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2、 Today sAgenda aboutthecourse Chapter1Plot I Photoby55Laney69 CreativeCommonsAttributionLicense CreatedwithHaikuDeck DefinitionofplotII FunctionsIII CaseStudy Chapter4Setting I Settingrefersbothtothetimeandplaceinwhichtheactionofastorytakesplace Inotherwords itisthebackgroundagainstwhichtheactionofs
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5、itmayalsobeshownthroughcharacter saction dialogueorthinking 3 helpportraythecharactersanddevelopthethemeeitherthroughsymbolicsuggestionormoredirectimagery Itwasabig squarishframehousethathadoncebeenwhite decoratedwithcupolasandspiresandscrolledbalconiesintheheavilylightsomestyleoftheseventies setonw
6、hathadoncebeenourmostselectstreet Butgaragesandcottonginshadencroachedandobliteratedeventheaugustnamesofthatneighborhood onlyMissEmily shousewasleft liftingitsstubbornandcoquettishdecayabovethecottonwagonsandthegasolinepumps aneyesoreamongeyesores CasestudyI ARoseforEmily 那是一幢过去漆成白色的四方形大木屋 坐落在当年一条最考
7、究的街道上 还装点着有十九世纪七十年代风味的圆形屋顶 尖塔和涡形花纹的阳台 带有浓厚的轻盈气息 可是汽车间和轧棉机之类的东西侵犯了这一带庄严的名字 把它们涂抹得一干二净 只有爱米丽小姐的屋子岿然独存 四周簇拥着棉花车和汽油泵 房子虽已破败 却还是执拗不驯 装模作样 真是丑中之丑 CasestudyI ARoseforEmily Aftercivilwar theSouth soutdatedplantationeconomy basedsolonguponslavelabor wasdevastated Thenorthernindustryinvadedandbecamewidespread
8、 Withwidespreadindustrialization Southernaristocraticfamilydeclinedandlostitshonorandauthority PeopleholdamixedfeelingtowardstheOldSouthCulture respect question andgraduallyforgot thelifeofEmily 1861 1935 witnessedthegreatchangeofthesouth CasestudyI ARoseforEmily Shetriedhardtoclingtothepast whichme
9、antprivilegeandglorytoher Shecutherselfofffromthechangingworldandlivedincompleteself isolation Gradually hercharactersdistorted Overtheyears shewastransformedfromasubordinateyoungladycontrolledbyherdomineeringfathertoamiddle agedwomancourtingalaboreragainsttheaccusationofthecommunityandthentoacrazym
10、urdererwhonotonlykilledherlovebutalsosleptwiththedeadbody Setting helpingtounderstandthemotivations actionsandreactionsofMissEmily othersasmallAmericanSoutherntownaftercivilwar 1861 1865 CasestudyI ARoseforEmily CasestudyII ThestoryofanHour thestorytakesplaceinonehourintheMallardhome Detailedinforma
11、tion season historicalbackground Shecouldseeintheopensquarebeforeherhousethetopsoftreesthatwereallaquiverwiththenewspringlife Thedeliciousbreathofrainwasintheair Inthestreetbelowapeddlerwascryinghiswares Thenotesofadistantsongwhichsomeonewassingingreachedherfaintly andcountlesssparrowsweretwittering
12、intheeaves Therewerepatchesofblueskyshowinghereandtherethroughthecloudsthathadmetandpiledabovetheotherinthewestfacingherwindow CasestudyII ThestoryofanHour 透过窗口 她可以看到屋前广场上的树梢在新春的气息中兴奋地颤抖着 空气中弥漫着芬芳的雨的气息 窗下的街道上 一个小贩正在叫卖他的器皿 远处依稀传来缥缈的歌声 数不清的麻雀也在屋檐下叽叽喳喳地唱个不停 对着她窗口西边的天空上 云朵层层叠叠地堆积着 间或露出一绺绺蔚蓝的天空 SpringWhe
13、nMrs Mallardsitsdownintheroomshebecomescalm Shelooksoutofthewindowandseeanewspringlifeoutside Thebeautifulimagesrepresentherfeelingofnewlife Spring Easter rebirthofJesus newlife fullofvitalityandhope settingsymbolizesanewbeginningforMrs Mallard Time Thehistoricalbackground KateChopin thelastpartofth
14、e19thcenturythesettingisamiddleclassintheUSAinthelate1800sthesocialstatusofwomeninthelate19th century Generally womenweren tliberated Femaleliberationwasn tputontheagendauntilthe1960 s angelinthehouse theydidallthehardworkinthehouse hadsubordinateandoppressivepositionsinthemarriage Thoughherhusbandl
15、ovedher Mrs Mallardistrappedinthemarriage losingfreedom imagineanewlifefilledwithhappinessandfreedomafterherhusband sdeath thestorydescribestheonehourshespendsdreamingabouthernewlifeinfreedom fromgettingtheincorrectdeathmessageuntiltragicallypassingawayherself Shelivedinthetruesenseoftheworld withwi
16、ll ambitionandjoy foronehouronly Inthisway settinghelpstodevelopthetheme CaseIII HillsLikeWhiteElephants ThehillsacrossthevalleyoftheEbro1werelongandwhite Onthissidetherewasnoshadeandnotreesandthestationwasbetweentwolinesofrailsinthesun Closeagainstthesideofthestationtherewasthewarmshadowofthebuildingandacurtain madeofstringsofbamboobeads hungacrosstheopendoorintothebar tokeepoutflies TheAmericanandthegirlwithhimsatatatableintheshade outsidethebuilding ItwasveryhotandtheexpressfromBarcelonawould
