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ThePortraitofaLady
IsabelArcher:
anindependent,imaginativeandwidelyreadNewYorkyounglady
Ralph:
hercousin,slowlydyingofalungcancer
LordWarburton:
heraristocraticneighborinLondon
GasparGoodwood:
hersuitor(求婚者)inAmerica
GilbertOsmond:
amanofnosocialstandingorwealtth,latermarriedIsabel
MadameMerle:
loverofGilbertOsmond
Pansy:
daughterofGilbertOsmondandMadameMerle
IsabelArcherarrivinginLondonupontheinvitationofherauntMrs.Touchett.HercousinRalph,slowlydyingofalungdisorderbecomesdeeplydevotedtoher.TheTouchetts’aristocraticneighborLordWarburtonfallsinlovewithher.Heproposes,butIsabeldeclines
Isabel’suitorGasparGoodwoodfollowshertoLondon,andIsabelagainrefuseshisproposal.BecauseIsabelisfullofhopeandawilltoliveafreeandnoblelife
RalphconvinceshisfatherMr.TouchetttoleavehalfhiswealthtoIsabelafterhedied:
thiswillprotectherindepedence,thenIsabelisleftwithalargefortune
Herinheritanceevoke(唤起)theinterestofMadameMerle;andthetwowomenbecomeclosefriends.Isabelisgoingtoavillainous(罪恶的)scheme
MerleintroducesIsabeltoamannamedGilbertOsmond,amanofnosocialstandingorwealth,butwhomMerledescribesasoneofthefinestgentlemaninEurope
Osmond’daughterPansyisbeingbroughtupinaconvent(女修道院);hiswifeisdead.MerleisattemptingtomanipulateIsabelintomarryingOsmondsothathewillhaveacesstoherfortune
Infact,Osmondtheart-collectorregradsIsabelmerelyasoneofhiscollectionandheuseshisowndaughterandloverMerlyastools
EveryoneinIsabel’sworlddisapprovesofOsmond,espRalph,butIsabelchoosestomarryhimanywayandtheysettleinRome
Threeyearsintotheirmarriage,Isabeldespises(轻视)againstOsmond’sarrogance,hisselfishness,andhissinister(阴险的)desiretocrush(粉碎)herindividuality,butshedoesn'tconsiderleavinghim.Sheiscommittedtohersocialdutyasagoodwife.
LordWarburtoncomestoRomeandproposestoPansytogetclosertoIsabelandOsmondagreestothismarriageforthewealthofthiswealthylord.ButIsabelintroducestothelordPansy’strueloverwhoisrejectedbyOsmondforhislackofsocialstatus.SotheLordturnsguiltyanddropsthisproposal.
RalphdiesoflungdiseasewithhisunflfilledlovetoIsabel.Inhisfuneral,IsabelknowsabouttheindecentloverelationshipbetweenOsmondandMadameMerlywhoistherealmotherofPansy
IsabelmeetsGasparwhoencourageshertoleavethesinisterOsmondandlivewithhim.ButIsabelturnshimdownandchoosestoremaininhermiserablemarriageincomformitywithsocialconvention
Pointofview(illustrationofthesituationandcharactersthroughoneorseveralminds)
Helethischaractersrevealthemselveswiththeleastintervention,andthereadersseemtobeinthemindofcharacters.
Isabel:
themainfocusofthenovel,andmostofthethematic(主题的)explorationofthenoveloccuursthroughheractions,thoughts,andexperiences
RalphTouchett:
heloveslife,butheiskeptfromparticipatinginitvigorouslybyhisailment;asaresult,heactsasadedicatedspectator(专注的旁观者).Ralphservesasthemoralcenterofhenovel:
hisopinionsaboutothercharactersarealwaysaccurate,andthereadercantellimmediatelywhetheracharacterisgoodorevilbyRalph’sresponsetothatcharacter
HenryJames(1843-1916)
Literarycriticism(TheArtofFiction)
1startmustberelatedtolife
2ndimmense(巨大的)freedominnovel-writingandinclusionofthedisagreeable,theuglyandthecommonplace
3rdartisimportantitself
WritingstyleofHenryJames
1stpsychologicalreality
2ndpointofview
3rdover-elaborate(描述)language
(elaborate:
havingalotofsmalldetailsorpartsthatareconnectedtoeachotherinacomplicatedway)
4thlongandinvolved(complicated)sentence
ContributionofHenryJames(1843-1916):
Probablythefirstofthemodernpsychologicalanalystinthenovelandanticipatedinhisworksthemodernstreamofconsciousness
LocalColorism
Time:
late1860s---endofthe19thcentury
Characteristics:
novelswiththesetting,speech,customsandvaluestypicaltooneparticularplace
Influence:
toinspirefamouswriterslikeJohnSteinbeckandWilliamFaulkner
MarkTwain(1835-1910)
1sthislife
SmauelLanghorneClemens
BorninsmalltownonMississippiRiver
Littleenducationbutrichexperience---(printerapprentice,trampprinter,silverminer,steamboatpilot,frontierjournalist),sohehadwideknowledgeofhumanity
Tragiceventsinhislateryearschangedhimintoadespairingcynicalwriter
Hisworks:
1st“TheCelebratedFrogofCalaverasCountry”----Withthepublicationofhisfrontiertale”TheCelebratedFrogofCalaverasCountry”,hebecamenationallyfamous
2ndTheGildedAge(1873)----itisaartisticfailuer,butgavenametoAmericaofpost-warperiod
3rdTheAdventuresofTomSawyer(1876)---animmediatebookasaboy’sbook
4thTheAdventureofHuckFinn(1884)---SequelofTheAdventuresofTomSawyer,masterpiece.
“AllmodernAmericanliteraturecomes”(Hemingway’scomment)
4thLifeontheMississippi(1883)---anothermasterpiece
Changefromoptimistandhumoristtodespairingdeterminist,bitterattackonhumanbeing.
5thAConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur’Court(1889)
TheManthatCooruptedHadleyburg(1900)
TheMysteriousStranger(1916)
Autobiography(1924)
TheAdventureofHuckFinn
Setting:
inthetownonthebanksoftheMississippiRiverbeforeCivilWar
Plot:
p135
Beginning:
HuckleberryFinn,apoorboywithadrunkenfather,andhisfriendTomSawyer,anover-imaginativemiddle-classboy,foundrobber’sgold,andHuck’sharewasinthebank.HuckwasadoptedbytheWidowDouglas,akndbutstifling(沉闷的)womanwholiveswithhersister,theself-righteous(自以为是)MissWatsonwhodesirestocivilizeHuck
Huck’sbrutish(粗野的),drunkenfather,Pap,reappearsanddemandshismoney.ButthenewjudgestillgivesHuck’scustody(监管)toPap.
Papturnsouttobenogood.HeshutsHuckinacabinontheriverbankandgoestodrink,beatingHuckuponhisreturn
HuckescapesfromPapbyfakinghisoendeath,killingapigandspreadingitsbloodalloverthecabin.ThenhehideshimselfonJackson’sIslandinthemiddleoftheMississippiRiver
Ontheisland,heencountersJim,onerun-awayslaveofMissWatson.HuckandJimteamup,despiteHuck’suncertainityaboutthelegalityormoralityofhelpingarunawayslave
Whenfloodrushingbythisisland,theyspyalograft(筏)andahousefloatingpast.Theycapturetheraftandloot(掠夺)thehouse,findingintithebodyofamanwhohasbeenshot.JimrefusestoletHuckseethedeadman’sface
HuckandJimstartdownriverontherafttothefreestates.Latertheyhaveacloseencounterwithagangofrobbersonawreckedsteamboat,theymanagetoescapewiththerobbers’loot(战利品).
Duringanightofthickfog,HuckandJimencountertheslave-hunters.Afterpsychologicalconflicts,Huckliestothemenandtellsthemthathisfatherisontheraftsufferingfromsmallpox(天花).Thrrifiedofthedisease,themengiveHuckmoneyandhurryaway.Theycontinuedownriver.Thenextnight,asteamboatslams(猛击)intotheirraft,andHuckandJimareseperated.Huckistakeninbyafamilyinbattlewiththeirneighbor.
WhileHuckiscaughtupinthefeud(争执),Jimshowsupwiththerepairedraft.HuckhurriestoJim’shidingplace,andtheytakeoffdowntheriver.
Theyrescueapairofmenwhoarebeingpursued(追踪)byarmedbandits(土匪).Themencalimtobeadisplaced(无家可归的)Englishduke(公爵)andthelong-lost(遗失很长时间的)heir(继承人)totheFrenchthronewhotraveledwiththem
Theyturnouttobeswindler(骗子)andcheatmoneyfromtheinheritanceofthedeadmaninthetown.AndHuckexposestheirschemetothesisterofthedeadandhelpshertoretrievethegold
Unfortunately,thetwoswindlersescapefromthepunishmentandsellJimtolocalfarmersSilasandSallyPhelpswhohappentobeTom’sauntanduncle.TheymistakeHuckforTomwhoisduetoarriceforavisit
Tomisintercepted(中途阻止)onthewaybyHuckandpretendstobeHuck’syoungerbrotherSidinfrontofhisauntSilas
TheyworkaplantorescueJimfromTom’saunt’shouse.Andinthefight,Tom’slegisshotbythepursuer.
Jimsacrificinghisfreedom,staystonurseTomandheendsinchains(囚禁).
AfterTomwakeup,heannouncesthatJimhasalreadybeenfreedbyMissWatsoninherwill.
HuckwhohasfearedthereappearanceofPap,istoldbyTomthatthefloatinghousehehasfoundishisPap’sandthatdeadmanisPap
AuntPollyarrivesandrecognizesthetwonaughtyboysanddecidestoadoptHuck,butHuckrefusesandplanstogotowest
Jim:
Huck’scompanion,amanofremarkableintelligenceandcompassionandapersonwithadeepknowledgeofnature.Jimhasoneofthefewhealthy,functioningfamilies,asurrogate(代理的)father,aswellasafriend,toHuck,theonlyonewhoprovidesapositiverespectableexampleforHucktofollow,seldomabletoactboldlyorspeakhismind
Character:
HuckFinn:
aboyfromthelowestlevelsofwhitesociety,anoutcast,goodheartandsenseofhumanity,distantfrommainstreamsociety,skepticaloftheworldaroundhim,thoughstrugglingalot,hefinallychangeshisprejudiceagainstblackperson.
Theme:
---reflectionofTwain’sstaireofAmericanwhocontinuetoliveintheshadowofracismwhileclaimingequalityloudly(thisisformedgraduallyashegrowsup)
---freedomandthequestforfreedom
---thegrowthofHuckleberryFinnandalsothegrowthofAmericaasanation
---(universaltheme)Humanity,itreferstothegoodqualityofapersonwillovercomea
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