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1、 Lesson 6Blackmail Arthur Hailey第八组： 赵小雪 彭琳芳 林 青 肖红平 周任斯 黄钱来Arthur Hailey born and educated in Britain. 1939, RAF, emigrated to Canada 1949.He is well known as a top of best-seller and industry novelist. Introduction of the author Arthurs writing feathersHe is good at transferring the daily story in
2、to a detective novel . Under the background of competition in finance and hotel business, the author always depict the hero as manager or doctor.Arthurs work listThe last diagnose，published in 1959。 Hotel， published in 1965。 Airport， published in 1968City of automobile， published in 1971。 The moneyc
3、hanger， published in 1975。 Strong medicine， published in 1984。 Evening news， published in 1990。The novel was adapted into a movie in 1967, and later into a television series Background of HotelHotel is a 1965 novel by Arthur Hailey. It is the story of an independent New Orleans hotel, the St. Gregor
4、y, and its managements struggle to regain profitability and avoid being assimilated into the OKeefe chain of hotels. The St. Gregory is supposedly based on the Roosevelt Hotel.Main character of the novel: Characters : Peter McDermott : manager Warren Trent, proprietor Christine Francis :secretary to
5、 Warren Trent Aloysius Royce :administrative assistant to Warren Trent Curtis OKeefe : owner of the OKeefe chain Dorothy “Dodo“Lash :OKeefes starlet companion Characters of the novel:Ogilvie: chief house detective the Duke of Croydon: newly appointed British ambassador to the United States the Duche
6、ss of Croydon: wife of the Duke Albert Wells : aging hotel guest Julius “Keycase“ Milne: hotel thief Character Analysis A. The description of Ogilvie (notice that the name itself sounds awkward, awful): 1. Appearance: fat, piggy eyes, gross jowled face, obese body, incongruous falsetto voice, moving
7、 with surprising speed Character Analysis2. Character: at first rude, sardonic, self- assured, shameless greedy, but finally subservient the way he deals with the cigar sardonicallyCharacter AnalysisB. The description of the Duchess 1. Appearance: pale cheek with two high points, gray- green eyes Ch
8、aracter Analysis2. Character: imperious, three centuries and a half of inbred arrogance, decisive, vigilant, very quick in responseCharacter AnalysisC. The description of the Duke 1. Appearance: attempt to square his shoulders but failedCharacter Analysis2. Character: uncertain, ready to compromise,
9、 passive, despairingly, “Thats interesting, I didnt know that.” The duke spoke as if he was speaking of sb. unrelated to the whole thing. Type of writingThis kind of novels are called thrillers.Generally defining, a thriller is a work of fiction or drama designed to hold the interest by the use of a
10、 high degree of intrigue, adventure or suspense.Type of writingOthers can be called cop- criminal novels, detective novels. The main purpose is for entertainment, amusement.Type of writingVery often this kind of novels contain a lot of action, usu. suspension, not very much deep thought, without mor
11、al intention, not considered classic.Type of writingThe basic technique is to make the whole story of crime into sth. like a jigsaw puzzle. You can not see the outcome until the final part is put in.Structural Analysis Part 1. Prelude (The chief house officer.Ogilvie remained standing) Section 1. Th
12、e setting, main characters, and the suspension. (The chief house .that both might return at any moment.) Structural AnalysisSection 2. The preliminary encounter between the house detective and the Croydons. (A wave of cigar smoke.Ogilvie remained standing)Structural AnalysisPart2: Process of unveili
13、ng the crime (Now then.the Duchess turned away） Section 1. First round of clash. the Duke confessed his crime（Now then.Now were getting somewhere).Structural Analysis Section 2. Second round of clash.(Wearily, in a gesture.I can prove all I need to ) Ogilvie spelt out what he had found out about the
14、 activity of the Croydons and tried to confirm all the details. The Duchess tried to win back the upper hand.Structural AnalysisSection 3. The conviction was undeniable.(The Duke cautioned.the Duchess turned away ). The Croydons realized that they were convicted of the crime Structural AnalysisPart
15、3. The Dirty Deal Section 1. Eliminating the possibility of having the car repaired in New Orleans. ( Her husband asked.You people are hot).Structural Analysis Section 2. The interior monologue of the Duchess. Her judgement, analysis and calculation of the situation, weighing the advantages and disadvantages, the pros and cons. (The Duchess .Or had they? )Structural AnalysisSection 3. The Duchess decision to gamble on the greed of the house detective. (The Duchess faced Ogilvie. the silence hung ) Section 4. The ending. The dirty deal rea
