走出奧米勒斯城的人課件

Lesson9TheOnesWhoWalkAwayfromOmelasVariationsonaThemebyWilliamJamesUrsulaLeGuinLesson9TheOnesWhoWalkAway1TypeofLiteratureAllegoricalDescriptionTypeofLiterature2allegoryWhatisallegory?Famousallegoricalworks?CategoriesofAllegory?Whyauthorsuseallegory?Tipstoanalyzeallegory?Characteristicsofallegory?allegoryWhatisallegory?3allegoryAliterarydevicetousecharacters,objects,actionstorepresentanunderlyingmeaningthatisdifferentfromwhattheyliterallytranslateintoallegoryAliterarydevicetou4FamousAllegoricalWorksAesop’sFables:

“TheFox&theGrapes” “TheTortoise&theHare” “TheAnt&theGrasshopper”FamousAllegoricalWorksAesop’5FamousAllegoricalWorksAnimalFarm:byGeorgeOrwellPilgrim’sProgress:byJohnBunyanGuilliver’sTravels:byJonathanSwiftTheRepublic:byPlatoAvatar:byJamesCameronFamousAllegoricalWorksAnimal6CategoriesofAllegoryAbstractthemesPoliticalallegoryHistoricalallegoryCategoriesofAllegoryAbstract7WhyAuthorsUseAllegory?ToaddlayerstotheirworksTocreatewell-rounded&multi-dimensionalcharactersTounderstandtheirviews&beliefsTofunctionasasubmissivevoicewithinstate-controlledproductionWhyAuthorsUseAllegory?Toad8TipstoAnalyzeAllegoryAnallegoryisnotmeanttobetakenliterally.Itisafigureofspeechtoconveyadeepermeaning.TipstoAnalyzeAllegory9CharacteristicsofAllegorySymbolictwofoldCharacteristicsofAllegorySym10TheOnesWhoWalkAwayFromOmelasUrsulaK.LeGuinTheOnesWhoWalkAwayFromOm11LeGuinHerprofile?Herworks?Herawards?Herthemes?LeGuinHerprofile?12LeGuin(1929-)Birthplace:Berkeley,California,U.S.Education:M.A.,ColumbiaUniversityOccupation:novelistGenres:sciencefiction,fantasyPeriod:1962-presentLeGuin(1929-)Birthplace:Ber13HerWorksScienceFictions:TheLeftHandofDarkness,1970

Thedispossessed,1974TheWorldforWorldisForest,1976HerWorksScienceFictions:14走出奧米勒斯城的人ppt課件15Fantasyseries:Earthsea

AwizardofEarthsea,1968TheTombsofAtuan,1971TheFarthestShore,1972Tehanu:TheLastBookofEarthsea,1990TalesfromEarthsea,2001TheOtherWind,2001Fantasyseries:Earthsea

Awiz16Awards:TheHugoAwardTheNationalBookAwardTheNebulaAwardAwards:TheHugoAward17themestoexplorecontemporaryissueslikecolonialism&theVietnamWarToreexaminemanythingslikeourcities,political&socialstructuresTofocusmoreonsociologicalandanthropologicalsidesofsocietiesTocriticizecontemporarycivilizationToapplyTaoistphilosophyandfeminismthemestoexplorecontemporary18ThePeopleWhoWalkAwayFromOmelasTheme?Motivation?Character?Historicalcontext?Structure?ThePeopleWhoWalkAwayFrom19Theme(provocative)Happinessisbasedonajustdiscriminationofwhatisnecessary,whatisneithernecessarynordestructive,andwhatisdestructive?Theme(provocative)Happinessi20MotivationFromtheauthor’sinspiration:

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Salem,OregonWilliam’spragmatismaphilosophicalquestionMotivationFromtheauthor’sin21Character:TheChild

Lockedinasmallroomorclosetwithnowindows,thechildisdirty,naked,andmalnourished.Itreceivesonlyhalfabowlofcornmealandgreaseadayandoftensitsinitsownexcrement.Thenarratorstatesthatthechild''couldbeboyoragirl.Itlooksaboutsix,butactuallyisnearlyten.Itisfeeble-minded.Perhapsitwasborndefective,orperhapsithasbecomeimbecilethroughfear…Character:TheChild

22Questions:

Whatistheauthor’smotivesforchoosingsuchaweakcharacterforthehero?WhyisthedestructionofthischildsocrucialtothehappinessofthepeopleofOmelas?IsthelifeofahumanbeingafairpriceforUtopia?Isitanylessimmoraltowalkaway?

Questions:Whatistheauthor’23HistoricalContext(1973)political,social,andculturalupheavalTheVietnamWarWesternFeminismAnti-culturalMovement:TheHippieMovementSexLiberationMovementTheNewLeftForcesMovementHistoricalContext(1973)polit24Structure

PartParragraphMainIdeaⅠ1-6focusesonthedescriptionofthehappinessoftheOmelaspeopleⅡ7-8focusesonthedescriptionofthemiseryandsufferingofthechildⅢ9-12showstheattitudeofmostpeopleandtheirreactionstothechild'ssufferingⅣ13-14offersthedifferentattitudesandreactionsofafewStructurePartParragr25Allegories&SymbolsAsymbolisasingleobject,personorideathatrepresentsomethingelse.Anallegoryiscomposedofasetofconnectedsymbols.Allegories&SymbolsAsymboli26StylisticFeaturesForcefulshortparagraphstointroducenewtopicsRhetoricalquestionstopunctuateherpointsSpecificwordstodescribesound&colortopaintaverbalpictureofthecityofOmelasAvarietyofsentencestructurestobefoundAvarietyofrhetoricalquestionstobefoundStylisticFeaturesForcefulsho27SentenceStructuresLongperiodicsentencesLongloosesentencesShortpowerfulsentencesShortellipticalsentencesAbsoluteconstructionsSentenceStructuresLongperiod28FiguresofSpeechSimilesMetaphorsSynaesthesiaTransferredepithetFiguresofSpeechSimiles29Mostpeople’s

attitudes&reactions:Initiallyshocked,sickened,disgusted,outraged,impotent,saddenedUltimatelyabletocometotermswiththefact&resolvedtoliveinsuchamatterastothesufferingoftheunfortunatechildworthit

Mostpeople’s

attitudes&rea30TheOnesWhoWalkAwayfromOmelasWhoarethesepeople?Whyaretheyleaving?Wherearetheygoing?TheOnesWhoWalkAwayfromOm31Whoarethesepeople?Idealists?Escapists?Revolutionaries?Nihilists?Perverts?Whoarethesepeople?Idealists32Whyaretheyleaving?Disgusted?Frightened?Saddened?dissatisfied?Whyaretheyleaving?Disgusted33Wherearetheygoing?Monastery?Hermitage?Anewutopiancity?Wherearetheygoing?Monastery34Isitanylessimmoraltowalkaway?TheoneswhowalkawayfromOmelasaredefinednotbytheirrefusaltobecruelbutbytheirrefusaltodoanythingaboutit.Allthepeoplethereareevil&mindless&selfish.Silentprotestisreallyafeeble&pointlessgesture.Thecityhasnorevolutionaries,norebels,noradicals,noconscience,nophilosophers.Inaword,thecitybreedsnopeoplewhohaveasenseofjustice&fairness.Isitanylessimmoraltowalk35passionate&impassionedPassionatespeechImpassionedspeechPassionateimpliesstrong&violentemotion,oftenanimpetuouskindImpassionedimpliesanexpressionofemotionthatisdeeply&sincerelyfeltpassionate&impassionedPassio36na?ve&artlessHehadana?vebeliefinthekindnessofothers.Heisanartlesschild,andeverybodylikeshim.Havinglittleknowledgeorexperienceoflife(=simple-minded)Simple&honest(=open)na?ve&artlessHehadana?ve37wretched&sadawretchedwomanasadwomanPitiableUnhappyHewas______athisdeparture.Theunfortunateincidentmadehimfeel________thewholeday.wretched&sadawretchedwoman38marvelous&incredibleToounusualtobepossibleSoextraordinaryastobeimprobableSoamazingthatyoufindithardtobelieveItwasa/an______performance.Theaccountcannotbedismissedas_______.marvelous&incredibleToounus39happy,glad,cheerful,

joyful,joyous

asteadydisplayofbrightspiritsoroptimismAgreatelation&rejoicingCommonlyusedinmerelypoliteformulasexpressiongratificationJoyfulnewsJoyoussonghappy,glad,cheerful,

joyful40pleasure,delight,joy,enjoymentAhighdegreeofobviouspleasureAkeenlyfelt,exuberant,demonstrativehappinessAquietfeelingofsatisfactionTotheteacher’s_______,allhisstudentspassedtheexamination.Tothe______ofherfather,shewonfirstprize.Huntingishisgreatest______.pleasure,delight,joy,enjoym41barbarian,barbaric,barbarous,savagePrimitivecivilization,withoutfurtherconnotationCrudeness&lackofrestraintCruelty&brutali