our town 1(英文简介)ppt课件

OurTown,Thecontentofthedrama,Thecharacterofthedrama,Introduceoftheauthor,1,Introduceoftheauthor,ThesonofanAmericandiplomat,spentpartofhischildhoodinYantai,attheProtestantMissionSchoolthere.EarnedMastersDegreeofArtsinFrenchatPrincetonUniversity（普林斯顿大学）in1928.ThefirstnovelTheCabalawaspublishedin1926;thesecondoneTheBridgeofSanLuisReyin1927,whichwonhimhisfirstPulitzerPrize（普利策奖）in1928.WonPulitzerPrizeforDramaforOurTownin1938andwontheprizeagainforTheSkinofOurTeethin1942.,2,WorkedfortheUSAirForceIntelligenceduringtheWWII.Wentontoteachpoetryattheuniversities.Wonseveralprizes:PeacePrizeofGermanBookTradein1957,andthePresidentialMedalofFreedomin1963;theNationalBookAwardforhisnovelTheEighthDayin1967,3,Thecontentofthedrama,OurTownisnarratedbytheStageManager.TheStageManageristheonlycharactercompletelyawareoftheaudience.TheothermaincharactersaretheWebbandGibbsfamilies.ItisthroughtheWebbfamilyandtheGibbsfamilythatWildertellsastoryofyounglove,family,anddeathinthreeacts:everydaylife,marriage,anddeath.Wilderillustratestheuniversalityofhumanlife;weallhaveitanditchangesfromdaytodayandpersontoperson.Ultimately,Wilderillustratestheimportanceofrecognizinglifeforwhatitiswhilelivingit.,4,Ourtown,GeorgeGibbs,Mrs.Gibbs-,EmilyWebb,Dr.Gibbs,Mrs.Webb,Mr.Webb,WallyWebb,RebeccaGibbs,husbandhusband,daughter,wife,mother,sister,father,mother,brother,father,father,father,son,daughter,5,Act1everydaylifeAftertheStageManagersintroduction,theactivitiesofatypicaldaybegin.HowieNewsome,themilkman,andJoeCrowell,.,thepaperboy,maketheirdeliveryrounds.Dr.Gibbsreturnsfromdeliveringasetoftwinsatoneofthehomesintown.Mrs.GibbsandMrs.Webbmakebreakfast,sendtheirchildrenofftoschool,andmeetintheirgardenstogossip.Thetwowomenalsodiscusstheirmodestambitions,andMrs.GibbsrevealsthatshewantstovisitParis.Afternoonarrives,schoolletsout,andGeorgeGibbsmeetshisneighborEmilyWebboutsidethegateofherhouse.WeseethefirstinklingofGeorgeandEmilysromanticaffectionforoneanotherduringthissceneandduringEmilyssubsequentconversationwithhermother.,6,Nowevening,achoirintheorchestrapitbeginstosing“BlessedBetheTieThatBinds.”Thechoir,directedbythebitteryetcomicalchoirmasterSimonStimson,continuestosingasGeorgeandEmilytalktoeachotherthroughtheiropenwindows.Mrs.Webb,Mrs.Gibbs,andtheirgossipyfriendMrs.Soamesreturnhomefromchoirpracticeandchataboutthechoirmastersalcoholism.Thewomenreturntotheirrespectivehomes.GeorgeandhissisterRebeccasitatawindowandlookoutside.,7,ActIIloveandmarriageTakesplacethreeyearslater,onGeorgeandEmilysweddingday.Georgetriestovisithisfiance,butheisshooedawaybyMr.andMrs.Webb,whoinsistthatitisbadluckforthegroomtoseethebride-to-beontheweddingdayanytimebeforetheceremony.Mrs.WebbgoesupstairstomakesureEmilydoesnotcomedownstairs.GeorgeisleftalonewithMr.Webb.Theyoungmanandhisfuturefather-in-lawawkwardlydiscussmarriageandhowtobeavirtuoushusband.TheStageManagerinterjectsandintroducesaflashbacktothepreviousyear.GeorgeandEmilyareontheirwayhomefromschool.GeorgehasjustbeenelectedclasspresidentandEmilyhasjustbeenelectedsecretaryandtreasurer.Georgehasalsobecomesomethingofalocalbaseballstar.EmilytellsGeorgethathispopularityhasmadehim“conceitedandstuck-up.”,8,George,thoughhurt,thanksEmilyforherhonesty,butEmilybecomesmortifiedbyherownwordsandasksGeorgetoforgetthem.ThetwostopatMr.Morgansdrugstoreforice-cream,overthecourseoftheirdrink,admittheirmutualaffection.GeorgedecidestoscraphisplanofattendingagricultureschoolinfavorofstayinginGroversCornerswithEmily.Wereturntothedayoftheweddingin1904.Boththebrideandgroomfeeljittery,buttheirparentscalmthemdownandtheceremonygoesaheadasplanned.TheStageManageractsastheclergyman.Thenewlywedsrunoutthroughtheaudience,andthesecondactendswiththeStageManagersannouncementthatitistimeforanotherintermission.,9,ActIIIDeathTakesplacenineyearslater,inacemeteryonahilltopoverlookingthetown.Emilyhasdiedinchildbirthandisabouttobeburied.Thefuneralpartyoccupiesthebackofthestage.Themostprominentcharactersinthisact,thedeadsoulswhoalreadyinhabitthecemetery,sitinchairsatthefrontofthestage.AmongthedeadareMrs.Gibbs,Mrs.Soames,WallyWebb,andSimonStimson.Asthefuneraltakesplace,thedeadspeak,servingasdetachedwitnesses.Deathhasrenderedthemlargelyindifferenttoearthlyevents.Emilyjoinsthedead,butshemissesherpreviouslifeanddecidestogobackandrelivepartofit.TheothersoulsdisapproveandadviseEmilytostayinthecemetery.,10,WiththeaidoftheStageManager,Emilystepsintothepast,revisitingthemorningofhertwelfthbirthday.HowieNewsomeandJoeCrowell,Jr.maketheirdeliveriesasusual.Mrs.WebbgivesherdaughtersomepresentsandcallstoMr.Webb.AsEmilyparticipates,shealsowatchesthesceneasanobserver,notingherparentsyouthandbeauty.Emilynowhasanostalgicappreciationforeverydaylifethatherparentsandtheotherlivingcharactersdonotshare.Shebecomesagonizedbythebeautyandtransienceofeverydaylifeanddemandstobetakenbacktothecemetery.AsEmilysettlesinamongthedeadsouls,Georgelaysprostratebyhertomb.“Theydontunderstand,”shesaysoftheliving.ThestarscomeoutoverGroversCorners,andtheplayends.,11,StageManager-Thehostoftheplayandthedramaticequivalentofanomniscientnarrator.TheStageManagerexercisescontrolovertheactionoftheplay,cueingtheothercharacters,interruptingtheirsceneswithhisowninterjections,andinformingtheaudienceofeventsandobjectsthatwecannotsee.AlthoughreferredtoonlyasStageManagerandnotbyaname,heoccasionallyassumesotherroles,suchasanoldwoman,adruggist,andaminister.Interactingwithboththeworldoftheaudienceandtheworldoftheplayscharacters,heoccupiesagodlikepositionofauthority.,Thecharacterofthedrama,12,GeorgeGibbs-Dr.andMrs.Gibbssson.Adecent,upstandingyoungman,GeorgeisahighschoolbaseballstarwhoplanstoattendtheStateAgriculturalSchoolafterhighschool.HiscourtshipofEmilyWebbandeventualmarriagetoheriscentraltotheplayslimitednarrativeaction.WilderusesGeorgeandEmilysrelationshiptoponderthequestionsofloveandmarriageingeneral.,EmilyWebb-Mr.andMrs.WebbsdaughterandWallysoldersister.EmilyisGeorgesschoolmateandnext-doorneighbor,thenhisfiance,andlaterhiswife.Sheisanexcellentstudentandaconscientiousdaughter.Afterdyinginchildbirth,Emilyjoinsthegroupofdeadsoulsinthelocalcemeteryandattemptstoreturntotheworldoftheliving.Herrealizationthathumanlifeispreciousbecauseitisfleetingisperhapsthecentralmessageoftheplay.,13,Dr.Gibbs-Georgesfatherandthetowndoctor.Dr.GibbsisalsoaCivilWarexpert.Hisdeliveryoftwinsjustbeforetheplayopensestablishesthethemesofbirth,life,anddailyactivity.HeandhisfamilyareneighborstotheWebbs.Mrs.Gibbs-GeorgesmotherandDr.Gibbsswife.Mrs.GibbssdesiretovisitParisawishthatisneverfulfilledsuggeststheimportanceofseizingtheopportunitieslifepresents,ratherthanwaitingforthingstohappen.Atthesametime,Mrs.Gibbsswishfortheluxurioustripultimatelyprovesunnecessaryinherquesttoappreciatelife.,14,Mr.Webb-EmilysfatherandthepublisherandeditoroftheGroversCornersSentinel.Mr.WebbsreporttotheaudienceinActIisbothinformativeandinteractive,ashisquestion-and-answersessiondrawstheaudiencephysicallyintotheactionoftheplay.Mrs.Webb-EmilysmotherandMr.Webbswife.Atfirstano-nonsensewomanwhodoesnotcryonthemorningofherdaughtersmarriage,Mrs.Webblatershowsherinnocentandcaringnature,worryingduringtheweddingthatshehasnottaughtherdaughterenoughaboutmarriage.,15,RebeccaGibbs-Georgesyoungersister.Rebeccasroleisminor,butshedoeshaveoneverysignificantscenewithherbrother.HerremarksinActIaboutthelocationofGroversCornersintheuniversearticulateanimportantthemeintheplay:ifthetownisamicrocosm,representativeofthebroaderhumancommunityandthesharedhumanexperience,thenthishumanexperienceof