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1、Looking for a Job by Richard WrightAbout the AuthorRichard Nathaniel Wright (September 4, 1908 November 28, 1960) was an African-American author of sometimes controversial novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction. Much of his literature concerns racial themes, especially those involving the pli
2、ght of African Americans during the late 19th to mid-20th centuries. His work helped redefine discussions of race relations in the United States in the mid-20th century.Plot1、Summer time, I hunted for a job in a sawmill but was refused at last.2、Ned Greenley, a classmate of mine, whose brother was k
3、illed by white people because of having sex with white prostitute. And it created a sense of distance between me and the world in which I lived.3、My conflict with my family members.4、I choose to read my own speech in stead of the pricipal gave to me.Vocabularytackle block 滑轮green （指木材）生的，湿的 ； 没有经验的g
4、lum 阴郁的，阴沉的whimper 呜咽着说valedictorian 告别演说者snare 诱捕bait 下鱼饵throw up the sponge 放弃做某事have ones way 自主行事，想怎样就怎样hold sb at bay 使某人处于困境take sbs cue from 学某人的样子Sentences1Thats the problem, he said soberly. The workers heavy and dengerous. He was silent and I konw that he considered the matter closed. That
5、 was the way things were between whites and blacks in the South.白人对黑人讲话通常只说半句话，其中的意思要黑人自己慢慢领会。而黑人则往往以沉默表明自己的意志。这反映了黑人与白人之间尴尬矛盾的关系。Sentences2、The actual experience would have let me see the realistics outlines of what was really happening, but as long as it remained something terrible and yet remote,
6、 something whose horror and blood might descend upon me at any moment, I was complled to give my entire imagination over to it, an act which blocked the springs of thought and feeling in me, creating a sense of distance between me and the world in which I lived.sentences3、Then suddenly I was relivin
7、g that early morning when I had held Uncle Tom at bay with my razors.4、I was poised for flight, but I was waiting for some event, some word, some act, some circumstance to furnish the impetus.sentences5、Slowly my brother grew openly critical of me, taking his cue from those about him, and it hurt. M
8、 y loneliness became organic.6、When my voice stopped there was some applause. I did not care if they likedit or not; I was through. Immediately, even before I left the platform, Itried to shunt all memory of the event from me.Theme The author experienced racial discrimination and the tough life in t
9、he South. He want to criticize the racial discrimination in South America.He hope that whites and blacks are equal to find a job or equal to do other things. Summary The article Looking for a Job tells us the author.He experiencee racial discrimination and the tough life in the South. It criticized
10、the racial discrimination in South America.Summer time again,the author hunted for a job in a sawmill but was refused. Though he was ready to experience everything that may difficult and pain, the employer still refused him with a nose-thumbing. He hept on finding a job. Until a morning he met one o
11、f his classmates, Ned Greenley. He was sitting oa his porch, looking glum.SummaryHe told the author that his brother Bob was killed by white people because of having sex with white prostitute. He realized that something whose horror and blood might descend upon him at any moment. It created a sense
12、of distance between him and the world in which he lived. Later, he was stunned that his Uncle Tom tell his cousin stay away from him.During the winter,itS terrible that his brother openly critical of him. He felt loneliness and hurt. The school term ended. He was selected to read the pricipal speech
13、, but he insisted on choosing to read his own speech. Though nearly everyone against his decision, he did it eventually.SummaryRacial discrimination isnt a small problem. Even though it may produce more problem that we cannot imagine, what we can do is not to compromise but try our best to eliminate it . Questions for discussionDo you agree to the authors categorization of friendship?What is your point of view on friendship?How about you opinion of racial discrimination?If you were the author, will you do as the author did ?
