Lesson-4-Nettles.ppt

Lesson-4-Nettles.ppt

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LessonFourNettles,Lead-in,Ifyouhavegotmarried,andleadanormallife.Butyoufindyourtruelovelater,whatwillyoudo?

Sevenyearitch,“娶了红玫瑰，久而久之，红玫瑰就变成了墙上的一抹蚊子血，白玫瑰还是“床前明月光”；娶了白玫瑰，白玫瑰就是衣服上的一粒饭渣子，红的还是心口上的一颗朱砂痣。

”-张爱玲红玫瑰与白玫瑰,FrancescaandRobert,“Nobodyunderstandswhenawomanmakesachoicetomarryandhavechildren,inonewayherlifebegins,butinanotherway,itstops.Youbuildalifeofdetails,andyoujuststopandstaysteady,sothatyourchildrencanmove.Andwhentheyleave,theytakeyourlifeofdetailswiththem.Youareexpectedtomoveonagain,butyoudontrememberwhatitwasthatmovedyou,becausenoonesaskedyouinsolong.Notevenyourself.”,Classiclines,Whyisthestoryentitled“Nettles”?

Donettleshaveanysymbolicmeaninghere?

FriendshipandloveMarriageanddivorce,Nettle:

Awildplantwithroughleavesthatstingpeople【别名】蜇人草、咬人草、无情草benettled:

beannoyedorirritatedgraspthenettle:

dealwithanunpleasantsituationfirmlyandwithoutdelay迎难而上,大胆抓棘手的问题,Para91isessentialforunderstandingthemeaningofthetitleofthestory.Whiletheyweredrivingback,Mikeandthenarratornoticedanitchorburningontheirbareforearms,thebacksoftheirhandsandaroundtheirankles.Sherememberedthenettles.Butthoseplantswithbigpinkish-purpleflowersarenotnettles.Theyarecalledjoe-pyeweeds.,Thenettlesarestinginginsignificant-lookingplantswithstalksoutfittedwithskin-piercingspines.Hermistakingjoe-pyeweedsfornettlesimpliesthatordinarylifeismoreliketheinsignificant-lookingnettlesthatarestingingandpiercing,thusirritatingandannoyingpeopleratherthanthejoe-pyeweedswithshowypinkish-purpleflowers.Reallifeisdisturbing,frustrating,andunsettling,offeringnotidyresolution.,AliceMunro艾丽丝.门罗,aCanadianshort-storywriterbutwithinternationalfameonher,awards,GovernorGeneralsAward（1968,1978,1986）GillerPrize（1998,2004）ManBookerInternationalPrize（2009）NobelPrizeforLiterature（2013）,“Masterofthemodernshortstory”,OurChekhov,AsinChekovs,Plotissecondaryandlittlehappens.,Allisbasedontheepiphanic（顿悟的）moment,thesuddenenlightenment,theconcise,subtle,revelatorydetail.”,Writingstyle:

twofocuses,Regionalfocus:

Storiesfocus:

MostofMunrosfictionissetinSouthwesternOntarioandtheCanadianPacificNorthwest.Onhumanrelationshipslookedatthroughthelensofdailylife.,Womensstories,Earlyworks:

Resentworks:

Womenofmiddleage,lonelyandstruggleinoddsandends,Shifted,Youngladiesbotheredbylove,children,disloyalty,:

desire,regret,weakness,Passions,confusionsanddilemmas,这是一个流行长篇小说的时代，一个雄心勃勃不再优游的时代，一个常常会忘记乡村田园的时代。

这个时代里，女人与男人一同做梦，一同梦醒。

当梦碎的时候，倏忽发现岁月早已令容颜苍老。

这个只写短篇的女人，这个同时代格格不入将短篇写到及至的女人，却从岁月流失的倏忽里，从女人新添额头的一丝皱纹里，从女人望向窗外的怅然若失里，为人寻访到一丝故旧，一个久远的传说。

那传说便是：

女人都曾梦过，即使嫁了，即使老了，即使丑了，都要梦。

否则，女人一定会枯萎。

Criticsonher,Whatisthestory“Nettles”?

Thestoryevolvesaroundamiddle-agedwomansreunionwithachildhoodboyfriend.,When?

Whatfeeling?

Whatperception?

TimeSettingCharacters,1979-yearsafterwards-tothepast-backto1979SunnyshouseinUxbridgeOntario,Canada.Thenarrator（first-personnarration）Mike,Sunny,children,etc.,Structure,Part1（para.1-2）:

Part2（para.3-15）:

Part3（para.16-93）:

Part4（para94-95）:

MeetingMikeagainbychancein1979Shifttochildhoodmemory,herfriend,Mike.（flashback）Shiftbackto1979:

Epiphany:

anewperceptionoflove,Para94：

Epiphany顿悟Themeofthestory,Lovethatwasnotusable,thatknewitsplace.Notriskingathingyetstayingaliveasasweettrickle,anundergroundresource.Withtheweightofthisnewstillnessonit,thisseal.,爱不是来被利用的，它十分清楚它应在的位置。

我们不拿它来冒险，而是让它像涓涓细流慢慢流淌，仿若地下资源，将爱封存，静静的流淌。

Whathappened,orratherwhatdidnothappenbetweenMikeandthenarratorthatweekendmaynotseemveryspecialorexciting,butthroughittheauthorexploresthecomplexityofhumanemotionsandthebeautyofordinarylife.,Newlesson,Childhoodmemory（para3-15）,HowdidMikeandthenarratormeeteachother?

Whatarethe3memoriesaboutthemleavingthedeepestimpressioninnarratorschildhoodmemory?

Describeindetailthegame“War”andtellthefeelingofthegirltowardtheboy.Findouttheverysentencedescribingthechangeofnarratorslife,thesadnessofthenarratorforthelossofMikeafterheleftwithhisfather.ItissaidinPara15,“Myheartwasbeatinginbigthumps,likehowlshappeninginmychest.”Why?