《魔桶》是美国著名犹太马拉默德最有名的短篇小说之一,它之所以受到批评家和众多读者的青睐主要缘于该故事在叙事手法上的与众不同,作者在叙事过程中将一系列信息的延宕和压制使故事不仅引人入胜而且还回味良久。该文将探讨作者是如何使用信息的延宕和压制到达自己的创作目的的。
The Magic Barrel is one of the most famous short stories written by Maramud,a reputed American Jewish writer. Due to its unique technique of narrating the story,it has appealed to many common readers and critics. Writer s intentional delay and suppression of information makes the story and introspective. The article aims to discuss about how the writer has employed suppression of information and delay of information to achieve his aim of making an amazing story.