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Unit 16 The Oyster and the Pearl Part TwoPart TwoENTERBTLEWI. William Saroyan II.Utopian and Dystopian literature III. HollywoodBackground informationBackground informationUnit 16 The Oyster and the Pearl BTLEWI. I.WilliamWilliam SaroyanSaroyanAuthor profile:WilliamSaroyanwasaninternationallyrenownedArmenian-Americanwriter,playwrightandhumanitarian.BorninFresno,California,TheUnitedStatesAugust31,1908DiedMay18,1981GenreLiteratureandFiction,ShortStories,PlaysUnit 16 The Oyster and the Pearl BTLEWTo be continued on the next page.To be continued on the next page.ChildhoodHewasborninFresno,California,onAugust31,1908.Hewasthe4thchildofArmenianimmigrants.Hisfatherdiedwhenhewasthreeyearsold,afterwhichhewassenttoanorphanageforfouryears.Saroyanleftschoolat15andeducatedhimselfbyreadingandwriting.BTLEWUnit 16 The Oyster and the Pearl I. I.WilliamWilliam SaroyanSaroyanTo be continued on the next page.In1934,attheageof26,withthepublicationofhisfirstbookThe Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze,WilliamSaroyanbecameanovernightliterarysensation.HisfirstsuccessfulBroadwayplaywasMy Hearts in the Highlands,in1939,andinthesameyear,SaroyanwasthefirstAmericanwritertowinbothTheDramaCriticsCircleAward,andthePulitzerPrizeforhisplay,The Time of Your Life.HerefusedtoacceptthePulitzerPrizeonthegroundsthatitisnomoregreatorgoodthananythingelseIhavewritten.”Unit 16 The Oyster and the Pearl TalentinliteratureI. I.WilliamWilliam SaroyanSaroyanBTLEWTo be continued on the next page.Anotherbook,TheHuman Comedy,publishedin1943,wasdedicatedtohismotherandmadeintoanMGMmoviewhichwonhimanAcademyAwardOscar,forBestWritingOriginalScreenStory.Unit 16 The Oyster and the Pearl TalentinliteratureI. I.WilliamWilliam SaroyanSaroyanBTLEWTo be continued on the next page.Unit 16 The Oyster and the Pearl WilliamSaroyanachievedgreatpopularitythroughthethirties,fortiesandfifties.Duringhislifetime,hepublishedoversixtybooks.Hisworkshavebeentranslatedintomorethantwodozenlanguagesandhavesoldmillions.Hewasprintedonstamps.TalentinliteratureI. I.WilliamWilliam SaroyanSaroyanBTLEWTo be continued on the next page.ThemeofhisworksSaroyanwriteshumanelyandpowerfully,withrestlessenthusiasm.Hismajorthemesareaspiration,hopeandhonesty;materialismandsuccessmeannothing.Hisworksshowthebasicgoodnessofallpeople,especiallytheobscure,naiveandthevalueoflife.Unit 16 The Oyster and the Pearl I. I.WilliamWilliam SaroyanSaroyanBTLEWTo be continued on the next page.SidelightsSaroyanjoinedtheArmyduringWorldWarII.35-year-oldWilliamSaroyanand18-year-oldNewYorkdebutante,CarolMarcus,marriedinDayton,Ohio.Theywereblessedwithtwochildren:Aram,bornin1944,andLucy,bornin1946.Theirfirstmarriageendedaftersixyears.Twoyearslater,in1951,Saroyansremarriagetothesamewifeendedindivorceforthesecondandfinaltime.Unit 16 The Oyster and the Pearl I. I.WilliamWilliam SaroyanSaroyanBTLEWThe end of William Saroyan“Thegreatesthappinessyoucanhaveisknowingthatyoudonotnecessarilyrequirehappiness.”QuotesUnit 16 The Oyster and the Pearl “Inthetimeofyourlife,livesothatinthatwondroustimeyoushallnotaddtothemiseryandsorrowoftheworld,butshallsmiletotheinfinitedelightandmysteryofit.”I. I.WilliamWilliam SaroyanSaroyanBTLEWUtopiaoriginatesfromGreekwordsmeaningnoplace,andgoodplace”. Utopiafictionisthecreationofanidealsociety,asthesettingforanovel.Famousutopiafictions:Plato,The Republic ThomasMoore,UtopiaII. Utopian and Dystopian literatureII. Utopian and Dystopian literatureBTLEWTo be continued on the next page.Unit 16 The Oyster and the Pearl Dystopianfictionisthecreationofanutterlyhorribleordegradedsocietythatisgenerallyheadedtoanirreversibleoblivion.Famousdystopianfictions:GeorgeOrwell,1984H.G.Wells,The time MachineII II. . Utopian and Dystopian literatureUtopian and Dystopian literatureBTLEWTo be continued on the next page.Unit 16 The Oyster and the Pearl . Hollywood . Hollywood HollywoodisadistrictinthecentralregionofLosAngeles,California,intheUnitedStates.Itisnotableforitsplaceasthehomeoftheentertainmentindustry,includingseveralofitshistoricstudios.ItsnamehascometorepresentthemotionpictureindustryoftheUnitedStates.Unit 16 The Oyster and the Pearl BTLEWPart TwoPart TwoThis is the end of Part Two. Please click HOME to visit other parts.Unit 16 The Oyster and the Pearl BTLEW