高級英語-lesson-9-The-Bluest-Eye課件

LessonNine“EachnightPecolaprayedforblueeyes.Inherelevenyears,noonehadevernoticedPecola.Butwithblueeyes,shethought,everythingwouldbedifferent.Shewouldbesoprettythatherparentswouldstopfighting.Herfatherwouldstopdrinking.Herbrotherwouldstoprunningaway.Ifonlyshecouldbebeautiful.Ifonlypeoplewouldlookather.”(BackCover)

ToniMorrisonMorrison’snovelsaremostsetinablackcommunityinthethirtiesorforties.Herworkisalwayssymbolicofthesharedhumancondition,transcendinglinesofgender,race,andclass.Themostenduringimpressionhernovelsleaveisof“sympathy,ofcompassionwithone’sfellowhumanbeings.”Socialbackground

ofthenovel

TheBluestEye,publishedin1970,isthefirstnovelwrittenbyToniMorrison,winnerofthe1993NobelPrizeinLiterature.ThenovelhasitssettingintheblackcommunityinLorain,Ohio,in1944,longbeforetheCivilRightsMovement.Inthosedays,blacknesswassynonymouswithugliness.Thedominantwhitecultureexerciseditshegemony(霸權(quán))anddictatedstandardsofbeauty.Socialbackground

ofthenovelManyblackpeopleacceptedandinternalizedwhitevaluesanddevelopedself-contemptandself-hatredforthemselvesorotherblackpeople,makingsomeoftheirownpeoplevictimsandscapegoats(替罪羊).Tooverthrowwhiteculturalhegemonyandliberatethemselvesfromoppressionandself-oppression,theblackpeopleraisedthepoliticalsloganinthe1960’s:“Blackisbeautiful.”Socialbackground

ofthenovelAmericancivilrights.MorrisonbeganPecola'sstoryasashortpiecein1962;itbecameanovel-in-progressby1965.Itwaswritten,asonecanseefromthedates,duringtheyearsofsomeofthemostdynamicandturbulent

transformationsofAfro-Americanlife.OneofthosetransformationswasanewrecognitionofBlack-Americanbeauty.

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ofthenovelBlack-Americansbegantoargueforanewstandardofbeauty.Thisnewstandardwasmeanttoberaciallyinclusive,allowingblackstoseeblackasbeautiful,buttheneedtoargueforthisnewstandardrevealshowfirmlythewhitestandardofbeautywasentrenchedContentofthenovelTheBluestEyeisthestoryofayoungAfricanAmericangirlandherfamilywhoareaffectedineverydirectionbythedominantAmericanculturethatsaystothem,"You'renotbeautiful;you'renotrelevant;you'reinvisible;youdon'tevencount."ContentofthenovelThatiswhatispainfulinthenovel--thewayinwhichourcountryhasdealtwithrace,thewayinwhichthepowerstructurehashurtus,andthewayinwhichithasmadeushurtourselves.OftenenoughweAfricanAmericansdon'tgettheopportunitytosay"Thisisthesourceofmydysfunction,andit’snotallmyfault."ContentofthenovelThestorycentersaroundthetragiclifeofalittleblackgirlnamedPecolaBreedlove.TheBreedlovesarethepoorestfamilyintown.Theylivedinastorehouseofanabandonedstore.Theplaceissouglythat“visitorswhodrivetothistinytownwonderwhyithasnotbeentorndown,whilepedestrians,whoareresidentsoftheneighborhood,simplylookawaywhentheypassit.”ContentofthenovelPecola,elevenyearsold,isblackandugly.Herfather,ChollyBreedlove,isdriventoalcoholismbyalifeofappallingracialoppression.Onceheburntuphishouseandturnedhisfamilyoutdoors.Contentofthenovel

Hermother,Pauline,isdrivenbyherhusband’srageandtheunbearablemiseryofherlife.Shetriestoescapefromlifeandfindpeaceonlyinworkingasaservantinawhitehome.Shegivesmorecareandattentiontohermaster’schildrenthanherownlittlegirl.Thepoverty-strickenandfrustratedcoupleisconstantlyquarrelingandfighting.TheytotallyignoretheirdaughterPecola.ContentofthenovelAtschoolotherchildrenbullyandridiculeher,callingherugly.Imprisonedbydire(dreadful)povertyandextrememisery,Pecolawishesforlighterskin,blondhairandespeciallyblueeyeslikemoviestarShirleyTempleandotherwhitegirls.Everydayshepraysforamiracletohappensothatshewouldbegivenapairofthebluesteyes.ContentofthenovelShebelievesthatheruglinessisthesourceofallhermiseryandthathavingblueeyeswouldbethekeytohappiness.Sheisconvincedthatifshehadblueeyes,shewouldbecomeprettyandhappyandthatallherproblemswouldbegone.Finally,throughmadness,shethinksthathereyeshavebecomeblue.Inherimaginationshehasbeentransformedintoaprettygirl.Contentofthenovel

Assheiswaitingforloveandhappinesstocometoher,ironicallyherdrunkfathergetshome,andgives“l(fā)ove”tohisdaughterbyrapingher.Thelittlegirlbecomespregnant,shegivesbirthtoastillborn

死產(chǎn)的

child.Shesinksdeeperintodespairandmadness.Intheendofthenovel,shewassomad,herfatherdiesintheworkhouse;hermotherstilldoeshousework.Pecolaandhermothermovetoalittlehouseontheedgeofthetown.ContentofthenovelPecola'stragedywasnotmeanttobetypical,butbyshowingsocietalandsituationalforcesworkingagainstanextremelyvulnerablelittlegirl,Morrisonhopedtogetatatruthaboutthosesocietalforces.Theeffectislikespeedingupfilmofaslowprocess?BylookingattheextremecaseofPecola,welearnthetruthaboutourworld,atruththatwearenormallyincapableofnoticing.SketchanalysisofthenovelGenre-Coming-of-age（成熟、成年）,tragedy,elegy（挽歌、悲歌）TimeandPlaceWritten-NewYork,1962–1965DateofFirstPublication–1970Narrator-Therearetwonarrators:ClaudiaMacTeer,whonarratesinamixtureofachild'sandanadult'sperspective,andanomniscient（全知的）narrator.SketchanalysisofthenovelPointofView-Claudia'sandPecola'spointsofviewaredominant,butwealsoseethingsfromCholly's,Pauline's,andothercharacters'pointsofview.Pointofviewisdeliberatelyfragmentedtogiveasenseofthecharacters'experiencesofdislocation（錯位）andtohelpussympathizewithmultiplecharacters.Tone-Lyrical,elegiac哀歌體的,embittered受苦難受的,matter-of-fact,colloquialSketchanalysisofthenovelTense-Past,asseenbytheadultClaudiaSetting(Time)-1940–1941Setting(Place)-Lorain,OhioProtagonist-PecolaBreedloveSketchanalysisofthenovelMajorConflict-Pecolaneedstoreceivelovefromsomebody,butherparentsand

theothermembersofhercommunityareunabletoloveherbecausetheyhavebeendamagedandthwartedintheirownlives.SketchanalysisofthenovelRisingAction-Chollytriestoburndownthefamilyhouse;Pecolaissnubbed責(zé)罵byagrocerandtormentedbyboys,andPecolaisblamedforkillingacat.Climax-Pecola'sfatherrapesher.FallingAction-Pecolaisbeatenbyhermother,requestsblueeyesfromSoapheadChurch,beginstogomad,andlosesherbaby.SketchanalysisofthenovelThemes-Whitenessasthestandardofbeauty;seeingversusbeingseen;thepowerofstories;sexualinitiationandabuse;satisfyingappetitesversusrepressingthemMotifs（主旨）

-TheDick-and-Janenarrative;theseasonsandnature;whitenessandcolor;eyesandvision;dirtinessandcleanlinessSymbols-Thehouse;bluesteyes;themarigoldsForeshadowing-Theprologueforeshadowsthemajoreventsoftheplot.SomeAnalysis1.AbouttheTitle:Thetitleusesthesuperlative(最高級)of“blue”becauseattheendofthenovel,whenPecolahasgonemad,sheisobsessedwithhavingthebluesteyesofanyoneliving.Butthetitlealsohas“eye”inthesingular,bydisembodying(使脫離實體)theeye,Morrisonsubvertstheideaofbeautyorstandardsofbeauty,tearingtheidealizedpartawayfromthewhole,creatingabeautyiconthatisnotevenhuman.from:/classicnotes/titles/bluesteye/shortsumm.htmlSomeAnalysis2.AbouttheNames:NamesplayanimportantpartinTheBluestEyebecausetheyareoftensymbolicofconditionsinsocietyorinthecontextofthestory.PecolaandherfamilyarerepresentativeofthelargerAfrican-Americancommunity,andtheirname,“Breedlove”,isironicbecausetheyliveinasocietythatdoesnotbreedlove.Infact,itbreedshate—hateofblackness,andthushatredofoneself…from：/~rhet/blind2.htmlSomeAnalysis3.AbouttheSeasons:TheBluestEyeisbrokenupintoseasons–Fall,Winter,Spring,andSummer.ThistypeoforganizationsuggeststhattheeventsdescribedintheBluestEyehaveoccurredbefore,andwilloccuragain.“Inherentinthenotionoftheseasonsisthefactthattheyareanannuallyrecurringconditionfromwhichthereisnoescape.”

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UsefullinksClassicNoteonBluestEye(http:///classicnotes/titles/bluesteye/)ToniMorrison:TheBluestEye(http:///contemporary/tonimorrison/bluest.htm)參考書目1.胡杰黑人文化的自我審視與自我批判——評托尼·莫里森的《最藍(lán)的眼睛》中山大學(xué)學(xué)報論叢》2005年25卷6期2.高繼海.佩科拉悲劇探源——評托尼·莫里森《最藍(lán)的眼睛》[J]河南大學(xué)學(xué)報(社會科學(xué)版),2001,(03).3.周珊.簡評托尼·莫里森處女作《最藍(lán)的眼睛》的寫作特色[J]江南大學(xué)學(xué)報(人文社會科學(xué)版),2003,(02).4.王守仁,吳新云.白人文化沖擊之下的黑人心靈——評托妮·莫里森的小說《最藍(lán)的眼睛》[J]河南師范大學(xué)學(xué)報(哲學(xué)社會科學(xué)版),2000,(03).5.章汝雯.《最藍(lán)的眼睛》中的話語結(jié)構(gòu)[J]外國文學(xué)研究,2004,(04).6.王穎.白人文化沖擊下的迷失與幻滅——評莫里森《最藍(lán)的眼睛》[J]理論學(xué)刊,2004,(05).7.沈瑩.用精神分析法進(jìn)行英美文學(xué)教學(xué)的典型范例——解讀托尼·莫里森的處女作《最藍(lán)的眼睛》[J]教育探索,2004,(11).8.焦曉婷.小說文本里的讀者——評《最藍(lán)的眼睛》的召喚結(jié)構(gòu)[J]四川外語學(xué)院學(xué)報,2002,(02).9.張曄,王麗麗.“最藍(lán)的眼睛”中的盲點——莫里森《最藍(lán)的眼睛》中的文化視角[J]學(xué)術(shù)交流,2003,(07).10.馬英.《最藍(lán)的眼睛》中的非洲傳統(tǒng)意義的上帝[J]沈陽大學(xué)學(xué)報,2004,(01).

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Part1(Paras.1-9)Aboutthosebrowngirls.1.1(1-5)Generalanalysisofthesebrowngirls:normalcharacteristics:gentle,quiet,notemotional,elegant,educated,goodhousewife,white-oriented…1.2(6-9)Distortedpersonalitybecauseoftheirhidingtheirfunkiness,theirnature.Hypocrisy.Part2(Paras.10-53)WhathappenstoPecolainthehouseofsuchabrowngirl.Discourseanalysisof(Para1-5)Thereisacentralideaineachofthefiveparagraphs.Canyoupointthemout?Inparagraph1,theauthorreferstoacharactertyperesultingfromthebrowngirls’hometowns.Inparagraph2,theauthorgivesageneralpictureofwhothesebrowngirlsare,whattheyarelike,andhowtheylive.Inparagraph3,theauthorshowsthebrowngirls’schooleducation.Inparagraph4,theauthorshowsthatthebrowngirlshavenotonlyassimilatedthewayoflifebutalsotheideologyofthewhitemiddle-class.Inparagraph5,theauthorshowsthebrowngirls’skillsinkeepingahousehold.TheBluestEyePara11.TheycomefromMobile.Aiken.FromNewportNews.FromMarietta.FromMeridian.1)Theyrefertoacharactertypetheauthordescribesinthispassage.Theauthorpointsout,“theyarethinbrowngirlswhohavelookedlongathollyhocksinthebackyardsofMeridian,Mobile,Aiken,andBatonRouge.”(Paragraph2)TheBluestEyePara11.TheycomefromMobile.Aiken.FromNewportNews.FromMarietta.FromMeridian.Thesebrowngirlshavelighterskinsthanotherblackpeoplebecauseoftheirmixedblood.Manyofthemaredescendentsofformerslaveswhowerehouseservants.Workinginthehouseratherthaninthefields,theywereclosertotheirwhiteslaveownersthanthefieldNegroes.Itwasacommonthingforawhitemastertohavebabieswithblackmaids.ThesehouseservantsusuallyfeltsuperiortofieldNegroes.TheBluestEyePara12)Theauthormentionsseveralplaces:Mobile(insouthwestAlabama),Aiken(inwestSouthCarolina),NewportNews(insoutheastVirginia),Marietta(innorthwestGeorgia)andMeridian(ineastMississippi).Thereisonethingincommonamongthem,thatis,theyarealltownsintheDeepSouth,whereslaveryandtheplantationsystemexistedbeforetheCivilWar.ThesettingofthenovelTheBluestEyeisanindustrialtowncalledLoraininOhio,whichisinMidwestanddifferentfromtheDeepSouth.TheBluestEyePara12.Andthesoundsoftheseplacesintheirmouthsmakeyouthinkoflove.

Whenthebrowngirlspronouncethenamesoftheseplaces,theyarefullofaffectionandmakeotherpeopleassociatetheseplaceswithlove.TheBluestEyePara13.---theytilttheirheadsandsay“Mobile”andyouthinkyou’vebeenkissed.Theysay“Mobile”withpride.“Youthinkyou’vebeenkissed”isanotherwayofsaying“thesoundsoftheseplacesintheirmouthsmakeyouthinkoflove.”TheBluestEyePara1.4.Theysay“Aiken”andyouseeawhitebutterflyglanceoffafencewithatornwing.1)glanceoff:tohitasurfaceatanangleandthenmoveawayfromitinanotherdirection2)awhitebutterflyglanceoffafencewithatornwing:Heretheauthorusesabutterflywithatornwingasametaphor,meaningfragilebeauty.3)TheimpliedmeaningisthatlifeintheDeepSouthseemedromanticandfilledthemwithsentimentalnostalgia,yetlifetherewasnoteasy.TheBluestEyePara25.“Yes,Iwill.”Again,thisisassociatedwith“l(fā)ove.”Whenamanproposesmarriage,heasksthewoman,“Willyoumarryme?”Ifthewomanagreestomarryhim,heranswerwillbe:“Yes,Iwill.”6.butyoulovewhathappenstotheairwhentheyopentheirlipsandletthenameseaseout.Thatmeanstheysaythosenamesinaverygentleandtendermanner.TheBluestEyePara2

HowdoestheauthordescribethebrowngirlsfromtheDeepSouthcitiesinParagraph2?Inthisparagraphtheauthorgivesageneralpictureofwhothesebrowngirlsare,whattheyarelike,andhowtheylive.Thedescriptionsshowthattheyarethoroughlyassimilatedintothewhite,middle-classwayoflife.TheBluestEye

Para21.Thesoundofitopensthewindowsofaroomlikethefirstfournotesofahymn.

Whenonesingsahymn,theveryfirstfournoteswillfillone’sheartwithanairoffreshness,justlikeopeningawindowofaroom.Thesoundofthefour-syllablenameofMeridianhasthesameeffect.TheBluestEyePara2.2.Perhapsbecausetheydon’thavehometowns,justplaceswheretheywereborn.1)Thisisperhapsbecausetheyonlyhaveplacesofbirth,butnotplaceswheretheyfeelathomeandwhichtheyidentifythemselveswith.TheBluestEyePara2.2.Perhapsbecausetheydon’thavehometowns,justplaceswheretheywereborn.2)ThissentencepresumesthatAmericaisamobilesocietyinwhichpeopletendtomovearoundinsteadofstayingatoneplacealltheirlives.Notethedifferencebetweenaplacewhereonewasbornandahometown.InAmericanculture,ahometownmayormaynotbeone’splaceofbirth.Itisaplaceofpersonalexperiences,aplacewhereonefeelsmostathomeandwhichoneidentifieswithmost.InChinesecultureone’shometownisone’splaceofbirthorone’sancestralplacealongwithone’sfamilyandculturalroots.TheBluestEyePara23.Butthesegirlssoakupthejuiceoftheirhometowns,anditneverleavesthem.

(1)juice:theessenceofanything;(slang)powerandinfluence(2)Butthesegirlsarestronglyinfluencedbytheirhometown,andtheinfluencestayswiththemforeverevenaftertheyleavetheirhometown.TheBluestEyePara2.4.Suchgirlsliveinquietblackneighborhoodswhereeverybodyisgainfullyemployed.---andmother-in-lawtonguelinethestepsandwindowsills.1)whereeverybodyisgainfullyemployed:whereeverybodyhasagoodandsteadyjob.2)mother-in-lawtongue:Atropicalperennialplant.Itissaidtheplantiscalledmother-in-law’stonguebecausetheliquidthisplantcontainsissopoisonousthatasmalldoseofitincoffeeorotherdrinkswouldparalyzethevocalcordsofthepersondrinkingit.PorchswingRoostercombBleedingheartMother-in-lawtongueTheBluestEyePara23)Allthedetailsaboutthequietblackneighborhoods,porchswings,neatlycutgrass,andpottedplantsliningthestepsandwindowsillsindicatethatthesebrowngirlsliveinprettyhouses.Accordingtothewhitemiddle-classvalues,aprettyandcomfortablehouseisoneoftheessentialsofahappyhome.Intheprimerusedatthebeginningofthenovel,thefirstthingofthehappyfamilyisaprettyhouse:“Hereisthehouse.Itisgreenandwhite.Ithasareddoor.Itisverypretty.”TheBluestEyePara25.Theyhaveputinthewindowthecardboardsignthathasapoundmeasureprintedoneachofthreeedges—10lbs.,25lbs.,50lbs.—andNoICEonthefourth.Inthosedayswhenrefrigeratorswerenotavailable,iceboxeswereusedforkeepingfoodcool.Everydaytheicemanwouldcometosellordeliverice.Thesepeople,whocouldaffordtobuyice,wouldputupacardboardsigninthewindowtotelltheicemaniftheyneededicethatdayandhowmuch.TheBluestEyePara25.Theyhaveputinthewindowthecardboardsignthathasapoundmeasureprintedoneachofthreeedges—10lbs.,25lbs.,50lbs.—andNoICEonthefourth.Iftheyneeded25poundsthatday,theywouldturnthecardboardsigninawaysothattheedgewith25lbswouldbeshownonthetopofthesigninanuprightposition.Theedgeswith10lbsand50lbswouldbeonthesidewhileNoICEwouldbeupsidedown.Andtheicemanwouldknowthatheshoulddeliver25poundsofice.TheBluestEyePara26.TheseparticularbrowngirlsfromMobileandAikenarenotlikesomeoftheirsisters.Inasmalltown,theblackpeopleusuallyliveclosetogetherwithinafewblocksinaneighborhood.Theyhaveastrongsenseoftheneighborhood,orthecommunity.Thewomencalloneanother“sister.”ThebrowngirlsfromplaceslikeMobileandAikenaredifferentfromandfeelsuperiortotheothergirlsoftheirownrace.TheBluestEyePara27.Theyareassweetandplainasbuttercake.1)buttercake:aplaincakemadeofflour,sugarandbutter2)Theauthorcomparesthesebrowngirlstoabuttercake,describingthemasbeingsweetbutplainandordinary,lackingspecialorexcitingqualities.TheBluestEyePara28.Theywashthemselveswithorange-coloredLifebuoysoap,----cleantheirteethwithsaltonapieceofrag,softentheirskinwithJergensLotion.Lifebuoysoap,CashmereBouquettalcandJergensLotionaretoiletarticlesthatcostmoreandrepresentprestige,andareusedbymiddle-classwhitepeople.Thesebrowngirlstrytoimitatethemiddle-classwhitesandtomakethemselvescleanandprettyaccordingthestandardsofbeautysetbythedominantculture.TheBluestEyePara29.TheystraightentheirhairwithDixiePeach,andpartitontheside.Likepeopleofanyrace,theAfrican-Americanpeoplearebornwithcertainphysicaltraits.darkskin,broadnose,thicklipsandkinkyhair.Someblackpeopletrytoaltertheirappearanceandlookmorelikewhitepeoplebecausetheyaretoldthatwhiteisbeautifulwhileblackisugly.whitentheskin,havesurgerythatmakesthenosenarrowerandhigherstraightentheirhairandmaybedyeitblond.Hereinthisstory,thebrowngirlsstraightentheirnaturallycurledhairwithDixiePeachandpartitontheside.Theseactsreflecttheself-contemptexistinginsomeAfrican-Americans.TheBluestEye

Para210.Theydonotdrink,smoke,orswear,andtheystillcallsex“nookey.”Drinking,smokingandswearingareconsideredtobebadbehavior.Thereforethesebrowngirlsdon’tdrink,smokeorswear.Theystillthinksexisvulgarandindecent.Thisisanotherexampleshowinghowthebrowngirlstrytomeettheconventionalpuritanicalcodesofmoralconduct.

TheBluestEyePara211.Theysingsecondsopranointhechoir,andalthoughtheirvoicesareclearandsteady,theyareneverpickedtosolo.Achoirofablackchurchisquitedifferentfromachoirofawhitechurch.Theformerismuchmorelivelyandsingswithpassion.Ifyouhaveseenthemovie“SisterAct”starringthefamousblackactressWoopiGoldberg,youshouldrememberhowtheblackchoirsingswithvitalityandpassion.TheBluestEyePara211.Theysingsecondsopranointhechoir,andalthoughtheirvoicesareclearandsteady,theyareneverpickedtosolo.Q:Whytheycanonlysingthesecondsopranoandneverpickedtosolo?Hint:thinkaboutthetimesettingofthetext,andalsothinkaboutthecharacterofthesebrowngirls.TheBluestEyeAlthoughtheirvoicesareclearandsteady,thebrowngirlsinourstorycanonlysingthesecondnotthefirstsoprano,notpickedtoperformasolobecausethesoloperformer,whoplaystheleadingroleinthechoir,shouldhavenotonlyagoodvoice,butalsogreatpassion.Thebrowngirlsmayhavetheformerbutnotthelatter.TheBluestEye12.Theyareinthesecondrow,whiteblousesstarched,blueskirtsalmostpurplefromironing.Thisisanotherdetailshowingthesegirlsareneatandwell-behaved.TheBluestEyePara3

WhatdoestheauthortellusaboutthebrowngirlsinParas3-4?Inthesetwoparagraphstheauthorshowsthatthesebrowngirlshavenotonlyassimilatedthewayoflifebutalsotheideologyofthewhitemiddle-class.Theyreceivemoreformalschooleducationthantheirpoorersisters,andasaresulttheyaremorealienatedfromtheirblackculturalheritageandtryto“getridofthefunkinessofpassion,thefunkinessofnature,thefunkinessofthewiderangeofhumanemotions.”Paragraph31.Theygotoland-grantcolleges,normalschools,and….homeeconomicstopreparehisfood;….Heretheylearntherestofthelessonbeguninthosesofthouseswithportswingsand…h(huán)omeeconomics:theoryandpracticeofhomemakingTheCollegeofHomeEconomicsisanall-girlscollege.TheLand-GrantCollege:WhatIsaLand-GrantCollege?WhyWasItCreated?Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencetellusabouttheblackpeople’slife?Whydidthebrownpeoplegotoland-grantcolleges?1)TheLand-GrantCollege:WhatIsaLand-GrantCollege?Aland-grantcollegeoruniversityisaninstitutionthathasbeendesignatedbyitsstatelegislatureorCongresstoreceivethebenefitsoftheMorrillActsof1862and1890.Theoriginalmissionoftheseinstitutions,assetforthinthefirstMorrillAct,wastoteachagriculture,militarytactics,andthemechanicartsaswellasclassicalstudiessothatmembersoftheworkingclassescouldobtainaliberal,practicaleducation.2)TheLand-GrantCollege:WhyWasItCreated?PassageoftheFirstMorrillAct(1862)reflectedagrowingdemandforagriculturalandtechnicaleducationintheUnitedStates.Whileanumberofinstitutionshadbeguntoexpanduponthetraditionalclassicalcurriculum,highereducationwasstillwidelyunavailabletomanyagriculturalandindustrialworkers.TheMorrillActwasintendedtoprovideabroadsegmentofthepopulationwithapracticaleducationthathaddirectrelevancetotheirdailylives.TheBluestEyePara33)Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencetellusabouttheblackpeople’slife?Whydidthebrownpeoplegotoland-grantcolleges?Asthesebrowngirlsarefromrelativelybetter-offfamilies,theyreceivemoreeducationthantheworse-offblacks.Theyusuallygotoland-grantcollegesornormalschoolswhereteachersaretrained.Thepurposeoftheireducationistopreparethemtoservethewhitemanwithrefinement.TheBluestEyePara34)Whydidthebrownpeoplegotoland-grantcolleges?Theymajorinhomeeconomicstodohousekeepingfortheirmasters.Theyareeducatedtobeteacherssothattheywillteachtheblackchildrentobeobedient.Theyaretrainedinmusicinordertoentertainthewhitemasters.TheBluestEyePara35)她們就讀于政府撥地建造的大學(xué)以及師范學(xué)院。他們學(xué)習(xí)如何把為白人服務(wù)的工作做得更細(xì)致：學(xué)家政是為了給他們燒飯做菜；學(xué)當(dāng)老師是為了教育黑人孩子順從；學(xué)音樂是為了讓疲憊的主人身心放松，為他那已麻木的靈魂提供消遣。TheBluestEyePara32.Thecarefuldevelopmentofthrift,patience,highmorals,andgoodmanners.Thecompletesentencewouldbe:Theeducationtheyreceiveathomeandatschoolhelpsthemwithacarefuldevelopmentofpatience,highmorals,andgoodmanners.TheBluestEyePara33.Inshort,howtogetridofthefunkiness.1)Thisisanotherincompletesentence.Acompletesentencewouldbe:Inshort,thewholepurposeoftheireducationistogetridofthefunkiness.Intheauthor’sopinion,gettingridofthefunkinessisalienatingfromtheblackculturalheritage.TheBluestEyePara32)funkiness:SeeNote12tothetext.Funkinessisobviouslyanimportantwordinourtext.Itisrepeatedthreetimesinthenextsentence,andthewordFunkiscapitalizedinParagraph4.Yet,itishardtoexplaintheexactmeaningofthisterm,andevenhardertofindasingleChineseequivalentforit.TheBluestEyePara32)funkiness:Funkyhasseveralmeanings.Itisassociatedwithajazzstylehavinganearthyqualityderivedfromearlybluesorgospelmusic.Itmaymeanunconventional,eccentric,offbeat,etc.Italsomaymeanveryemotional,informal,relaxed,casual,etc.Funkisassociatedwithspontaneityandsensuality.AnumberofChinesetermsmaybeappliedtodescribefunky:自然原始的，樸實的，本性的，感官的，非傳統(tǒng)的，奇特的，無拘束的，非正式的，即興的，隨意的，等等。TheBluestEyePara34.Thedreadfulfunkinessofpassion,thefunkinessofnature,thefunkinessofthewiderangeofhumanemotions.Whydidthosebrownpeopleconsiderfunkinesstherootofevil?Theword“dreadful”issaidinanironicaltone.Thatistosay,intheeyesofthemiddle-classwhitepeopleandintheeyesofthebrowngirls,thefunkinessofpassion,natureandawiderangeofhumanemotionsisdreadful.Therefore,“whereveriterupts”they“wipeitaway.”(Para.4)TheBluestEyeQ:Whatdetailsaregiventoshowthatthesebrowngirlsliveacomfortablelife?Thebrowngirlsliveinaquietblackneighborhoodwhereflowersandplantsaregrownandwelllookedafter;theporchissuitableforrest.Intheroom,theycanaffordiceforkeepingfoodcool.Moreover,thetoiletarticlestheyuseareoftenusedbywell-offmiddleclassesofwhilepeople.Moreimportant,theycanaffordtogotoland-grantcollegesandattendthechoir,whichprovidesthemwithmorechoicestogetalongwithwhitepeople.TheBluestEyePara4

1.Whereveriterupts,thisFunk,theywipeitaway;whereveritcrusts,theydissolveit;----Theyfightthisbattleallthewaytothegrave.Thebrowngirlstryhardtorepresstheiremotionsandpassions.However,thesenaturalhumanemotionscannotbewipedouttotally.Sometimestheywillemergeandburstout.Andtheywilldevelop,becomestrongerandstaywiththem.Sowheneverandwhereverthisfunkburstsout,t