The-Fall-of-the-House-of-UsherPPT课件

-ZhouQin,TheFalloftheHouseofUsher,Maincontent,2020/5/2,-,2,TheHouseofUsher,itselfdoublyreferringbothtotheactualstructureandthefamily,playsasignificantroleinthestory.Itisthefirstcharacterthatthenarratorintroducestothereader,presentedwithahumanizeddescription:itswindowsaredescribedaseye-liketwiceinthefirstparagraph.ThefissurethatdevelopsinitssideissymbolicofthedecayoftheUsherfamilyandthehousediesalongwiththetwoUshersiblings.ThisconnectionwasemphasizedinRoderickspoemTheHauntedPalacewhichseemstobeadirectreferencetothehousethatforeshadowsdoom,ThehouseofUsher,2020/5/2,-,3,WelearnthattheNarratorandUsherwerechildhoodfriends.Recently,theNarratorreceivedaletterfromUsher.Intheletter,Roderickdescribedacertainmentaldisorderthatwasplaguinghim,andhecommunicatedadesperatedesiretoseehisoldcompanion.Duetotheurgenttoneoftheletter,theNarratorneverthoughttwice;withouthesitationheobeyedthisverysingularsummons.“,Narrator,2020/5/2,-,4,Roderickusher（罗德里克.厄舍）,Usher,wasalwaysexcessivelyreservedandwassomewhatmysterious.Hebelongstoanancientfamilythathasneverputforthanenduringbranch.Therearehintsofincestovertheyears,butmoreimportantisthefactthatUsherisnowtheonlymaledescendantoftheline.Tellingly,helivesnotwithawifebutwithhissister,Madeline.,2020/5/2,-,5,Madelineusher（玛德琳.厄舍）,ThenMadelinedies,andeverythingchanges.EvenwhentheNarratorandUsherburyherinthevault,theNarratornotesthemockeryofafaintblushuponthebosomandtheface,andthatsuspiciouslylingeringsmileuponthelipwhichissoterribleindeath.ItisalmostasifMadelinewerealreadymockingdeath(orisinsomewaystillalive),andasthoughsheisalreadymockingherbrotherandhisfriend.Itwouldbepossibletosaythatshedoeshavethelastlaugh,breakingfreefromthevaultandkillingtheravingRoderick-ifthisironywerenotsoharrowingandtragic.,2020/5/2,-,6,Usherwrotealettertothenarrator,askingthenarratortoaccompanyhimforhismentaldisease.,Thenarratorarrivedatthehouseandenteredintothemansion,havingatalkwithUsher,Inthenextfewdays,hedidhisbesttocheerupUsher.Theypaintedandread.,Onedayevening,UshertoldhimMadelinehasdie(actuallynot),thentheyputthecorpseintothecoffin,whichwasplacedinthevault(地窖),Inthefollowingdays,Ushertookonevenpalerhue,andthenarratorwasunabletosleepbecauseofnervousness,Onenight,Madelinewalkdoutfromhercoffin,thenUsherwasscaredtodeathwithMadelineenbraced.Thenarratorescapedfromthefallingmansioninablood-moonnight.,Plotsummary,2020/5/2,-,7,Thewritingstyleofthetale,Goth(哥特式),哥特式（Goth）最早是文艺复兴时期被用来区分中世纪时期（公元5-15世纪）的艺术风格，以恐怖、超自然、死亡、颓废、巫术、古堡、深渊、黑夜、诅咒、吸血鬼等为标志性元素。哥特式风格用黑暗、恐惧、孤独、绝望的艺术主题，来往于内心世界神圣与邪恶的边缘，描绘在爱与绝望之间的挣扎，嘶叫的痛苦和清醒。,2020/5/2,-,8,PoesGothicism,Decadent(颓废)contentGrotesque(怪异)imagesAbnormalpsychesMelancholy（忧郁）SupernaturalelementsOthergothicelements(oldtemple,darkandgloomcellar,coffin,deadwoman.),2020/5/2,-,9,ElementsofGothicWriting,EmphasisonsettingExterior:landscapeInterior:housesCastle-likearchitectureCharactersarebrooding,secretiveBuriedfamilysecretsLonghistoryoffamilytiedtoplace,2020/5/2,-,10,Symbolism,Thecollapsingmansion:FalloftheUsherfamily.Thebridgeoverthetarn:ThenarratorandUshersonlylinktotheoutsideworldThenameUsher:Anusherisadoorkeeper,inthiscase,RoderickUsheropenedthedoortothefrighteningworldforthenarrator.Thestorm:Theturbulentemotionsexperiencedbycharacters.,2020/5/2,-,11,1.Thedesiretoisolatethemselvesfromtheoutsideworld.,2.TheimageofrealitywhichthenarratorandRoderickperceive(感知);thoughthewaterofthetarnreflectsthedetailsexactly,theimageisupsidedown,leavingtheopeningpossibilitythatthenarratorandRoderickseeafalsereality.,Thetarn-asmalllakeencirclingthemansionandreflectingitsimage.,2020/5/2,-,12,PoestheoriesforshortstoryanditsembodimentsinTheFalloftheHouseofUsher,Theshortstorymustbeofsuchlengthastobereadatonesitting(brevity),soastoensurethetotalityofimpression.Theveryfirstsentenceoughttohelptobringoutthe“singleeffect”ofthestory.Nowordshouldbeusedwhichdoesnotcontributetothe“pre-established”designofthework(compression).Ataleshouldrevealsomelogicaltruthwith“thefullestsatisfaction”andshouldendwiththelastsentence,leavingasenseoffinalitywiththereader.(acertainfinality某种结局）,2020/5/2,-,13,BREVITY,Youwontfindmuchthatisirrelevanttotheorganicwholeofthestory.,2020/5/2,-,14,Duringthewholeofadull,dark,andsoundlessdayintheautumnoftheyear,whenthecloudshungoppressivelylowintheheavens,Ihadbeenpassingalone,onhorseback,throughasingularlydrearytractofcountry;andatlengthfoundmyself,astheshadesoftheeveningdrewon,withinviewofthemelancholyHouseofUsher.,那年秋天，一个阴沉、昏暗、岑寂的日子，乌云低垂，厚重地笼罩着大地。整整一天，我孤零零地骑着马，驰过乡间一片无比萧索的旷野。暮色四合之际，令人忧伤的厄榭府终于遥遥在望。,singleeffect,2020/5/2,-,15,Ilookeduponthescenebeforeme-uponthemerehouse,andthesimplelandscapefeaturesofthedomain-uponthebleakwalls-uponthevacanteye-likewindows-uponafewranks-anduponafewwhitetrunksofdecayedtrees-withanutterdepressionofsoulwhichIcancomparetonoearthlysensationmoreproperlythantotheafter-dreamoftherevelleruponopium-thebitterlapseintoeveryday.,荒凉的垣墙空洞的眼睛枯槁的树干心里真是愁苦至极苦痛,Compression,2020/5/2,-,16,acertainfinality,Fromthatchamber,andfromthatmansion,Ifledaghast.ThestormwasstillabroadinallitswrathasIfoundmyselfcrossingtheoldcauseway.Suddenlythereshotalongthepathawildlight,andIturnedtoseewhenceagleamsounusualcouldhaveissued;forthevasthouseanditsshadowswerealonebehindme.Theradiancewasthatofthefull,setting,andblood-redmoonwhichnowshonevividlythroughthatoncebarely-discerniblefissureofwhichIhavebeforespokenasextendingfromtheroofofthebuilding,inazig-zagdirection,tothebase.WhileIgazed,thisfissurerapidlywidened-therecameafiercebreathofthewhirlwind-theentireorbofthesatellitebur