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TheHorseDealersDaughter
TheHorseDealer’sDaughter
小组成员:
马艳
苗茜茜
王慧婷
邹林妮娜
Modernism
Modernismspanstheperiodfromtheendofthe19thcenturytothemiddleof20thcentury.Modernismisaveryvagueandconfusingterm.Itincludesimagism,cubismandexistentialismandsoon.DifferencefromVictorianAge,itemphasizestheneedtomoveawayformthepublictotheprivate,fromtheobjectivetothesubjective,preferringthesubconscioustotheselfconscious,andstresspassionandwilloverreasonandintellection.
Abouttheauthor
DavidHerbertLawrenceisaFamousBritishwriterandpoetinthe20thcentury.HeisBritain‘smostuniqueandoneofthemostcontroversialwriterwhoisregardedasoneofthegreatestwritersinEnglishliteraryhistory
Lawrencethoughtsthatman’sspiritwasthwartedbyindustrializedWesternculture,emphasizedhisintellectualattributesratherthanhisnaturalorphysicalinstincts.Hisgreatnovels,SonsandLovers(1913),TheRainbow(1915),andWomeninlove(1921),concerntheconsequenceoftryingtodenyingman’sunionwithnature.
Summaryofthestory
ThestorybeginswithaconversationbetweenthreePervinbrothersandtheirsisterMabelwhomtheycall“bull-dog”.ThethreePervinbrotherswereaskingtheirsisterwhatsheintendstodowithherlifeaftershelefttheranchhouse.Buttheconsultationwasintriguedbythedisasteroftheirlife--theirfather’sdeath.Theyhadtofindaplacetosettlethemselvesdown.
Joe,theeldestbrother,wasluckytofindhemarriedarichwomanandherfathercouldprovidehimwithawell-paidjob.FredHenry,thesecondoldestbrotherstronglyrequiredMabeltolivewithhersisterLucy.Malcolm,theyoungestamongthethree,askedMabeltobetrainedasanursewhilehewouldgowithFredtothesouth.Theyleftnosympathytotheirinnocentsister,whichmadetheirsisterdepressedaboutlifeandherself.
Later,Mabelwenttotheceremony,tendingtohermother’sgravewhileDr.JackFergusson,aphysicianandfriendofthebrothers,sawshewasintheceremony.Hefollowedhertoapondand,withcontinuingfascination,watchedherwalkintoandfinallydisappearunderthemurkywater.Heranafterher,draggedheroutofthepond,andtookherhome.There,heundressedher,rubbedherskindry,andwarmedhernexttothehearthfire.
Mabelawakenedinadaze,recognizedthedoctor,andaskedhimwhathehaddone.Realizinghernakednessbeneaththeswaddlingblankets,sheaskedhim,“Doyouloveme,then?
”andbecamecertainoftheanswerherself:
“Youloveme....Iknowyouloveme,Iknow.”Thedoctor,who“had,really,nointentionoflovingher,”ishorrifiedatherwordsandherkisses,yethefeltoverwhelmedandmustembraceherandadmitthatherwordsarereallytrue.Mabel’sjoyfulassuranceofhislovesoonpassed,however,andshesobbed,“IfeelI’mhorribletoyou.”“‘No,Iwantyou,Iwantyou,’wasallheanswered,blindly,withthatterribleintonationwhichfrightenedheralmostmorethanherhorrorlestheshouldnotwanther.”BothMabelandFergussonfellinlovewitheachother.Theydecidedtogetmarriedonthesecondday.
TheendofthestoryleftuncertaintytothereadersbecauseitwasMabel’sgratitudeignitedthedoctor’sloveforher.Fergusson,aphysiciandoctor,wasaccustomedtothenakedbody.Buthislovebrokeoutundertheparticularcircumstance.Thelovewasexuberantbuttransient.Nooneknewwhetheritwasthetrueloveornot.The“reality”wouldmakethemcalmdownandfacethe“real”life.Mabelisstilllonelyandhelplessuntiltheendofthenovel.
Characteranalysis
Joe
冷漠unwillingtotakecareoffamilies
自私Hedon’tcareaboutanything,sincehefelthimselfsafe
Afterhisfatherdied,astheleaderofthefamily,heshouldtaketheresponsibilityoftakingcareoflittlebrothersandsister.
Mabel:
内心温柔善良:
carefullyclippedthegrassfromthegraveandarrangedthepinky-whitesmallchrysanthemumsinthetincrossandspongedthemarbleheadstoneandthecoping-stone.
WhenMabeldecidedtoendherlive,shedidn’tforgetherdearmother.Andthelastthingshecoulddoforhermomistocleanhertombcarefully.
Afterexperiencingtheheart-breakoflosinghermotherandhavingastep-mother,thelittlegirlgotnolovefromherfamilies.Andshefeltalonewithoutanysenseofsecurity.Sheisolatedherselffromotherandrefusedtofeelthisworld.However,thiskindofsituationmadeherbeingmovedbykindheartedperson.Thatwaswhywhenthedoctorsavedherfromlakethelittlegirlbeingtouchedandpassionatelyinlovewiththedoctor.
勇敢地追求爱情:
Afterbeingsavedbydoctor,shethoughtthattherestillsomeonelovesherintheworld.Thensheexpressedherfeelingbravely
Jack:
勇敢善良:
Hesavedthepoorgirlwhopreparedtosuicide,however,thedoctorhimselfisnotabletoswim.
Hecouldnotbeartorefusetheadmirationofthegirlforworryingthepoorgirlwoulddothefoolish.
ThemesandWritingTechniques
1.Themes
Afterourdiscussion,wethinktherearetwobasicthemesinthisstory
a.loveandremediation
Mabellovesthedoctorandheloveshertoo.
b.theso-calleddevelopedeconomycivilizationimposehuge
depressiononhuman.
2.WritingTechniques
(1)Theauthorsuseawiderangeofpsychologicaldescriptivemethods
todevelopplots.
Therearethreehighlightsinthestory:
●Thefirsttimetheymeet.WhenjackpolitelyaskedMabelwhatsheintendtodo,Mabeljustglancedhimwithadangerouslook,whichmarkedhimveryunsettled.Here"adangerouslook"doesn'tmeanMabelholdhostilitytojack,theauthoruseaveryspecialwordtotellreadersjackisafraidofbeingluredbythegirl,whichishisunconsciouswishdepressedbythesociety.
●Aftergirlcameover,Mabelthoughtthedoctorlovedher.Butthedoctordidnotintendtoloveher.Buthewasafraidofpushinghertodeathagainifherefused.Andinhisdeepestheart,heknewheloveher.Thesetwoconflictideasfightinhismind.Theauthoruseagreatmanyofpagesdescribedthispsychologicalconflictswhichaddedvividrelish.
●Atthelastpartofthenovel.ThedoctorkissedMabelafterhefeltverypainfultoMabel'stearsandhesitancyofhisown.Mabel'seyesarefulloftearsagain.Butthistime,theyarejoyfultears.itimpliesthatlovefinallyfalldownontwoyoungpeople.
(2)TheauthoralsoimpliedalotofSymbolism.Soconsiderable
symbolismisalsoasalientfeatureofthisnovel.
●ThehorsesymbolizesMabel'sthreebrothers.Theyarelike
animalcontrolledbygroom.
"Theyweretiedheadtotail,fourofthem,andtheyheaved
alongtowherealanebranchedofffromthehigh-road,
plantingtheirgreatroofsfloutinginthefineblackmud,
swingingtheirgreatroundedhaunchessumptuously,and
trottingafewsuddenstepsastheywereledintothelane,
roundthecorner.”
Everymovementshowedamassive,slumberousstrength,anda
stupiditywhichheldtheminsubjection".Thehorses'destinyis
justlikethefamily'sfuture.
●Thepondsymbolizednewbirthofthetwolovers.Inadead
placesuchasthepondinacoldwinter,onecanfindsomething
thatisalivesuchaslove.Thispondsymbolizesthestartoftheir
loveforeachother,sincetheyfallmadlyinloveafterwards.The
watersymbolizesbaptismandrebirth,andwhenshesteps
intoit,hertroublesarewashedaway.Itrepresentscleanliness
andthestartofnewlife.Herlifebeforefeltmeaninglesstoher,
andshewantedtogetoutofit.Shehadnobodytoloveandcare
forher,afterhermotherhaddied.Shenevertriesanythingnew
andwhenshefinallydoes,somethingamazinghappenstoher.
Dr.Ferguson'slifewasjustaspointlessasherswas.Hehada
Goodjobworkingwithmanykindsofpeople,buthedidnot
enjoyhislife.Hehadnoloveinhislife,andwithoutit,thereis
nothingtolivefor.Thepondalsosymbolizesanewstartofhis
life,sincehefindslove.Itbaptizesthemandtheybothgetanew
senseoflife.
●Thefiresymbolizedthepassionandlovebetweentwolovers.
Othersymbolismalsocanbeseeninthenovelsuchasnew
clothesanddirtyclothes.WritingTechnique
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