The structure analysis of wood elf and the application of beat in narrative scene

Wood Elves is the first one of Nabokov's short stories It is the first novel published in the media when the author was 21 years old This work has magical color It uses the theme form of fairy tales to describe the lost mood of Russian exiles, and also denounces those in power who drive them out of their homes The novel starts with the first person, and the author draws a scene of ink screen in a dark environment and enters into a state of mental trance Next, the author enters the hallucination and listens to the tragic story told by the "wood elves" who break into his home "Wood elf" is an imaginary character, metaphoring all exiles who are expelled from Russia They leave their hometown, miss their hometown, and miss the beautiful past of living in Russia In this way, the author reveals the feeling of loss which is difficult to be dispelled In fact, there is only one scene in wood elves, which is the author's studio He used the basic rhythm of action / response to switch between the virtual and the real, well controlled the development rhythm of the plot, and conveyed the story through the story of "wood elves".