我留意到作者在关键时刻会描写阳光斜射进教室,办公室,家的景象,营造出明亮宁静的画面感.他重复用slant 这个词.比如少年斯通纳在斯隆教授课上听到14行诗时,light slanted from the windows and settled upon the faces of his fellow student. "slanting across his desk", 比如他临终卧床时.评论家说这部作品像爱德华•霍普的画.正好也是我喜欢的画家,明亮是他的绘画特色之一.