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saccountofhislifeisdividedintofourparts,reflectingthedifferentperiodsatwhichhewrotethem.Intheseparts,severalaphorismsaremadeaboutfriendship.Thesearesomewhatconfusing,butcanbeunderstoodwithsomecomprehensionskills.Thereareactualbreaksinthenarrativebetweenthefirstthreeparts,butPartThree'
snarrativecontinuesintoPartFourwithoutanauthorialbreak(onlyaneditorialone).
Characters:
BenjaminFranklin,TheauthorandprotagonistoftheAutobiography;
hewritestheworkostensiblytotellhissonabouthislifeandtoprovideamodelofself-bettermentforanyoneinterested.BornintoamodestBostonfamily,FranklinmovedtoPhiladelphiainhislateteensandeventuallyopeneduphisownnewspaper,ThePennsylvaniaGazette.TheAutobiographytellsofthemajoreventsofhislifeandmanyofhisimportantscientificandpoliticalideas,buttheworkdoesnotdiscusstheAmericanRevolution,inwhichFranklinwasamajorparticipant.
WilliamFranklin,Benjamin'
ssonandroyalgovernorofNewJerseyin1771whenBenbeginswritingthework.BenbeginstheAutobiographyasalettertoWilliamwiththeintentoftellinghimabouthislife.
Parents,Ben'
sparentswerenamedJosiahandAbiah.Abiahismentionedverylittle.Josiah'
ssecondwife,shemotheredtenchildrenwithhim.Benwastheeighthofthesechildren.JosiahtookalargeinterestinBenjamin,teachinghowtodebateandhowtowriteeffectively.Benrespectedhimenormously.Afterbothparentsdied,BenhadthemburiedanderectedamonumenttotheminaprominentBostoncemetery.
JamesFranklin,FranklinolderbrotherwhoownsaprintinghouseinBoston.BenisapprenticedtoJameswhenBenis12,andwhiletheydonotalwaysgetalongverywell,BenlearnsmuchfromJamesandprovestobequitehelpful.WhenJamesisarrestedforholdingsubversivepoliticalideas,BentakesoverthepaperuntilJames'
release.WhenBenbreakshiscontractandleavesforPhiladelphia,Jamesgrowsangryandspiteful.
BookReportabouttheAutobiographyofBenjaminFranklin
OurEnglishteacherhasevertoldustheDeclarationofIndependencewasaratherclassicopus.Franklinwasjustoneofthefewpeoplewhotookpartindraftingthedocument.
However,hewasn’tcontentwiththepresentsituationhewas.Hehashisowndream,hisownambitions.Isupposethatdeterminationandpersistencecanmakepeopledifference.Ifyouinsistonit,youwillbesomebody,oryouwillbenobody.AlthoughFranklinhadn’tgotwelleducated,hetaughthimselfinhisspeartimeandnevergaveup.Whenhisfatherfiguredouthimthathefellfarshortinelegance,Franklinatoncegrewmoreattentivetothemannerinwritinganddeterminedtoendeavoratimprovement.Allthisbuiltasteadyfunctiononhiswritingandspeech.
Forthepursuitofcuriosityabouttheoutsideworld,FranklinlefthomesetfootinPhiladelphiaalonewithlittlemoney.HehasthespiritofearlyAmericanimmigrants,hard-working,tenacity,insistenceandadventure.WhenthefirstgroupimmigrantssetfootinAmerica,theytriedeverythingtoadapttotheroughlivingconditionsandbuilttheirownhometown.They,FranklinandpeoplestrugglingatthattimeallhavetheAmericanspirit.Becauseofit,heownedhisprintingfactorygradually.Indefinitelyhishonestyandsincerityhelpedhimwonthebusinessandhonor.
Franklinwasstrictwithhimself;
especiallyhelistedthirteenmoralvirtueswhichhethoughtthatisnecessarytohim,forexample,industry,justice,sincerityandsoon.Laterpeoplecalledit“13-pointplanforhonestliving”Heactuallydidasheplaned.Besideshealsomadeaschemeofthetwenty-fourhoursofanatureday.Hedidnotexaggeratehisexcellencebuttolduswhathewasabjectly.
HeisanimportantmanintheIndependentWar.Severalbattlesshowedhisoutstandingabilitytomakedirections.Theoldmanalsogaveussomeexamplesaboutsocializing,working.Anofficialwasalwayswonderinghehadrichexperience,finallyhelostthewar.Theproudestarmyismosteasytobedefeated.Someonewouldn’tliketohearothers’advice.Nooneisindependentwithoutothers’help.FranklindraftedprojectsandpersuadedFrancehelpingAmericantofightagainstEnglisharmy.Hetoldushisvariousexperiencesinahumbletone,asifitwasn’tdangerousorimportant.SoIwonderwhetherpeopledon’tpaytoomuchattentiontothereputationandstatus,theycanmakefarmoreprogress
Manypeople,especiallytheyouth,knowhowtodo,howtochangetheirlife.Theyarejustlackofcourageandpersistence.Wealwaysdefeatedbyourselvesnotthedifficulties.Atthattimewefindthousandsofexcusestogetourselvesridofregret.Afterreadinghisautobiography,anideacameuptomymindthatyoucan’tdecidewhereyouareborn,butyoucanchooseyourfate.
Godwon’tgiveupyou,ifyoudon’tgiveupyourself.
Unit2TheCaskofAmontillado
SymbolismandIronyinTheCaskofAmontillado
Theuseofsymbolismisadistinctivefeatureinthisstory.Themostdistinctivesymbolinthiswriting,inmyopinion,isAmentillado.It’sthetitleofthestory,andthecauseofallthestoryfollowingit’sappearance.MontresorsetatrapwithAmontillado.HeusedittolureFortunato.AndtoFortunato,Amontilladowasalure.ButwhenMontresorsuccessfullytemptedFortunatowithAmontillado,thenitbecameasymbolofdeathtoFortunato.SoAmontilladointhisstoryisasymboloflureanddeathtoFortunato.
AnotherimportantsymbolisthebellswornonFortunato.PoegaveadetaileddescriptiononFortunato’sdressingwhenhefirstappeared:
Themanworemotley.Hehadonatight-fittingparti-stripeddress,andhisheadwassurmountedbytheconicalcapandbells.AndconsideringPoe’sstyleofsimplicity,thisisdefinitelynotunnecessary.Hereiswheretheauthorfirstmentionedthebells.AsthestorydevelopestowhereMontresorandFortunatocametothecatacombs,“Thegaitofmyfriendwasunsteady,andthebellsuponhiscapjingledashestrode”,andherethebellsjingled.Thisisasignandwarningofdeathwhentheyfirststeppedinthecatacombs.“Heraisediftohislipswithaleer.Hepausedandnoddedtomefamiliarly,whilehisbellsjingled”,hereitapppearedagainwhentheycametothecatacombswheretheMontresors’ancestorswereburid,andMontresorsuggestedthatteyhaveadraughtofMedoctodefendthemfromthedamps,andFortunatoeventoastedtotheburiedthatreposearoundthem,unawaringthathewouldsoonjointhem.Thejinglingofthebellsherewasjustlikethebellofdeath.AftertheydrankMedoc,theyproceeded.AndtheytalkedaboutthearmsandmottooftheMontresors.“Iforgotyourarms.”Fortunatoasked.“Ahugehumanfootd’or,inafieldazure;
thefootcrushesaserpantrampantwhosefangsareimbeddedintheheel.”“Andthemotto?
”“Nemomeimpunlacessit.”“Good!
”hesaid.Thewinesparkledinhiseyesandthebellsjingled.HerethearmsandmottojustforeshadowthatMontresorisjustlikeaserpantrampantwhosefangsareimbeddedintheheelandheisgoingtokillFortunato.Thejinglingofbellsisasignalofdanger,towarnthatFortunatoismoreclosetodeath,buttheproudFortunatostilldidn’tsenseit.“Therecameforthinreturnonlyajinglingofthebells”—Fortunatofinallydiedandleftonlythebellsjingling.SothejinglingofthebellssymbolizesthatFortunatowaswalkingtowardsdeath.Othersymbolsliketheincreasingofthenitre,thecatacombs,theflambeaux’sglowingthanflame,andthetierofthemansonry,etc.TheyallindicatesthatthehopeofFortunto’ssurvivalbecamesmallerandsmaller.Byusingsymbolism,theauthersuccessfullycreatedanatmosphereofintensehorror,whiletheuseofironyallowsthereaderstocatchagimpseofthementalstateofthecharacters.
Poeexerciseironyalotinthisstory.Forbyusingirony,thecharacterizationbecamefullandthewholestorybecamemoreinerestingandfullofwit.Forexample,MontresorhatedFortunatotodeath,butthroughoutthestory,hecalledFortunato“myfriend”.Andhe“didhisbest”toimploreFortunatotogoback—“wewillgoback;
yourhealthosprecious.youarerich,respected,admired,beloved;
youarehappy,asonceIwas.Youareamantobemissed.Formeitisnomatter.Wewillgoback;
youwillbeill,andIcannotberesponsible.”“AndItoyourlonglife”.MontresorhasplannedtomurderFortunato,butallhisdeedironicallypresentedtobesofriendlyandgood-willed.HissmileisatthethoughtofFortunato'
simmolation。
LiteraryAnalysisEssayofTheCaskofAmontillado
Iwanttotalkaboutthesuspenseinthestory—thecaskofAmontillado.ThewriterEdgarAllenPoeusesalotofsuspenseinthestory.Sowhenreadersreadthestorytheyaredeepattractiveinit.Thewritercreatessuspensebyusingforeshadowingandconflict.Anditmakesthesuspensemoredramaticandeasytounderstand.IntheshortstorythecaskofAmontillado,EdgarAllenPoecreatesthemaincharactersbythedialoguebetweenthem.Thedialogueshowshowdarkandeviltheprotagonistis.Thewriteralsomirrorstheinnerchangeofthemaincharactersbyusingtheconversationbetweenthemandsomedetaileddepiction.Finally,thebackgroundofthewriterisalsoveryimportantforyoutounderstandthethemeofthestory.Themoreyouknowaboutthewriter,thedeeperyouwillunderstandthestory.Thesuspenseinthestoryisveryartfulandattractive.Thesuspensealsomakesthebeginningofthestorymoreclearly.Thewholestorygoesonverysmoothly.Youcanseethesuspensealmosteverywhereinthestory.Butthewriterusesmanydifferentwayssuchasforeshadowingandconflicttomakethemlookdiffer
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