坚忍克己：《一天的等待》中父子误解的根源

美国现代主义文学时期的代表作家海明威创作的许多短篇小说语言简洁，对话生动，内涵丰富。《一天的等待》是其中的名篇。然而在看似简单的情节中却蕴藏着深刻的人生哲理。故事中九岁的小孩由于知识的缺乏产生对于温标的误解只是他一整天等待“死亡”的表层原因，其深层次的根源在于美国文化中倡导的内敛和坚忍克己的男子汉气概。

Stoicism: The Cause of Misunderstanding between Father and Son in A Day's Wait

The short stories by Ernest Hemingway, the representative Modernist writer in American literature, usually have simple diction, vivid dialogues, and rich themes. A Day＇s Wait is one of such short stories. With a seemingly simple plot, the story suggests some important values. The child＇s misunderstanding of the different thermometer is only the apparent cause of his waiting for ＂death＂ through a whole day. The real cause of such an incident lles in male stoicism and taciturnity advocated in American culture.