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1、Yellow Woman,-Leslie Marmon Silko,Leslie Marmon Silko(1948-),Leslie Marmon Silkon, dedicated to the cause of reviving Native American culture, is reputed as one of most prominent contemporary Native American Writers.(当代杰出的美国本土作家之一),我们家是生活在普韦布洛（pueblo）的拉古纳（Laguna）保留地的马蒙家族，那是我成长的地方。我们是混血儿-我们的祖辈有拉古纳人、墨
2、西哥人以及白人-可我们生活的方式是纯粹马蒙家族式的。 如果你来自普韦布洛的拉古纳，你就会明白我是什么意思了。那些不同的语言、不同的生活方式就这么融合在一起，徘徊于三种文化的边缘，但我已经不再为此感到抱歉了-我们的家庭出身就是和别人不一样。可这也正是我的诗歌、我的故事的创作源泉。（Silko, 1975:230）,Early Life,Leslie Marmon Silko was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Leland Howard Marmon, a noted photographer, and Mary Virginia Leslie. Sil
3、ko has noted herself as being 1/4 Laguna Pueblo (a Keres speaking tribe), also identifying as Anglo American and Mexican American.,Early Life,Silko grew up on the edge of pueblo society(普韦布洛) both literally her familys house was at the edge of the Laguna Pueblo reservation and figuratively, as she w
4、as not permitted to participate in various tribal rituals or join any of the pueblos religious societies. Silko learned much of the traditional stories of the Laguna people from her grandmother, whom she called Amooh, her aunt Susie, and her grandfather Hank during her early years. As a result, Silk
5、o has always identified most strongly with her Laguna ancestry, stating in an interview with Alan Velie, “I am of mixed-breed ancestry, but what I know is Laguna(拉古纳)“.,Early Life,Silko was educated at a Catholic school in Albuquerque, and went on to receive a BA from the University of New Mexico in
6、 1969. In 1965, she married Richard C. Chapman, and together, they had a son, Robert Chapman, before divorcing in 1969. In 1971, she and John Silko were married. They had a son, Kazimir Silko. This marriage too ended in divorce.,Major works,Ceremony,1997 典仪 Storyteller,1981 讲故事的人 Almanac of the Dead
7、,1991 死者年鉴 Sacred Water,1993 神圣的水 Yellow Woman,1996 黄女人 Gardens in the Dunes,1999 沙丘花园,Common theme,Lexlie Marmon Silko, as a Native American author, interprets and reconstructs in her works Indian identity in face of the mainstream white culture. Thus there always appears in her writing a modern Na
8、tive American generation in the modern world who are at the crossroad of making the choice of where they belong and defining who they are.,Yellow Woman,-Leslie Marmon Silko,Characters,Yellow Woman (The protagonist) Silva The white man Yellow Womans grandpa Yellow Womans mother, grandma, husband(Al)
9、and the baby,Setting,part 1: On the white river sand part 2: In Silvas house part 3: On the road to Marquez part 4: On the way back home,Point of view,“Yellow Woman“ is told from the first point of view. The protagonist is the narrator.,Plot,At the river bank,Exposition,One early morning, Yellow Wom
10、an found herself sleeping with a strange man named Silva on the white river sand. At first, she decided to go back home, but on the half way she thought of the man on the river sand, so she went back. The man asked to woman to go to his place and the woman went with him not so willingly.,In Silvas h
11、ouse,Rising action,After arriving at Silvas house, they had the meal and Yellow Woman learnt that Silva rustled cattle, so she guessed that Silva must be a Navajo rather than a Pueblo like herself. Next morning, the Yellow Woman woke up and found that Silva was gone. Again she decided to go home, bu
12、t at noon she got back and found that Silva just killed a cattle and he asked the Yellow Woman to go to the Marquez to sell the meat with him. I assented.,Rising action,On our way to Marquez, we met a white man and he accused Silva of stealing cattle. Silva denied it and he asked me to go back to th
13、e mountain with the fresh meat.,At the fork,Climax,However, when reaching the fork, instead of going the way up the mountain, I went down the mountain. When I got to the plain, I turned the horse back to the mountain while I walked toward home along the way Silva and I had come.,Falling action,When
14、I came back to the place where I first met Silva, I wanted to go back to him, but the mountains were too far away now. But I believe that Silva will come back sometime and be waiting again by the river.,Resolution,When I got to the door of my house, everthing is peaceful as my mother was telling my
15、grandmother how to fix the Jell-O and my husband, Al, was playing with the baby.,Characterization,Yellow Woman Silva Yellow Womans grandpa Yellow Womans mother, grandma, husband(Al) and the baby,Yellow Woman,It is said that she comes from the pueblo on the other side of the mesa. (para.16) In real l
16、ife, She was a housewife and mother. (para.29) While staying with Silva, she is the Yellow Woman in the traditional pueblo heritage. She is uncertain about her identity. (para.6, 10, 25, 57, 60 ),Qs,Why is the nameless woman be called Yellow Woman? Whats her attitude toward this name? Why did the nameless woman go away with the strange man? For twice, the Yellow Woman decided to return home, but twice she went back. why?,Why is the nameless woman be called Yellow Woman
