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1、Nettles AliceMunro Author AliceMunro ShewasborninWingham Ontario Canadaon10July1931 achievements 1 winnerofthe2009ManBookerInternationalPrizeforherlifetimebodyofwork2 athree timewinnerofCanada sGovernorGeneral sAwardforfiction3 aperennialcontenderfortheNobelPrize4 Generallyregardedasoneoftheworld sf
2、oremostwritersoffiction Writingstyle ManyofMunro sstoriesaresetinHuronCounty Ontario HuronCountyisacountyoftheprovinceofOntario Canada Herstrongregionalfocusisoneofthefeaturesofherfiction Anotheristheomniscient全知的narratorwhoservestomakesenseoftheworld seetheworld literaturecanhelpanewawarenessofthew
3、orld Nettles 荨麻 英文名 Nettle 别名 蜇人草 咬人草 蝎子草 防盗草 无情草 植物猫 咬人猫 分类 荨麻科Urticaceae 荨麻属UrticaL 习性 喜阴植物 生命旺盛 生长迅速 对土壤要求不严 喜温喜湿 生境分布 广泛分布于亚欧大陆 在我国分布在云南中部 贵州 四川东南部 湖北和浙江 Nettle awildplantwithroughleavesthatstingpeoplegraspthenettle dealwithanunpleasantsituationfirmlyandwithoutdelay迎难而上 大胆抓棘手的问题 Whyisthestoryent
4、itled Nettles Donettleshaveanysymbolicmeaninghere Thesubjectof Nettles isabouttheproblemsofamiddle agedwoman thepassions confusionsanddilemmasthatanywomaninamodernsocietymightbeconfrontedwith regardlessofrace colourornationality friendshipandlovemarriageanddivorce Theme Lifeisnotalwayssmooth loveisn
5、otalwayssweet Nettlesarehereandthereinthejourneyofpeople slife CharacterRelations abouttheNettles Theplotofstoryevolvesaroundamiddle agedwoman sreunionwithachildhoodboyfriendin1979 butitmovesbackandforthbetweenpastandpresent outlinePart1 para 1 2 Meetingagainbychancein1979Part2 para 3 15 Childhoodme
6、mory herfriend Mike Part3 para 16 93 Thedetailedstorythathappenedin1979Part4 para94 95 conclusion anewperceptionoflove animals para3 para6 skunk 臭鼬 Howdoestheauthorbeginthenarration Doyoufindthisbeginninginterestingorpeculiar Whyorwhynot Theplotofthestorydoesnotfollowthenormaltimeorder Theauthorbegi
7、nsherstoryinaratherunusualway Shestartshernarrationsfrom1979inthebriefbeginningparagraph Butafterthatsheswitchesto yearsafterwards inthesecondparagraph part1 para1 2 ketchup ThenarratorremembersthisusualhabitofMike s sosherecognizedhimatoncewhenshesawhimmakingaketchupsandwichatherfriend shouseafterm
8、anyyears Whydoestheauthordevotesomuchspacetothenarrationofchildhoodmemories Isthenarrationvividandinteresting Giveyourcomments FromPara3toPara15thewritergivesavividdescriptionofherchildhood especiallythememoriesoftimeshespentwithmike Thepuppylove 少男少女短暂的爱情 早年初恋 shehadformikeisdeeplyrootedinhermemory
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11、useofpersonificationofthetreesrevealsthecloseandharmoniousrelationshipbetweennatureandthenarrator Why Plants oak maple hawthorn elm andplowingthroughmatsofflat leafedwaterlilies trappingourlegsintheirdistinctcharacter para8 movingwithdifficultythroughwaterlilieswhichhadflatleaves withtheirwindingroo
12、tssuckingourlegs toplowthrough tomovewithdifficulty snakyroots Theyplayedagameofwarwitheachboysandgirls mainword war boysandgirls tree baseball throw showyourapicture para12 15 DidthegirlmissMikeafterheleftwithhisfather howandwhydoestheauthorshowthis Wethinkthatwasthebeginningofthecomplexemotionbetw
13、eenthem Thegirl sthoughtandactionshowsthatshetreasuredtheirfriendshipbutthiskindofleavemakeshefeltregret Thispartmainlytellsaboutthenarrator slifeinVancouverandhermeetingMikeagain Para 16 para 68 Part3 Dividedinto5section Section1 Para16 38 5section Section2 Para39 49 Section3 Para50 68 Section4 Par
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15、atedfromherownchildrenandunhappymarriagelife Iwashappywithallthis itmademefeelasifIhadmadeatruechange alongnecessaryvoyagefromthehouseofmarriage para 21 Rhetoricaldevice Metaphor comparingmarriagetoahouse aplacethatprovidesshelter livingspace etc ontheotherhand suchahousecanbeasortofconfinement hind
16、eringone sfreedom Itimpliestheirunhappymarriageandthereasonwhyshedevoicedwithherhusband Para22 24 LetMomthinkwe rehappy Orshe llfellbad BecauseshehatesDad Whycan tshejustliveathome What swrongwiththewomanandherhusband Abouttheirdivorce divorce theModernWomen sSelf consciousness independence Quarrels Misunderstanding Andothermiseries thoseconnectedwithchildren thatIcouldnot para 24 Thenarratorcouldforgetthepainthatmenbroughttoher Shecouldnotforgetherownchildren Shewantedtofarewellabsolutelytothep
