A-Clean--Well-Lighted-Place.ppt

AClean Well LightedPlaceErnestHemingway AbouttheAuthorErnestHemingway 1899 1961 wasborninIllinois HebeganhiswritingcareerforTheKansasCityStarin1917 Manyofhispersonalexperiencesprovidedthemes backgroundmaterial andsettingsforhiswriting HisfamousnovelAFarewelltoArmswasbasedonhisknowledgeofanambulancedriverontheItalianfrontduringtheFirstWorldWar TheSpanishCivilWarbecamethebackgroundforhisbrilliantwarnovelForWhomtheBellTolls WiththeappearanceofTheSunAlsoRisesin1926 Hemingwaybecamenotonlythevoiceofthe lostgeneration butthepreeminentwriterofhistime HedescribedhisexperiencesofbullfightinginDeathintheAfternoonandbig gamehuntinginGreenHillsofAfrica In1953 hismostpopularworkTheOldManandtheSeawasawardedthePulitzerPrize andinthefollowingyear hewontheNobelPrizeinLiterature forhispowerful style formingmasteryoftheartofnarration Hemingway swritingstyleisstriking Heoftenusesshortsentencesandsimplewordstoconveydeepmeaning TheIcebergTheory alsoknownasthe theoryofomission isthewritingstyleofAmericanwriterErnestHemingway Hemingwaybeganhiswritingcareerasareporter Journalisticwriting particularlyfornewspapers focusesonlyoneventsbeingreported omittingsuperfluousandextraneousmatter Whenhebecameawriterofshortstories heretainedthisminimalisticstyle focusingonsurfaceelementswithoutexplicitlydiscussingtheunderlyingthemes Hemingwaybelievedthetruemeaningofapieceofwritingshouldnotbeevidentfromthesurfacestory rather thecruxofthestoryliesbelowthesurfaceandshouldbeallowedtoshinethrough CriticssuchasJacksonBensonclaimthathisicebergtheory incombinationwithhisdistinctiveclarityofwriting functionedasameanstodistancehimselffromthecharactershecreated MainIdeaThestorydepictswhathappenedonenightinaSpanishcaf whereanolddeafmanwasdrinkinghisbrandy Hispreferencetostayinginthecaf latetillnightpromptedalongconversationbetweenayoungwaiterandanoldwaiter whichhelpsrevealthetwomen sattitudestowardlife theyoungwaslivinginblindness concernedonlywithhisdailyroutinesanddesireswhiletheoldone awareofthedifficultyinthepursuitofprofundityinlife triedtocounterdarknessandchaoswithcleanness lightandorder HowtoDetecttheMainCharacterThemaincharacterinastoryreferstotheonewhoismostlydescribedandwhosefeelingsandpsychologyarerevealedindetail Inthissense themaincharacterinthisstoryistheolderwaiterwho unliketheyoungwaiter sympathizeswiththedeafoldmanbecausehehimselfisalsooldandlonelyandtakespleasureinaquietpublicplace Whatdoyouknowaboutthem Hewasoldandlackedconfidence Hecouldnotsleepuntildawn Hehadawifewaitingforhimtogohome Hewasyoungandself confident Whataretheirdifferentattitudestowardstheoldman Hesympathizedwiththeoldmananddefendedhimbysayingthathewasclean Hedidn tfeelitbadfortheoldmantostayinthecaf lateintothenight Hewasanxioustogohomesohewantedtheoldmantoleaveassoonaspossible therefore hebecameangryandimpolite Hedidn tsensethedignitythattheoldmanhadabouthim Whataretheirdifferentopinionsaboutacaf andabodega abar Inhisopinion acaf was clean well lighted whileabodegawasdirty noisyandunpleasant Heknewthedifferencebetweenacaf andabodegaorabarandahome buthedidn trealizetheimportanceofacaf totheoldman TheOldManTheoldmanwas80yearsold Hewasrichandlivedwithhisniece Hevisitedthecaf everyeveninganddrownedhissorrowsindrink Heeventriedtocommitsuicide Hewasoldanddeaf butneatanddignified TheOldWaiterTheolderwaiterwasasympatheticman Heknewtheoldman shistoryandunderstoodhislonelinessanddespair Liketheoldman theoldwaiterwasalsolonelyandnotconfidentaboutlife Healsolikedtotakepleasureinaquietpublicplace Helivedaloneandsufferedfrominsomnia TheYoungWaiterUnliketheolderwaiter theyoungerwaiterwasquiteindifferenttotheoldman Hewasyoungandlivedamarriedlife Hewasimpatientwiththeoldmanandtreatedhimcoldly makingtheoldmanfeelunwelcomeandunwanted Asthetwowaitersdiscussedthedrunkenoldman theyoungerwaiterfoundhimdisgusting 1 aclean well lightedplaceThecaf isa Clean Well LightedPlace Itisarefugefromthechaosanddarknessoutside Darknessisasymboloffearandloneliness Thelightsymbolizescomfortandthecompanyofothers Unfortunatelyfortheoldman thislightisanartificialone andthepeacehegetsinthecaf isbothtemporaryandincomplete 2 shadowoftheleavesTheoldmanhidesintheshadowoftheleaves Theshadowservesasaprotectionfromtheartificiallight whichimpliesthattheoldmanwantstobeseparatedfromtheworldlyaffairs Thisexplainshisattempttocommitsuicide 3 brandyTheoldmandrankalottoquenchhissorrowsandtroubles Phrases 1 keepwatchon monitorsomeoneorsomething仔细盯着a Thedetectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoorofthemainbuildingbyturnstokeepwatchonthethievesmovements b Withradarequipmentandheatradiationdetectors thesesatellitescankeepaconstantwatchonenemynations 2 goby pass经过 过去a Neverletagoodopportunitygoby b Saturdayafternoonsgobylikelightning 3 getoff leave离开a Wemustgetoffbeforeitgetsdark b Weshouldallowcivilianstogetofftheurbanbattlefield 4 stayup remainawakeandoutofbed不睡觉 熬夜a OntheSpringFestivalEvethechildrenwereallowedtostayupuntilmidnight b Shepromisedherhusbandthathecouldstayupforhisfavoritefootballgame 5 lockup lockcarefully锁上a Ineedachaintolockupthebicycle b Don tforgettolockupbeforeyouleave Nada TheSpanishwordfor nothing Theolderwaiter sparodyoftheLord sPrayerrevealshisviewoflife Italsoshowstheemptinessanddespairofthoseoldandlonelypeople TheLord sPrayer alsocalledthePaterNosterorOurFather isacentralprayerinChristianity IntheNewTestamentoftheChristianBible itappearsintwoforms intheGospelofMatthewaspartofthediscourseonostentationintheSermonontheMount andintheGospelofLuke whichrecordsJesusbeingapproachedby oneofhisdisciples witharequesttoteachthem toprayasJohntaughthisdisciples Theprayerconcludeswith deliverusfromevil