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1、The Absence of Windows1OutlineIntroductionoftheauthorMainopinionandthethemeWritingmethodsandtraitsQuestionsandconclusion2IntroductionSurgeonandwriterRichard SelzerwasborninTroy,NewYork,graduatedfromUnioncollegein1948andreceivedhisM.D.fromAlbanyMedicalCollegein1953.Selzerswritingcareerbeganinthe1970s
2、.3MasterWorksMerging art and religion with science, these largely autobiographical essays delve deeply into the emotional territory of medicine commonly avoided by other writers. This collection, first published in 1979, utilises the physical body as a means to explore the human mind and soul. Never
3、 hesitant to admit his own frailties, Selzer draws readers a first-hand glimpse into the medical world.4Diarybringstogetherstoriesandobservationsdashedoffonparkbenchesandinlibrarycarrelsoverthepastdecade.Selzersdiaryentriesrecountlifelivedintheshadowofbothachievementanddisappointment.Heintroducesava
4、riedcastofcharacters,fromthedistinguishedfellowshipoftheBoysFriendlytohisfellowloonies,andevokesthestreets,buildings,andparksofYaleandNewHavenwithvibrancyandaffection.5OtherWorksNovelsKnifeSongKorea(2009)CollectionsRitualsofSurgery(1974)LetterstoaYoungDoctor(1982)TakingtheWorldinforRepairs(1986)Imag
5、ineaWoman:AndOtherTales(1990)TheDoctorStories(1998)TheWhistlersRoom(2004)PlaysAQuestionofMercy(1998)(withDavidRabe)Non-fictionMortalLessons:NotesOntheArtofSurgery(1976)ConfessionsofaKnife:MeditationsOntheArtofSurgery(1979)DownfromTroy:ADoctorComesofAge(1992)WhatOneManSaidtoAnother:TalkswithRichardSe
6、lzer(1994)RaisingtheDead:ADoctorsEncounterwithHisOwnMortality(1994)TheExactLocationoftheSoul:NewAndSelectedEssays(2001)LetterstoaBestFriend(2009)Diary(2011)6BriefIntroductionoftheTextTheauthoroperatedonaseriouslyillpersoninawindowlessoperatingroom,butintheendhecoulddonothingbutonlytoseethepatientdie
7、inpain.Ittriggeredaseriesofthinkingforwindowlessoperatingroom.7Comparisonbrightopendistractedconcentratedquitedepressed8OpinionoftheAuthorTheauthor,asasurgeonholdsthattheabsenceofwindowscutsaconnectionwiththesky.Theresnoskytosee,nograndvisionofGod.Sothereisntanyconsultationorguidanceduringhisoperati
8、on.9ThemeOneslifetrackisdominatedbyGod,wehumanbeingshavenorighttochangeotherslife.InfrontofthealmightyGod,weareinsignificant.Whatwecandoistorespectandesteemlife.10WritingTraitsSimileThepancreasisswollen,necrotic;adeadfishthathasgottentossedin,andnowliesspoilingacrosstheupperabdomen.(paragtaph18)Towo
9、rkinwindowlessroomsistoliveinajunglewhereyoucannotseethesky.(lastparagraph)11BlackHumorFortheadventurousinsectdrawntosucharavishingspectacle,aquickswatand,Presto!Thedoortothenextworldsprangopen.(paragraph1)12SubjectivityItdidnopatientadisservicetohaveHeavenlookingoverhisdoctorsshoulder.Iverymuchfear
10、that,havingbrickedupourwindows,wehavelostmorethanthebreeze;wehaveseveredacelestialconnection(paragraph1)13QuestionsWhateffectsdothe“windowlessness”produceonthesurgeonsandsurgeries?Whatstheauthorsattitudetowardshispatient?14Surgeons:ItcutsoffthesurgeonsconnectiontoGod,sowithoutthewindow,theyhavelosta
11、celestialconnection.Surgeries:Astheauthorsaysinthepassage“”15Firstly,hefeltpitifulandsympathetic.Secondly,hecouldntcurethepatientatallduetotheseriousconditionofillness.Hemustbeashamedandcondemned.16ConclusionToconclude,nomatterwhatenvironmentwearein,themostimportantthingforustorememberandtodoisthatweareobligedtoshowrespecttoeveryone,andtrytoberesponsibleforthem.Eachlifeisamiracle,onlybydoingthese,canwebetterunderstandthegreatnessofGod.17Thank You !18
