高英ADE-7-everyday_use_for_your_grandmappt课件.ppt

UnitSeven EverydayUseforyourgrandmama AliceWalker 1 ImportantandDifficultpoints ThecomprehensionofthewholestoryTheunderstandingofcertainexpressionsTheappreciationofthewritingtechniqueColloquial slangyorblackEnglishCulturaldifferencebetweennationalitiesintheUS 2 3 Introductoryquestions 1WhyisthisauthorfamousintheU S Whatarehermajorcontributions 2 Howmanymaincharactersareincludedinthisstory Canyousaysomethingaboutthecharacterofeachfigure Mama Wangero Dee Maggie 3 Whatisthemainplotofthisstory Andwhatisreflectedinit 4 Themeofthestory Everydayuse astoryaddressesitselftothedilemmaofAfricanAmericanswho instrivingtoescapeprejudiceandpoverty riskaterriblederacination根除 asundering分离fromallthathassustainedanddefinedthem 5 ThestorypraisesthesimplicityandpracticalityofMaggieandhermother alongwiththeirallegiancetotheirspecificfamilyidentityandfolkheritageaswellastheirrefusaltochangeatthewhimofanoutsideworldthatdoesn treallyhavemuchtodowiththem 6 Titleexplanation Throughthetitleofhershortstory AliceWalkerconceptuallyexpressesherwarinessoftheBlackPowerMovement Duringthemid 1960 s youngblackAfricanAmericansproclaimedtheywouldnolongerbeoppressedbytheircurrentlifestyleandbegantocelebrateAfricanculturebyexploitingitforexoticnamesandethnicappeal 7 However bydiscardingtheirsouthernUnitedStatesroots theyadoptaculturethatdoesnotbelongtothem thusabandoningtheuniqueanddefiningaspectsoftheirownculture 8 Throughafamily sinteractions AliceWalkerconveysthatthepurestandmostsincerewaytocelebrateone sheritageisbytreatingitnotasatopicofstudybutratherasawayoflife 9 Theimportanceofnames objects andtheirimplicationsofsocietalchangesaremanifestedinthetitle EverydayUse 10 Thetitlepresentsthereaderwiththecentralconflictofthestory asasocietyevolvesinsophisticationshouldtheyhonortheirheritagebyplacingtheirculturalrelicsonashelftobeadmired or ratherhonortheirculturebyputtingtheseobjectstoeverydayuse 11 Thisconflictisevidentthroughthemother sdecisiontogivethe toMaggieaswellasDee sdecisionchangehernametoWangero quilts 12 Dee sfamily slifestyleisbothsimplisticandpractical Theirwayoflifeissparseduetotheirlowsocio economicstatus andthustheyseenoneedforthefrivolousaspectsoflifesuchasshoppingtripsordinnerintown Therelicsoftheirlifestylewerevaluedfortheusefulnessandindependencetheyallowedthefamilytohave 13 Forexample whenthemothertellsDeethatshewillnotgiverherthequiltsmadebyGrandmaDee DeerespondsthatMaggie wouldbebackwardsenoughtoputthemtoeverydayuse Walker 335 Themotherresponds Ireckonshewould GodknowsIbeensaving emforlongenoughwithnobodyusing em Ihopeshewill Walker 335 14 ThisquotedemonstratesthatMaggieandhermothervalueitemsfortheirusefulness Bycontrast Deewantedtohangthesequiltsonherwallbecausetheyhadbeenmadeen voguebytheBlackPowerMovement demonstratingthatshedoesnotunderstandhercultureanditscorevaluesof simplicityandpracticality 15 ashortstory character action conflicts climaxanddenouement dei nu m Itiswrittenin1973andisincludedintheNortonAnthologyofShortFiction It soneofthebest writtenshortstoriesbyAliceWalker describingthreewomen 16 Themotherisaworkingwomanwithoutmucheducation butnotwithoutintelligenceorperception Sheisthebreadwinnerofthefamilyand morethanthat sheisindeedacreatoranddefenderofherculture 17 SheworkshardtosendDeetocollegeandpreparefortheyoungerdaughter swedding shefeelssorryforDee sgettingafarfromherculture whilesheisalsoproudforherachievements Shelivesahumblelife butshenevercomplainsandiscontent tolerantwiththecondition 18 Canyoumatchthedescriptionsofcharacterwiththefiguresinthisstory Shehasasimple unsophisticatedviewofheritage andshowsdisdain轻蔑forthematerialisticconnectiontoherheritage Sheatfirstseemsshallowinmanyaspects Thenshebecomesamorecomplexcharacter however asthestoryunfolds Blessedwithbothbrainsandgoodlooks sheemergesassomeonewhoisstillstrugglingwithheridentityandheritage 19 Sheistimid passive introverted unconfident submissive clumsy poor tastedgirl tolerantandcanswallowanyinsult sheisproudofherabilitiesandaccomplishmentsinthewhitepeople ssociety Sheisstout big fat hard working unrefined andsheisbread winnerandprotectorofthefamily 20 Pre readingQuestions brainstorm 1 Whatdoyouknowabouttheblackculture askyourselfwh questions 2 Whatisthesituationoftheblackcultureinthewhiteworld 3 Whatcanyoupredictaboutthestorybyreadingthetitle 4 DoyouknowanynovelsorstoriesbyanyAfro Americanwriters Haveyoureadany 21 1 AliceWalkerandherLiteraryCreations Novelist poet biographer editor civilrightswarrior novelist poet biographer editor civilrightswarrior AliceWalkerwasbornonFebruary9 1944inEatonton Georgia Herparentswerepoorsharecroppers 佃农 Astheeighthandyoungestchildinthefamily shegrewupinthemidstofviolentracism whichcombinedwithherfamily spovertyleftapermanentimpressiononherwriting Shewasalsoactiveinthemovementsforcivilandwomen srights 22 MainLiteraryCreations 1970 TheThirdLifeofGrangeCopeland1976 Meridian1973 BiographyofLangstonHughes1973 LoveandTrouble StoriesofBlackwomen1982 TheColorPurple1989 TheTempleofMyFamiliar 23 Thisbook easilyhermostpopularnovel wonherthePulitzerPrizein1983andtheAmericanBookAward despitethatcriticsagainaccusedherofportrayingblackmentooharshly TheColorPurplewassoonmadeintoamotionpicture producedbyQuincyJonesanddirectedbyStevenSpielberg AremarkablefeatureofAliceWalker swritingisthewayitdrawsonelementsofherlifeandincorporatesthemflawlesslyintohernovels HercharactercanbeseeninTheColorPurpleviathecharacterofCelie whosuffersfromalackofbeautyyetstillmanagestogrowstrongerinspiteofthat 24 2 AmericanBlacksanditsCulture TodayAmericanblacksseemtoenjoyfreedomintheMeltingPot butAmericanblacksstillholdtheirowndistinctivefeaturesinmanysocialways initshistory religion music artandliterature 25 Religion theybelievemostlyAfricanreligionsandtheyworshiptheirownGodandestablishtheirowncommunitychurches TheirGodisdifferentfromtheimageinwhitepeople smind Itisnotatall whiteman butthosetotem 图腾 inAfricanreligions 26 Music ThesongsofblackslavesistheoriginofBlackAmericanliterature Oraltraditioncamefirstintheformofsongs balladsandspirituals inshort folkliteratureinitsvariousmanifestation 27 Literature ManygreatAfro AmericanwritersareworthmentioningespeciallytheHarlemRenaissances 哈莱姆文艺复兴Blackpeoplehavebeenoppressedsohardthattheycannolongerstandandtheydon twanttotoilinfettersanymore theywant togo whichisanotherwayofsaying freedom and emancipation ThisistheessentialspiritrunningthroughBlackAmericanliterature 28 Americanquilts patchwork 29 30 Mrs JohnsondecidesthatMaggie spracticalapproachtoheritageisbetterthanDee ssuperficial impersonalconceptofheritage 31 Symbolicmeaningofthequilts ThequiltsthatWangerocovetslinkhergenerationtopriorgenerations andthustheyrepresentthelargerAfricanAmericanpast Thequiltscontainscrapsofdresseswornbythegrandmotherandeventhegreat grandmother aswellasapieceoftheuniformwornbythegreat grandfatherwhoservedintheUnionArmyintheWarbetweenthestates Thevisitorrightlyrecognizesthequiltsaspartofafragileheritage 32 Thetitlepresentsthereaderwiththecentralconflictofthestory Asasocietyevolvesinsophistication shouldtheyhonortheirheritagebyplacingtheirculturalrelicsonashelftobeadmired or ratherhonortheirculturebyputtingtheseobjectstoeverydayuse Throughafamily sinteractions AliceWalkerconveysthatthepurestandmostsincerewaytocelebrateone sheritageisbytreatingitnotasatopicofstudybutratherasawayoflife Thisconflictisevidentthroughthemother sdecisiontogivethequiltstoMaggieaswellasDee sdecisiontochangehernametoWangero 33 ThecharacterofDee Theelderdaughter Dee isdeeplyinfluencedbythewhitepeople sculturethoughfromablackfamily Sheis inthecore asambitiousandaggressiveasawhiteperson Severalyearsofcollegeeducationentitledhertolookdownuponherhometownfromthestandingpointofcitycivilization Shehatesalmostallthatshewasbornwith thepooroldhouse herplain looking stoutmother herlamesister andalotelse 34 Sheisnotasingle sidedperson though Howevermaterialisticsheis sheknowsthatshecannotchangehercolor Thusshesometimestriestofindheridentityfromwhatshethinksisstillworthappreciationoftheblackculture Forexample theoldbench thechurn thedasher andthetwoquilts Shedeemsthosethingsaestheticsymbolicoftheblackculture Deewantedtohangthesequiltsonherwallbecausetheyhadbeenmadeen voguebytheBlackPowerMovement demonstratingthatshedoesnotunderstandhercultureanditscorevaluesofsimplicityandpracticality 35 Sheischarming plumpanddominant Sheisconfident strong willed lucky aggressive anddetermined shelearnstheblackheritageandkeepsitinmind thoughshedoesnothavemuchconfidence Sheisashamedofhavingablackworkingmotherandlivingintheoldhouse Shecanbeseentorepresentamaterialistic complex andmodernwayoflifewherecultureandheritagearetobevaluedonlyforaestheticappeal 36 Herchangeofname Backgroundknowledge Duringtheblackpowermovementinthemid 1960 s youngblackAfricanAmericansproclaimedtheywouldnolongerbeoppressedbytheircurrentlifestyleandbegantocelebrateAfricanculturebyexploitingitforexoticnamesandethnicappeal TherewasanincreasedtendencyofAfricanAmericanstoexchangetheirAnglo SaxonnamesfortraditionalAfricannamesinordertoseparatethemselvesfromaculturethatrepresenttheoppressionoftheirancestorsbyslavery 37 Deewantedtochangehernameto Wangero thinkingthat Dee isanamefromthewhitepeople Shedoesn tknowthatsheisnamedafterherauntandevenfurther hergreat grandmother Themotherwantedhertorememberthetraditionandhistoryofthefamilybythename butsheactuallyknowsnothingabouttheoriginofthename 38 Dee snamecouldbetracedthroughherfamily slineagebacktotheCivilWar However DeeoverlooksthiscrucialelementwhensheproclaimsshehastakenthenameofWangero anamethatshethinksbetterreflectsherrootsandculture Ironically theaccurateAfricanspellingofthename Wangero is Wanjiru 39 Thus itwasnotWalker sintenttoportrayWangeroasaneducatedmemberoftheBlackPowerMovement butratherasanindividualwhoexploitsthemovementmerelyforitsgrowingpopularityandaestheticappeal Thus thenameDee likethequilt becomessymbolicofthepracticalityandsimplicityofherculture Byplacinghername onashelf shemocksthecorevaluesofhersouthernheritagethatdiscouragetheextravagantaspectsoflife andrathervaluesthoseaspectsthatholdmeritonadailybasis 40 Thetwodaughtersformasharpcontrastineveryconceivableway appearance character personalexperiences etc DeeandMaggieliveverydifferentlivesnotmerelyintermsoftheirmaterialcircumstancesbutintermsoftheframeworkofvalueswithwhichtheyapproachlife ThestoryreachesitsclimaxatthemomentwhenDee theelderdaughter wantstheoldquiltsonlytoberefusedflatlybythemother whointendstogivethemtoMaggie theyoungerone Theoldquilts madefrompiecesofclotheswornbygrand andgreat grand parentsandstitchedbyGrandma shand areclearlyasymboloftheculturalheritageoftheblackpeople Theirdifferentfeelingsaboutthequiltsrevealtheirdifferentattitudestowardstheirheritageasblacks 41 theimageofMamaMrs Johnsonintroducesherselfas alarge big bonedwomanwithrough man workinghands Walker2368 Shenarratesthestoryfromherpointofview Supposingthatthestoryissetin1970 shecanbeassumedtobeabout50yearsold Althoughhereducationendswiththeclose downofherschoolafterthesecondgradein1927 cf Walker2369 althoughshecannotreadandtellsthereaderthatshelacks aquicktongue Walker2368 theauthorhasgivenherarticulatestrength 42 Butapartfromphysicalstrength shealsoshowsmentaltoughness shewenttothepeopleofherchurchandraisedmoneytosendhergifteddaughtertoaschoolinAugusta cf Walker2369 Andshecanclearlydistinguishbetweendreamandreality Thiscontributestothegood hearteddown to earthimagethereadergetsofher 43 StructureAnalysis Part1 1 2 GeneralintroductionPreparationmadetoreceiveDeehintingtherelationshipbetweenMotherandDeeisalienated therelationshipbetweenthetwosistersisunfriendlyandtense Part2 3 16 DescriptionofMotherandtwosisters 3 4 whatMotherexpectedtobe 5 6 whatMotheractuallywas 7 12 Descriptionofthetwosisters 13 16 MoreaboutMotherandDeePart3 17 81 Dee svisit 17 23 Deeandherboyfriend sarrival 24 25 Dee snewname 26 28 aboutDee sboyfriend 29 81 DeewantedtheeverydayusePart4 82 MotherandMaggiefeltrelievedtoseeDeeleave 44 Studyofparagraph1 Newwordsandexpressions wavy fine grooveThelanguageofthisparagraphisnaturalandseemseffortless However withhersuperbcraftoftellingstories thenarratorhasimpliedtoreadersalmosteverythingthattheyneedtomovefurtherintothestory 45 Whenandwheredoyoufigurethestoryisset Itmaynotbepossibletospecifyexactlywhere butyououghttotrytocomeupwithsomereasonablyspecificsenseofwhereandwhenwearetoimaginetheactionofthestorytakingplace Whoisthenarrator Issheavoicethatdoesnotbelongtoanyofthecharacters Whatcanyouinferabouttheirlivingconditionfromthedescriptioninthisparagraph Throughthewaythenarratorcleanstheyard whatcanbeseenofhercharacter Whatdoestheyardmeantothem Doesthepersontheyexpectcomeoften 46 47 paragraph2 WhatadjectivesareusedtodescribeMaggie WhatcanyoutellaboutMaggie scharacterfromthisdescription WhydoesMaggieadmirehereldersister WhatdoyousupposehashappenedtoMaggie 48 Whatarethemajorandevidentdifferencebetweenthetwosisters Howdoyouunderstand holdlifealwaysinthepalmofonehand and noisawordtheworldneverlearnedtosaytoher 49 Doyouthinkthatdespiteherdocilenature Maggiestillmaintainsherroleastheprotagonistofthestory 50 Fromthestudyofthefirsttwoparagraphs wecanconcludealotofthings thelivingconditionsofthemotherandMaggie thecharacterofthemother whattheyardmeanstothem thecharacterofMaggieandhersister thevisitor andtheirfeelingtowardsthevisitor Describetheabovepointsinyourownwords 51 FromwhatapointofviewdoesthemotherremarkontheTVprogram Howcanyouseethat Whyarethemotherandfatheroften totteringweakly Accordingtomama whatmightalsohappenwhenasuccessfulchildisconfrontedbyherparentsonaTVprogram Throughthetoneofdescriptionofthenarration canyoutelltheattitudeofthenarratortowardthistypeofTVprogram Whatcharacterofthenarratorisreflectedthroughthisparagraph paragraph3 52 1 madeit2 totterTheoldladytottereddownthestairs 3 curse4 howshewouldnothavemadeitwithouttheirhelp subjunctivemood 53 Paragraph4 Thetalk showicon JohnnyCarson masterconversationalist n 肖像 偶像 象征 图符 54 limousine 55 3 JohnnyCarson whohostedNBC sTonightShowfrom1962to1992andwasresponsibleforlaunchingthecareersofmanystars diedSunday Jan 23 2005ofemphysema 肺气肿 56 PresidentGeorgeH W BushawardedCarsontheMedalofFreedomonDecember11 1992 andthefollowingyearhewasawardedtheKennedyCenterHonorsLifetimeAchievementAward 57 UnderCarson TheTonightShow earned42Emmynominationsandwonseventrophies CarsonpickedupaGoldenGlobenominationin1975 CarsonwasinductedintotheTelevisionHallofFamein1987 Anestimated50millionpeoplewatchedhisfinalbroadcastin1992 Andsoithascometothis Iamoneoftheluckypeopleintheworld IfoundsomethingthatIalwayswantedtodoandIhaveenjoyedeverysingleminuteofit Carsonsaidtoclosehisfinalshow Ibidyouaveryheartfeltgoodnight 58 Usher embrace pin tacky ThenarratorsaysthatshedreamsadreamaboutDeemeetingheronthestagesurroundedwithpeople Whatdoesthisdreamindicateofthemother Whatdoesthelastsentencemeanby eventhoughshehastoldmeoncethatshethinksorchidsaretackyflowers 59 paragraph5 Whatisthefunctionofthephrase inreallife Whatkindofwomanismamaactually Whatdoes Butofcourseallthisdoesnotshowontelevision mean Bythedescriptionofwhatthedaughterwantshermothertobe whatdoweknowthepersonofDee Howtounderstand hasmuchtodotokeepupwithmyquickandwittytongue 60 Overalls 61 Mydaughterwishesmetohaveaslenderfigureandafaircomplexion Deeisratherashamedofhavingablackworkingclasswomanashermother 62 译文 在现实生活中 我是一个大块头 大骨架的妇女 有着干男人活儿的粗糙双手 冬天睡觉时我穿着绒布睡衣 白天身穿套头工作衫 我能像男人一样狠狠地宰猪并收拾干净 我的一身脂肪使我在寒冬也保持温暖 我能整天在户外干活儿 敲碎冰块 取水洗衣 我能吃在明火上烧熟的猪肝 而这猪肝还冒着热气 从刚宰死的猪身上切下来的 63 有一年冬天 我用一把大铁锤砍倒一头公牛 锤子正打在小牛两眼之间的大脑上 天黑之前 我把牛肉挂起来凉着 不过 这一切当然都没有在电视上出现过 我的女儿希望我的样子是 体重减去一百磅 皮肤像下锅煎之前的大麦面饼那样细腻光滑 头发在炽热耀眼的灯光下闪闪发亮 而且 我有一口伶牙俐齿 能够妙语连珠 就连乔尼 卡森也望尘莫及 64 Italkedtothemalwayswithonefoot withmyhead Howtounderstandthesentence whoeverknewaJohnsonwithaquicktongue Whycannotmama lookastrangewhitemanintheeye Whatdoes withonefootraisedinflight mean Andwhatabout withmyheadturnedinwhicheverwayisfarthestfromthem Para6 WhoeverknowaJohnson Whocanevenimaginemelooking 65 Dee though Shewouldalways Hesitationwas Whatthinkingofmamaisreflectedinthisremark Dee though isanabbreviatedsentence Whatisitsfullcontent Canyouexplain hesitationisnopartofhernature WhatapersonalitydoesDeehaveinthisaspect 66 paragraph7Howtounderstand showingjustenoughofherthinbody formetoknowshe sthere HowisMaggie stasteofclothing Canyoutellfromhermatchofthecolors Whydoeshermotherwanthertocomeoutintotheyard 67 Wordsandexpressions sidle ignorant shuffle paragraph8Fromthefirsttwosentences whatcanyousenseofmother sattitudetowardsMaggiefromthewayofherdescription Whatacontrastorsocialsituationisreflectedthroughthesentence Whatcanyouseeofmama scharacterthrough richenoughtoownacar And ignorantenough 68 Paragraph9 WhydidDeestandoffand havealookofconcentrationonherface asshewatchedthehouseonfire Whatdoesthemothermeanby Whydon tyoudoadancearoundtheashes IcanstillheartheflamesandfeelMaggie sarms herhair andherdress in 69 paragraph10Whydoesmothermeanbysaying thatwasbeforeweraisedthemoney toschool What sDee sattitudewhenshereadstohermotherandsisterbeforeshewassenttoschool Why Whatcanbeseenofmother sattitudetowardsthewhitepeople slivingstyle Howdoyouseethat HowaremamaandMaggiecontrastedwithDeeinthereading Whatarethefigurativemeaningsoftheverbs wash burn and toshoveusaway 70 Answerstothequestionabove ThenarratorimpliesthatthebooksDeereadtothemwerewrittenbywhitepeopleandfullofthewhitepeople svaluesandideas falsehoodoftheirwayoflife Otherfolks referstothewhitepeople Byreadingthebooks DeeforcedmamaandMaggietoacceptthewhitepeople soutlookoflife burn press and wash areusedfigurativelyhere indicatingdestructivenature 71 paragraph 11CanyouparaphrasethedescriptionofDee WhatelsedoesthisparagraphtellusaboutDee scharacter Canyoufeelsomethingaboutthemother sattitudetowardDeethoughthelastsentence 72 paragraph 12Bysaying Don taskmewhy in1927coloredaskedfewerquestionsthantheydonow whatdoesMamaimplyaboutthecoloredpeopleatthattime paraphrase likegoodlooksandmoney quicknesspassedherby WhatapersonisMaggiegoingtomarry Ismamasatisfiedwithhim 3 Whatdoyouthinktheauthor spurposebymentioningmama sphysicalcondition