A-hanging解析

,Ahanging-ByGeorgeorwell,程琪琪12010011061谭星星12010011053,BackgroundAnalysisofthetextandfeatures,Background,BritainconqueredBurmaover62years(182486),duringwhichthreeAnglo-BurmeseWarswerefought,andincorporateditintoitsIndianEmpire.BritainadministeredBurmaasanIndianprovinceuntil1937,whenitbecameaseparate,self-governingcolony.Burmaattainedindependencein1948.,From1922to1927,thejournalistandnovelistGeorgeOrwellservedinBurma(nowtheUnionofMyanmar)asamemberoftheIndianImperialPolice.OutofthatexperiencecamethenarrativeessayAHanging-thoughitsunlikelythatOrwelleverobservedahangingfirsthand.,HangingThepunishmentinwhichdeathiscausedbyhangingapersonfromaroperoundtheneck,WhenaskedaboutAHanging(1931),Orwellwasunwillingtodiscussthesubject,andoncesaidthatitwasonlyastory.1NoevidenceexiststoshowwhereandwhenhewitnessedanexecutionduringhistimeinBurma.2Inhiswritings,however,herepeatedthathehaddoneso.3HefurtherreflecteduponhanginginhisAsIPleasecolumnforTribune,15November1946.4,Introduction,Thisstoryisaboutcapitalpunishmentwhichisaverycontroversial争议性的topic.Thecondemnedmanisgivennoname,norisitexplainedwhatcrimehehascommitted.FortheBritishpolicewhosupervisehisexecution,thehangingisanunpleasantbutroutinepieceofbusiness.Thenarratortakesnoactivepartinthehanging,andappearstobelessexperiencedthanhiscolleagues.Thewholestoryisfullofdynamic,gruesome(horrifying),andmiserablenarrativedescriptionsthatareimpressiveandunforgettable.,StructuralAnalysis,Para.1-5talkingaboutthethingsbeforethewardersandtheprisonerwenttothegallows,Para.6-14comingthedoganditwentthroughthewholeprocessofdeathpenalty,Para.15-1819-24focusonthefeelingsanddoingsofthosewardersandonlookers.,PartIII,PartII,PartI,Part1(para1-5)Paragraph1Analysis,Thefirstparagraphcanbeservedasthefirstpartofthewholenarrativestory,introducesthesettingandthecharactersofthestoryandbrieflydescribesthebadlivingconditionsofthecondemnedmen,wholivedinsmallcells,eachofwhichmeasuredabouttenfeetbytenandwerequitebarewithin.,Para1:Insomeofthem(cells)brown,silentmenweresquattingattheinnerbars,theirblanketsdrapedaroundthem.作者通过平淡、简单的言语叙述了囚犯们的状态，表明死刑只是常事，并不算什么特殊的事。,pictures,Paragraph2,Asthestorycontinues,weareintroducedtothefirstcharacter：thesuperintendentofthejail.Thedescriptionofthesuperintendentisprimarilynoteworthy,becauseofhispositionfromtherestofthegroup.Heisstandingashortdistancefromtherestofaudienceofthehanging,andseemstosymbolizethathehascrossedoverabridgeofsomesort;thehangingsareofnoconsequencetohim,justanotherdutytobeperformedinthecourseofhisday.,summingupofParagraph4,Para.4brieflydescribesFrancis,theheadjailer,andpresentshisresponsetothequestionutteredbythesuperintendent.,Parttwo（para614）,Thewholeprocessofdeathpenalty,Paragraph6,Mainidea:theprisonerwasescorted（护送）tothegallowsandthedogturnedup.,Para6,7,8,Contrast,ironyThedogpeoplethedogexpressedmorepersonal,thereadersmaythinkthatevenadogcanbesothoughtful,whywehumanscannotbemoremerciful?Thishighlightedtheuglinessofthosepeople.,Thedog,GeorgeOrwellused,wasametaphorofwhathefelt.Whenthedogfirstappeared,itwasprolongingtheexecutionofthecondemnedhindu.ThiscouldhavebeenOrwellsthoughtatthetime.Hedidntwanttoexecutethemanandhehaddoubtsofkillingtheman.,Paragaragh7,Thatpeopletrytostopitisprobablyametaphoronhowhewaspressuredintocontinuetheexecutioneventhoughhewasntwillingtoo.,Inparagraph9and10,whichappearmidwaythroughAHanging,thenarratorshiftshispointofviewfromthatofadisinterestedobservertoonewhoidentifiesintimatelywiththeprisoner.,Q:Onhiswaytothegallows,theprisonersidestepsapuddle.WhydoesthisactionstrikeOrwellsopowerfully?,Hestillhashumaninstinct,becausepeopletendtoavoidwhatwillmakethemuncomfortable,justasthepuddleforhim.Thisisironicbecauseheisabouttodie,andyethedoesntwanthisfeettobewet.,Para10:parallelism,1.parallelismAlltheorgansofhisbodywereworking,.insolemnfoolery.Thisdescribeshowamanabouttobehung,actsasifeverythingisnormal.Theauthorusesparallelismtoshowthereaderhowheisagainstcapitalpunishment死刑.,InPara12，“Thedogansweredthesoundwithawhine.”.InPara13,hehimselfinthestorysaid,oh,killhimquickly,getitover,stopthatabominablenoise!Orwellandthedogexpressedthesamerectiontothemanscries.,Partthreepara15-24,theprisonerwasdead.Whenthe“job”isdoneandthemanisdead,Orwellandhiscolleaguesproceedtolaughanddrink.,Inparagraph15,whenthemanwasfinallyhung,Orwellletthedoggo(hisconscience).Thedogatfirstwasrunningatitwildlybutwhenitfinallyarrivedatthedeadman,itretreatedinfear.ThatmustbewhatOrwellfelt-fearofthedeath.,Thispartismainlytellingusthatdifferentpeoplehavedifferentattitudesafterhanging.(Afterhanging,theconvicts罪犯werealreadyrecevingtheirbreakfast,whiletwowarderswithbucketsmarchroundladlingoutrice;itseemedquiteahomely,jollyscene.Besides,thesuperintendentlooksveryindifferentfromhiswords.JustonlytheEurasianboyrefferedtothemanwhowasdead.).Andthatshowedtheirreflectionisveryindifferent.,Orwellusestheexampleofahangingtoshowhowhumanbeingscanbecomeinsensitivetothehorroroftakinglifethroughday-to-dayrepetitionofmurder.Byusingexamplesofthecharactersvaryingreactionsathavingtoperformtheunpleasantdeed,healsoexploreshowpeopledealwiththecon