Blackmail.ppt

1、Unit 6 Blackmail,-Arthur Hailey,Arthur Hailey（1920-2004）,born in England; Began his writing career while an RAF(British Royal Air Force) pilot during the second world war; Became a Canadian citizen as well as British; His novels have been published into 39 languages; An estimated 160 million copies

2、are print in worldwide; Most of his books have been made into films or TV series Cause of death: Stroke,Books by Arthur Hailey,Runway Zero-Eight 1958 The Final Diagnosis 1959 In High Places 1962 Hotel 1965 Airport 1968 Wheels 1971 Strong Medicine 1975 The Moneychangers 1975 Overload 1979 The Evening

3、 News 1990 Detective 1997,In 1968,In 1971,In 1975,In 1975,In 1990,In 1997,In1962,In 1979,Arthur Hailey,Each of his novels has a different industrial or commercial setting and includes, in addition to dramatic human conflict, carefully-researched information about the way that particular environments

4、 and systems function and how these affect society and its inhabitants,Arthur Hailey,In his writing, Hailey would spend about one year researching a subject, followed by six months reviewing his notes and, finally, about 18 months writing the book. His wife said: He thought for a long time to write

5、a few words on a daily basis, although limited to 600 words, it takes 6 hours.,Arthur Hailey,In addition, he would personally experience in various in-depth industry. In order to write Hotel he read27 books on the hotel industry and had an interview with a hotel employee. With a few hours to hear hi

6、m sighing as bitter and occasionally hear the words: One used to steal, you might be interested, he is stealing the keys of the room. As a result this makes the birth of Mills.,Arthur Hailey,Many of his books have reached No.1 on the New York Times bestseller list and more than 170 million copies ha

7、ve been sold worldwide in 40 languages. Many have been made into movies and Hotel was made into a long-running television series. Airport became a blockbuster movie with stunning visual effects.,Next part -second teammate,Writing features,1.Though a Canadian himself, he set the scene of most of his

8、works in the United States. 2. Each of his books deals with one particular field of society, which is made clear by the titles of his books. 3. It is this peculiarity of his that is of value to those who are eager to learn about contemporary American society.,Writing features,Arthur Hailey is known

9、for his in depth research of the topic at hand. He usually chooses one field to base his story on and does an in-depth study of the same (Airports in Airport, Banking in Moneychangers etc). This makes reading his books a very entertaining as well as informative activity. But what takes the cake is t

10、he fact that each of his books will have a different flavour - you will be treated to a different range of emotion in each book!,Writing features,In Airport, the theme is thrills and anger at the establishment. In overload, the theme changes from that of anger to more of desperation at the power sit

11、uation, and personal remorse. The moneychangers in very matter of fact in its approach, while the Final Diagnosis concentrates on the human angle, tragedy and hope etc. Each book is different!,Tips -1,Your Majesty(陛下): to emperor/empress, king/queen Your Highness(殿下): to price/princess Your Grace(大人

12、): to duke/duchess, archbishop Your Mightiness(大人): to marquis/marchioness, earl, viscount/viscountess,baron/baroness Your Excellency (阁下):to governor, ambassador, archbishop, premier Your Honor (阁下): to judge,Tips-2,European aristocratic hierarchy(欧洲贵族等级制度) Duke（公爵） Marquis（侯爵） Earl（伯爵） Viscount（子爵

13、） Baron（男爵）,Type of writing,This kind of novels are called thrillers. Generally defining, a thriller is a work of fiction or drama designed to hold the interest by the use of a high degree of intrigue, adventure or suspense. Very often this kind of novels contain a lot of action, usu. suspension, no

14、t very much deep thought, without moral intention, not considered classic. The basic technique is to make the whole story of crime into something like a jigsaw puzzle. You can not see the outcome until the final part is put in.,Next part -Third teammate,Setting,The story happened in a hotel named St

15、. Gregory in New Orleans, Louisiana which is in the south of US. Now ,Lets see the map of the U.S.A,Main characters,Ogilvie: chief house detective the Duke of Croydon: newly appointed British ambassador to the United States the Duchess of Croydon: wife of the Duke a prostitute called lady friend by

16、Ogilvie,Clue of appreciation of the story,The symbolic sign of Ogilvies cigar Striving for the dominance of the situation between the duchess and Ogilvie,The development of the story,Section one(1-21):The duchess denying the crime Section two(22-55):Ogilvies presenting evidences Section three(56-101

17、):Negotiating Section four(102-109):Making a deal Climax: But we will pay you twenty-five thousand dollars,Dramatic change of dominance of the situation,The Duchess Ogilvie 1.Before the evidence is shown: sharp,firm,arrogant offensive challenging, controlling 2.After the evidence is shown: surrendered, collapsed strong (Gradually weak),The Duchess Ogilvie 3.Negotiating Calm, friendly calm 4.Making a deal Powerfull,demanding subbmissive,obedient,As a result the nerves of both the Duke and Duchess were excessively frayed when the muted buzzer of the outer d