Pay attention to what I'm doing in using these textual bits and pieces and putting them together and making claims for them.

注意我要使用这些文本的片段,把它们联系起来，得出论点。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

The mother has her own way of using words for power, and she does it by making the kitten live again in his imagination.

同样凭借语言，母亲让死猫在理查的心中复活。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选