B.Symbolof“Theegg”forthenarrator
　　Atthebeginningofthestory，theboyadmitshimselfas“agloomymaninclinedtoseethedarkersideoflife，”andheattributessuchinclinationtohischildhoodonachickenfarm.Whenthefamilymovestothetown，hetemporarilygetshappy.Theboycouldneverlovetheeggorhatetheegg，forithadbeenaninseparablepartofhislife.Whathecoulddoistoacceptitandcontinuehislife.Theauthorchosetheboyasthenarrator，becausehewitnessesthatthewholefamily’sdreambrokedown，andhisfather’spersonalfailure.Theauthorwantedtotellustheboywasmoreinfluencedandsufferedfromtheegg.Fortheboy，theeggsymbolizesthefutilityoflifeitself.
　　C.Symbolof“Theegg”forthefather
　　Intheshortstory，theappearanceoftheeggisalwaysassociatedwiththefortuneofthefather.Sotheegghasthemostsymbolicmeaningforhisfather.Whenheacceptedhismother’ssuggestiontosetupachickenfarm，theeggistherisingoftheAmericandream.Hebelievessthateveryonewhoworkshardcanbeinwealth.Thenwhenthehensinthefarmbecamesickanddied，“ourhopesforsomuchfromachickenandissodreadfullydisillusioned，”theeggisthebrokenAmericandream.Afterthefarmbusinesswasfail，thefatherstartedtoputthegrotesqueeggsintheglassbottle，regardingthemashisfortune.Atthismoment，theeggisthefreakyAmericandream.
　　Ⅱ.Conclusion
　　Mentioningthesymbolicmeaningsoftheegg，Itendtoviewitfromthemother’s，thefather’sandthenarrator’sangle.SherwoodAndersonadoptedtheboy’spointofviewtomakeusnoticemore.Childhoodshouldbenaiveandhappy，butthischildcouldnotfeelanyhappinessafterhavingwitnessedsomanydeathsandgrotesques.Andhewasdeeplyinvolvedinthedreadfulcycle.The“egg”washarmfultothenextgenerationaswellastoadults.Iftheyfailedtoabandonit，thedreadfulcyclewouldbecontinuingfromgenerationtogeneration.ThegrotesqueconditioncreatedthefailureorunhappinessofmostAmericans.Onlyafterthewholesocietyestablishestherightvalue，canthepeoplewhopursuitstheAmericandreamgetclosertoit.
　　【Reference】
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　　[2]杨金才.新编美国文学史（1914-1945）（第三卷）[M].上海：上海外语教育出版社，2002.
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