Toni Morrison 托尼莫里森.ppt

ToniMorrison,theonlyAfrican-AmericanwritertohavewontheNobelPrizeforLiterature.,ToniMorrison(ChloeAnthonyWofford),ToniMorrison,Occupation:Novelist,editorandprofessorGenres:AfricanAmericanliteratureWritingStyle:epicthemes,vividdialogue,andrichlydetailedblackcharactersNotableawards:,PulitzerPrizeforFiction1988;NobelPrizeinLiterature1993;NationalHumanitiesMedal2000,Life,Born:February18,1931(Lorain,Ohio,US)Aworking-classfamilygrandfatherwasbornaslaveherfamilylosttheirlandandwereforcedtoworkintheminesandmillsoftheindustrializedNorth,Lorain,Ohio,LorainwasasmallindustrialtownpopulatedwithimmigrantEuropeans,MexicansandSouthernblackswholivednexttoeachother.,1949-1953:HowardUniversity(B.A.inEnglish)1955:CornellUniversity(aMasterofArtsdegreeinEnglish)1955-1957:EnglishinstructoratTexasSouthernUniversity1957:returnedtoHowardtoteachEnglishamemberofAlphaKappaAlphaSorority,Life,1964aturningpointofMorrison,1958MorrisonmarriedHaroldMorrison,aJamaicanarchitectgotdivorcedin1964workedasatextbookeditorinNewYorkbeganherwritingcareer,MajorWorks,TheBluestEye(1970)Sula(1974)SongofSolomon(1977)TarBaby(1981)Beloved(1987)Jazz(1992)Paradise(1999)Love(2003)AMercy(2008),Life,Firstnovel:TheBluestEye(1970)In1987BelovedbecameacriticalsuccessandwonthePulitzerPrizeforfictionIn1993MorrisonwasawardedtheNobelPrizeinLiterature.,ABriefAnalysisofBeloved,BackgroundMainCharactersWritingFeaturesThemes,Background,Archetype:thetruestoryofMargaretGarner,afugitiveslave,fromTheBlackBook黑人之书.History:Belovedstraddlesthelinebetweenfictionandhistory;fromanexperienceofasinglefamily,shecreatesapowerfulcommentaryonthepsychologicalandhistoricallegacyofslavery.Style:affectedbysuchmodernistmastersasFaulknerorJoyce.,CharacterMap,MainCharacters,1.SethetheprotagonistofBeloved,aproudandindependentwomanwhoisextremelydevotedtoherchildrenandattemptstomurdertheminanactofmotherlyloveandprotection.,MainCharacters,2.DenverSethesyoungestchild,thedynamiccharacterinthenovel.Sheovercomesherfearoftheworldandstartstofightforindependenceandself-possession.,MainCharacters,3.PaulDAformerslavefromSweetHomewhosurvivedthehorrorsofslaveryandhasevolvedintoaresourceful,contemplativeman.HechallengesSethetotrytomakeafuturewithhim.,MainCharacters,4.BabySuggsSethesmother-in-law.BabybecomesapreacherafterHallebuysherfreedom,andsheprovidesastabilizingforceforSetheandDenver.,MainCharacters,5.BelovedSethesthirdchildandoldestdaughterwhowaskilledattheageoftwo.Herrestlessspirithauntsthefamilyfirstasaghostandthenasaflesh-and-bloodwoman.,PowerfulfictionalstyleProvocativethemes,Writingfeatures,A.Strongfeelingoffeministconsciousnessandnationalism.B.Describemainlytheimpressionofblackwomenwhoareoppressedbyraceandgender.C.IntegratethepastandpresentlifeofAfricanAmericanstoshowthedistortofcolonialsystem,racialdiscriminationanddissimilationofblackpeopleslife.D.appealtofindthelostcultureandrebuildthenationalism.,Themes,FeminismRacialism,SetheSweetHomeMr.andMrsGarnerschoolteacher(twonephews)5slavesPaulAPaulFPaulDSetheSixotwosonsBabySuggsHalleadaughterSetheHallecrazySchoolteacherslavesPaulDbackPaulAkilledSixokilled,残暴,逃跑,强暴,赎回,SetheMrsGarnerrunawayAmyDenverababy(Denver)StampPaidCincinnati28dayshappytime(124Bluestone)BabySuggsschoolteacherkillchildren(Beloved)prisonMr.BodwinfreeisolatedDenv