《金罐子》的叙事艺术与契弗的文学选择

契弗短篇小说《金罐子》描述了一对美国夫妇在美国梦挡不住的诱惑下屡战屡败却意外收获的故事，反映了现代社会平民百姓的生存状态与人性诉求；小说题材、人物刻画、叙事语言的高度艺术化是作品成功的主要因素，而作家在坚持艺术标准前提下面向时代读的学选择，对我们思考传统与现代、艺术与市场等问题不无启迪。

Comment on John Cheever's The Pot of Gold

John Cheever 's story The Pot of Golddescribes an American couple that fo ught against the cruel fate in order t o realize their American dream and rev eals the subsistence level of the com mon people and their longing for huma n nature in the modern society.The striking artistry of its theme,of its portrayal of th e characters and of its narrative lan guage is an important factor in the success of the story.The writer 's creation with high artistry and rea dability enlightens us on the relationship be-tween the traditional and the modern,and between the art and the market.