花园茶会Garden Party.ppt

KatherineMansfieldsTheGardenParty,主讲人：,content,.Authorsintroduction.Summaryofthestory.Elementsofthestory.Techniquesemployedinthestory.Sment.understandingsomesentences,朱门酒肉臭,路有冻死骨,WhoisKatherineMansfield?,KatherineMansfield,BorninaProsperousfamilyofNewZealand-originalnameKathleenMansfieldBeauchampAt19,shebecamepregnant,marriedhastily,andleftherhusbandthenextday.WenttoaGermanspaandmiscarried.At24,metJohnMiddletonMurry.At30,MurryandMansfieldmarriedafterthefirsthusbandfinallyagreedtoadivorce.Earlysuccessasawriter-comparedtoWoolfandJoyce.Neveringoodhealth,weakenedbyTB,diedat34.,LiteraryWorks,InaGermanPension(1911)Bliss(1920)TheGardenParty(1922)TheDovesNest(1923)SomethingChildish(1924)TheLittleGirl(1924),Summaryofthestory,InTheGardenParty(1921)anextravagantgarden-partyisarrangedonabeautifulday.Laura,thedaughterofthepartyshostess,hearsoftheaccidentaldeathofayounglocalworking-classman,Mr.Scott.Themanlivedintheneighbor.Laurawantstocanceltheparty,buthermotherrefusestounderstand.Shefillsabasketwithfood,goestothewidowshouse,andseesthedeadmaninthebedroomwhereheislying.,Theme,Plot:noplothere,Characters,Place,Time,ElementsoftheStory,Time,Whendidthestoryhappen?a.winterb.Summerc.springd.Autumn,Whatistheweatherlikethatday?CloudyandwindyColdandfoggyWarmandwindlessRainyandchilly,b,c,Place,Inwhichcountrydoesthestoryhappen?BritainAmericaCanadaNewZealand,Wheredoesthepartytakeplace?ThegardenofafamilyHallPark,d,a,Characters,Godbersman,fourworkmen,hiredwaiters,Sadie,Hans,cook,LauraJoseLaurieMeg,Mr.AndMrs.Sheridan,TreediagramoftheSheridans,TheScotts,Emssister,fivelittlechildren,Mr.Scott(dead),Em(hiswidow),Analysisofcharacters,wealthyNewZealanderinposhneighborhood,MrsSheridan,vainandselfishdemandtoomuchofherchild,whenLauratellsherthatamanhasdied,whenlearningitdidnothappenintheirgarden,sheisrelievedofallconcernMrs.SheridanaccusesLauraofbeingabsurdwhenshewantstocancelthepartybecauseoftheaccident,andtriestoinfectLaurawithherownvanitybybringthegirlwithhernewhatsothatshewouldforgettheincident.,vainandselfish,Wantsherdaughterstobecheerfulandnotresistherinanything.WhenLaurainsiststhatthepartybecancelledbecauseofthedeath,Mrs.Sheridanisatfirstamused:SherefusedtotakeLauraseriously,demandtoomuchofherchild,However,asLaurapersists,hermothergrowsimpatientveryquickly.Shehastohavethingsherway.TryingtomakeLaurathinkasshedoesandsharehervaluesandlifestyle.Shehasalreadysucceededinbrainwashingherotherdaughters,especiallyJose,Jose,SimilartohermotherintheattitudetowardScottsdeath-indifferent,pitilessandpracticalFocusingonsuperficialitywhileignoringreality.Herclassscompleteseparationfromthelowerclass,unabletoevenempathizewiththem.,Laura,Dreamy,idealisticmiddledaughterRepresentsthecentralconflictinthestory“Betterthanhersisterandmother,sheisstillnaiveaboutclass-lookingcloselyatherinteractionswiththeworkmen.Touchedbyanewbornsocialconscienceandhersenseofromantictragedyintact.,Abletooverlookandignorethestereotypesthatwereimputedintohermindaboutpeoplewhowere“beneath”her.Abletouseherownobservationsandexperienceswithpeopletomakeherowndecisionsaboutpeople.Laurablossomedintoamoreopen-mindedandcompassionateperson.,Questionsaboutlaura,WhatifLauracouldhavestoppedtheparty?Whydoesntshewanttogointothehouse-whatmightshelearn?Whatdoyoumakeofherthoughtsthatthedeadmaniswonderful,beautiful?,LaurasmotherdoesnotseemtohavemuchofaneffectonLaurie,perhapsthisiswhyLauravalueshisopinionsmorethanthoseoftheotherfamilymembers,laurie,IfLaurieagreedwiththeothers,thenitwasboundtobeallright”WithLaurieshelp,Lauramaybeabletokeeponresistinghermothersbadinfluence.,Theme,dealswithLaurasmovementfromhersimplisticviewofherlifetothemorecomplicated.Thismovementisfacilitatedbytherecognitionofclassdistinction.moralityplayswhichdramatizesignificantmomentsinshallowlivesandshowhowtragedycantranscendthetrivia,TheThemeofDeathastoryaboutaninstanceofhumanrecognitionoftherealityoflife,whichseemssofrighteningtoanupper-classedgirl.Butitislife,itisthewayhowwegrowup,Theimportanceofthesong,Parallel,symbolism,contrast,Techniquesemployed,Images,Contrast1,peacefulandperfectandinawaysyntheticandshallow.,darkeranddeeper,shadowedbytherealitiesofpoverty,Twoworlds,Contrast2,Sheridansresidence:yellow:fruitsoftheKaraka-treesgreen:thebaizedoorcrimson:Cannaliliessilver:smokeoutoftheirchimney,OutsidetheSheridansresidence:Nocolorsatallwerementionedexceptforthechocolatebrown“coloroftheirpokeylittleholes.,colorusedinthetwoworld,Contrast3,Butterfly:Jose,asthebutterfly.harmlessandgraceful,pleasantlyaccentingagardenwithitsowncoloranddistinction.,Butterflyandbug,Bug:Ems(thewidow)sisterisdescribedasalittlecreature.Alittlecreaturecouldbeseeninanegativesensebeingassociatedwithanunwelcomedlittlebuginagarden,unabletofitin.,Symbolism1,ItsimmediateeffectistoblockcommunicationwithLaurie.Itpresentslaurawithanewlife-style:asacharminggirl.Itshowshertransformationfromchildtowoman.BlacknessrepresentsdeathandsufferingDaisiessymbolizenecessaryandinstinctivematurity.,Hat:blackhattrimmedwithgolddaisies,andalongblackvelvet,Roses:theroseswereGodsentandmeanttobeworshipped.ItshowsSheridansbeingassociatedwithbeautifulflowersthatareexpectedtobeboweddownto.,Symbolism2,Bushes:thebushesweremeanttobowdowntotherosesasthoughtheroseswerebetterthanthebushes.bushcanbeperceivedasbeingadarkerplantandnotacolorfulflower.,bushesandroses,Symbolism3,ThegardenrepresentedthegrowthandexpansionsofLaurasperceptionsaboutpeoplewhoweredifferentorlessfortunatethanherself.,Thegarden,Parallel1,Twosocialrituals-thecelebrationsoftherichfamily,andthesolemnityofdeathforthepoorones.,Parallel2,Twokindsofsentiment:ThefalsesentimentofJosessongsdisplayshervanityratherthanherloveformusic.Simultaneously,thesongechoestheemotionaldisasternearathand.,Importantimages,Food:creampuffs,sandwiches,etc.Theblackfeatherhat:ConvincesLauratogoalongwithparty,makesherfeelridiculouslateratwakeLilies-Mrs.Sheridanbuyseverylilyintownthatmorning;doesntbringthemtoMrs.Scott,Theimportanceofthesong,Threedefinitionsofthewordwearyverytiredafterexertionorendurance.Nolongerinterestedin,tiredof.Tiring,tedious.Thisstoryinvestigatesthedistinctionbetweenclass,muchofthetime,throughtheirdifferentassociationswiththetermweary.,“ThisLifeisWeary,ThissongbecomesameansthroughwhichMansfieldpointsouttheironicfalsenessoftheupperclassposition,theirlimitingviewoftheworld,andthepointatwhichrealwearinessentersintothetensionbetweenclasses.JosessingingofThisLifeisWearyworkstopointoutthesuperficialityoftheSheridansclasspositionandwayofliving,Weariness-Sheridansviewoftheneighborsbelowthehillthattheirlivesaresqualid,unfulfillingandweary.ThecaseofLaurasuggeststhepossibilityofrealweariness.soshesuccumbstoherroleasdaughter,beautyandhostesssuggesttheproblemswhichmaintainclassdistinction,throughfalserepresentationsofboththeselfandother.,Style,Earlypractitionerofstream-of-consciousnessnarration(writingasapersonmightthink-indisjointedphrases,unrelatedsnippets,meanderingthoughts)Herreputationrestsentirelyonherworkasashortstorywriter.,Moreinterestedinilluminationofcharacterthanplot.Treatsuniversalthemessuchasfamilyandloverelationships,everydayexperiencesofchildhood.Lookforwit,psychologicalacuity,andperceptivecharacterizations,Comment1,DaichesbelievesthatMansfieldsworkcontainssomeofthemostsensitivewritinginourliterature.HeremarksthatShewritesonlytotellthetruth-notthetruthfortheoutsider,fortheobserverwhowatchestheactionformthestreetcorner,butthetruthforthecharactersthemselvesandsotherealmeaningofthesituation.Thismeaningne