reliving” or “restaging” of the explosive
energy he once had, the man gains some satisfaction – he laughs after it – and
proves that he is still alive. This action reveals the complicated inner world of a
man who is forced to face death.)
(4) Why does the writer choose “The Discus Thrower” as the title? Is it
coincidence that the short story has the same title as the famous Greek sculpture
Discobolus
(Discus Thrower)?
(In the Greek sculpture, we see the frozen moment of beauty: male vitality,
energy and muscle power. It is a celebration of life and physical capability. This
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