英语文学赏析凯特肖邦一小时的故事[竹菊书苑]

1、凯特萧邦 （Kate Chopin，1851-1904） 又名凯特肖邦，美 国女作家，本名凯 萨琳欧福拉赫蒂 （Katherine OFlaherty） 1向上教学 重要的短篇小说 黛泽蕾的婴孩 一小时的故事 暴风 凯特萧邦 Her important short stories Desirees Baby The Story of an Hour The Storm 2向上教学 Her major works were two short story Bayou Folk A Night in Acadie 两部短篇小说集 河口人们 阿卡迪亚之夜 凯特萧邦 3向上教学 She was mar

2、ried in 1870 with Oscar Chopin and returned the City of Saint Louis with her six children in 1882 after her husbands death. Then she was encourage to write by her friends. 凯特萧邦 她于1870年嫁给了奥斯卡肖邦,在1882她丈夫去世之后与她的 六个孩子返回圣路易斯.然后她的朋友们鼓励她写作。 4向上教学 Her fist novel At Faultwas published when she was nearly 40

3、years old. 她在快四十岁的时候出版了第一本 小说故障（1890） 凯特萧邦 5向上教学 The novelThe Awakening was one of her best work. But she was just rejected in the field of literature for this story and she stoped writing from then. 小说觉醒（1899），是她的杰作，正是因 为这个故事肖邦在文学领域受到排斥，被迫停 止了写作。 凯特萧邦 6向上教学 The Story of an Hour 一小时的故事 凯特萧邦 7向上教学 这是

4、她最好的短篇小说。 故事内容被浓缩在一个小时内。 主要介绍了玛拉德夫人在得悉丈夫死讯后一 系列的行为和心理变化 The Story of an Hour This is her best short novel. The story is limited in an hour. It mainly introduces a series of change of emotion and action of Mrs.Mallard when she learned the message of the death of her husband. 8向上教学 Historical backgrou

5、nd The Story of an Hour Given that “The Story of an Hour” was published in 1894, when marriage was considered a sacred institution. Divorce was quite rare in the 1800s and if one was to occur, men were automatically given legal control of all property and children. 鉴于一小时的故事于1894年出版,当婚姻被认为是一种神圣的机构。离

6、婚是很罕见的1800年代,如果发生离婚,男人被自动提供了法律控制的所有财 产和孩子。 9向上教学 Historical background The Story of an Hour Obviously then, a female writer who wrote of women wanting independence would not be received very highly, especially one who wrote of a woman rejoicing in the death of her husband. 很明显很明显,一个女性作家谁写的女性要独立不会收到非

7、常高评一个女性作家谁写的女性要独立不会收到非常高评 价价,尤其是一个女人写欣喜于她丈夫的死讯的东西。尤其是一个女人写欣喜于她丈夫的死讯的东西。 10向上教学 The theme Feminism means 女权主义 The liberation of human nature 人性的解放 Freedom自由 Pursuing gender equality in man-dominated society在男人主导的社会追求男女平等 The Story of an Hour 11向上教学 It reveals the social indifference to women value an

8、d spirit of freedom, at the same time, it reflects the awakening of female consciousness. The Story of an Hour 文章揭示美国社会对于女性价值的漠视和自由 精神的束缚，同时也体现女性意识的觉醒 12向上教学 Three parts of the story Part one 1-8 The Story of an Hour Mrs.Mallard was heart-broken at the news of her husbands death and locked herself u

9、p in the room. Through the window ,she could see scenes full of the new spring life and she was lost in thought. 马拉德太太得知丈夫死讯后，心都要碎啦。他把自己锁在房间里。从窗外看 到到处充满了新春的生机，她陷入了沉思。 13向上教学 Part two 9-17 The Story of an Hour Sad was she , she realized she was freedom which she was deprived by marriage . Both body a

10、nd soul are freedom.She would live for herself. 尽管心中充满了悲伤，马拉德太太意思到了自己获得了被婚姻剥夺的自由。 身体和精神都自由了。它将为自己而活。 14向上教学 Part three 18-21 The Story of an Hour While being thrilled at the prospect of her own, Mrs. Mallard died of heart disease suddenly when seeing her husband go back home. 正当马拉德太太激动地憧憬自己未来自由的生活时，

11、 他看到丈夫回来了，因心脏病发作死亡。 15向上教学 From the story of an hour we see the tragedy of the heroine concentrated life, understand the society at that time women were suffocating, unjust oppression, greatly inspired after the womens liberation movement advocates. The Story of an Hour 从这一个小时的故事中我们看到了女主人公浓 缩的悲剧一生，了

12、解了当时的社会女性受到的 令人窒息、不公正的压迫，极大地激励了之后 的妇女解放运动倡导者 16向上教学 conclusion The Story of an Hour The story of an hour with irony and black humor colors obviously, acted naturally smooth, elegant old, short length, with extremely high artistic level. Doctors diagnose Dr Conrad lady died of excessive joy, however,

13、 only to grasp her heart and turn the reader to recognize her death Because is not ecstasy, but with every new freedom of despair; Is not a heart attack, but the awakening of self. 一个小时的故事带有明显嘲讽意味与黑色幽默色彩，行文自然流畅，手法遒劲老 到，篇幅短小精悍，具有极高的艺术水准。医生诊断玛拉德夫人因过度喜悦而死，然 而只有领会她内心起伏转折的读者才明白她的死因并非狂喜，而是新生的自由落空的 绝望；并非心脏病发，而是自我的觉醒。 17向上教学 The story of an hour by Dr Conrads death reflects the author clinging to life, as well as to the social inequality between men and women and womens social status is low. Dissatisfaction with the reveal of the contradiction between the reality and the ideal immutabil