伊甸之东
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《伊甸之东》描写了两个移民家族从美国南北战争直到第一次世界大战结束,长达半个世纪三代人的命运,运用象征和写实交融的手法,描绘了善与恶之间的斗争。特拉斯克家族的第一代赛勒斯伪造参加南北战争的经历,骗取了名誉和财产,并专横地送儿子亚当从军,生性善良的亚当收留了一个重伤的女子卡西,却不料她为人邪恶,抛下亚当和一对孪生子改名换姓开了妓院,后来孪生子又因发现她的秘密而走上不同的生活道路;而另一个家族的家长汉密尔顿却正直、勇敢、智慧,他教育成人的子女都秉承了他的善良性格并各有成就。
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You can never drive a human too far. I wouldn't do that. Always you must leave a man one escape before death....Charles is not afraid so he could never learn anything about courage.
Some men are friends with the whole world in their hearts, and there are others that hate themselves and spread hatred around like butter on hot bread.
Hate cannot live alone. It must have love as a trigger, a goad, or a stimulant.
Maybe, kneeling down to atoms, they're becoming atomized in their souls. Maybe a specialist is only a coward, afraid to look out of his little cage. And think what any specialist misses----the whole world over his fence.
在全部历史里,人类受到的教导是:杀人是最不能鼓励的坏事。杀人者必须加以消灭,因为杀人罪大恶极,也许是我们所知道的最严重的罪恶。可是我们找了一个士兵,把杀人的权利交到他手里,还对他说:“充分利用这个权利,要善于使用它。”我们让他放手大干。去杀你同类中的某一种人,杀得越多越好。我们会奖赏你,因为你能违反以前受到的教导。
如果你别无他有,你可以为任何东西吹嘘。也许你有的东西越少,你就越要吹吹牛皮。
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