Blackmail.ppt

1、Lesson 6,Blackmail,刘艳,09英本2班,09024045,vedio,单击此处添加标题,About arthur Hailey,Textual analysis,Appreciation of the text,More knowledge,Hailey,About Arthur Hailey,.,Arthur Hailey was born in Luton, England on April 5th,1920.,He attended public schools until he was 14.,His first novel wasnt published until

2、 1958.,After the war, he settled down in Canada, and become a Canadian citizen as well as British.,Life of Arthur Hailey,At the age of 19 he entered the Royal Air Force and served during the World War II.,1.Though a Canadian himself, he set the scene of most of his works in the United States. 2. Eac

3、h 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,In 1968,In 1968,In 1971,In 1975,In 1975,In 1990,In 1997,I

4、n1962,In 1979,Works,Textual analysis,Characters: Major/Leading characters: Ogilvie (the chief detective of the hotel) The Duchess (a lady of high social class) Minor character: the Duke of Croydons Setting: Place: at a suite (Croydons suite) at a hotel (St. Gregory Hotel) in the city of New Orleans,

5、 Louisiana (a southern state of USA) Time: Tuesday (pp82,p.100),Textual analysis,Plot: Basic situation: the hit-n-run Ogilvie has found the evidence Rising action: Ogilvie goes to see the Duke and Duchess in order to get money (blackmail). He shows his evidence to them. Ogilvie controls the situatio

6、n and plays with it.,Textual analysis,Dramatic turn(climax): the Duchess makes the offertakes the control Outcome: Ogilvie takes the offer,Textual analysis,The conflicts (the problemthe end of the problem) Crime: Duchess: she tries to deny the fact Ogilvie: he presents the evidences of crime one by

7、one. Money: Ogilvie: he wants to get large sum of money on the condition that he keeps quiet of what he knows about the crime. Duchess: she wants to make full advantage of Ogilvies greed. She may offer more money than he had asked on the condition that he drives the car (the very evidence of the cri

8、me) to Chicago.,The secretary was dispatched,Waiting for the detective,Ogilvie entered with a wave of cigar,Ogilviethe house detective,The plot,A long talking,Duke,Duchess,Headlight trim ring,The bolished car,blood,The evidence,The plot,Showing the evidence,Ogilvie lighted a cigar again.,the hit-n-r

9、un,The plot,Ogilvie,Asking for $10,000,Negotiating,The plot,+,Paying $25,000,For Ogilvie driving their car north,Ogilvie,location,The map of America,Making a deal,The duchess beat Ogilvie.,Agree,Before the evidence is shown:,Ogilvie,Duchess,-balance-,situation,sharp,firm,arrogant,dominant,controllin

10、g,offensive,challenging,situation,After the evidence is shown:,Duchess,Ogilvie,surrendered, collapsed (gradually weak),strong, dominant,-off-balance-,situation,Negotiating,-balance-,Duchess,Ogilvie,calm, friendly,calm, friendly,situation,Making a deal,Duchess,Ogilvie,-off-balance-,powerful, demandin

11、g,submissive, obedient,Double climax,Climax Duchess admit the hit-and-run,Climax Ogilvie agreed to drive the car to the northern states.,Character,Rude,sardonic,self-assured,shameless greedy,Domineering,imperious,arrogant,vigilant,decise,very quick in response,Uncertain,ready to compromise,passive,desparingly,NO!,Duke（公爵） Marquis（侯爵） Earl（伯爵） Viscount（子爵） Baron（男爵）,European aristocratic hi