One movie critic noted that the earlier film was darkly funny to the very end.

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So, here is his verbal ecstasy as he watches her: "Look," she said as she rode the bike beside me, one foot scraping the darkly glistening sidewalk. "Look. I've decided something.

那么，这里是表现他看着他时的迷恋的语言：,“听着，“她骑着车走在我身旁，一只脚擦着,黑得发亮的人行道，“我打定主意了。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Sinclair Lewis' novels are darkly funny examinations of American society and culture.

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