When Veils are Lifted, Shift Perspectives: George Eliot’s and Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s Remedy for the Lack of Sympathy  

作　　者：金紫琪 

机构地区：[1]美国Emory大学

出　　处：《海外英语》2019年第14期219-220,共2页Overseas English

摘　　要：This essay will investigate the differences between the ways George Eliot’s protagonist,Latimer,and Cajal’s protagonist,Juan Fernández,handle the extraordinary visions they are given.In“The Lifted Veil”by George Eliot,Latimer acquires a gift of clairvoyance,which enables him to see others’thoughts.Similarly,in“The Corrected Pessimist,”a novella in Cajal’s story collection—Vacation Stories,Juan acquires microscopic eyes,which enable him to lift the veil of reality and in turn that of the human mind.While Juan learns to zoom in on the beauty of the human mind and to use his appreciation of its beauty to understand its flaws,Latimer excessively zooms in on the dark side of the human mind and fails to sympathize with others.In comparing the different ways in which Latimer and Juan employ their microscopic visions,this essay aims to prove that Eliot and Cajal,though through contrasting ways,both highlight how important is shifting perspectives to cultivate one’s sympathy.This essay will investigate the differences between the ways George Eliot’s protagonist, Latimer, and Cajal’s protagonist,Juan Fernández, handle the extraordinary visions they are given. In"The Lifted Veil"by George Eliot, Latimer acquires a gift ofclairvoyance, which enables him to see others’ thoughts. Similarly, in"The Corrected Pessimist,"a novella in Cajal’s story collec-tion—Vacation Stories, Juan acquires microscopic eyes, which enable him to lift the veil of reality and in turn that of the humanmind. While Juan learns to zoom in on the beauty of the human mind and to use his appreciation of its beauty to understand itsflaws, Latimer excessively zooms in on the dark side of the human mind and fails to sympathize with others. In comparing the differ-ent ways in which Latimer and Juan employ their microscopic visions, this essay aims to prove that Eliot and Cajal, though throughcontrasting ways, both highlight how important is shifting perspectives to cultivate one’s sympathy.

关 键 词：microscopic vision “The Lifted Veil” VACATION Stories ZOOMING in and ZOOMING out ethics of SYMPATHY George ELIOT 

分 类 号：I106[文学—世界文学]