汤姆叔叔的小屋解析PPT学习教案

1、会计学1 汤姆叔叔的小屋解析汤姆叔叔的小屋解析 第1页/共31页 Introduction to Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) 1. General evaluation of Mrs. Stowe 2. Family and education background 3. Marriage and experience 4. Her works 5. Writing career and style 第2页/共31页 1. Harriet Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 July 1, 1896) was an American

2、 abolitionist and author. 2.She was influential both for her writings and her public stands on social issues of the day. 3. Her novel Uncle Toms Cabin (1852) helped to change the world by changing the way people looked at slavery. The book, was the first to break down the stereotypes and portray sla

3、ves as individuals. 第3页/共31页 第4页/共31页 Family and education background vShe was born in Litchfield, Connecticut on June 14, 1811. vShe was the seventh of 13 children, born to outspoken religious leader Lyman Beecher. Her three brothers became ministers. vHarriet was enrolled in the seminary (girlssch

4、ool) run by her sister Catharine. Then she joined her fathers Lane Theological Seminary where she met her would-be husband. 第5页/共31页 第6页/共31页 nOld Town Folks, 1869-老城的人们老城的人们 第7页/共31页 vIn fact, Stowes best writing is about village life in the New Englands states in the 19th century. Her settings wer

5、e often described accurately and in detail. In this sense, she was an important forerunner to the realistic movement that became popular later in the 19th century. 第8页/共31页 vUncle Toms Cabin,like most of Stowes novels,is rambling in structure,but rich in pains and dramatic incident.It is one of the

6、best examples of the so-called sentimental ficiton that enjoyed popularity in the United Stares during the 1800s. Writing style (2) 第9页/共31页 第10页/共31页 Background of Uncle Toms Cabin 第11页/共31页 Main Plots of The Novel 第12页/共31页 Eliza escaped with her son, Tom sold down the river Kentucky farmer Slaves

7、 Arthur Shelby Uncle Tom Emily Shelby Harry(Elizas son) George Shelby Eliza escaped with her son,and Tom was sold to another slaver Augustine St. Clare and already befriended with his daughter- Eva. Main Plots 第13页/共31页 Elizas family hunted, Toms life with St. Clare v Eliza met with her husband - Ge

8、orge Harris chased by a slave-hunter - Tom Loker v Eva: friendliness, love, equality, like an angel. Eva grew very ill. Before she died she experienced a vision of heaven, which she shares with the people around her. Therefore, St. Clare decided to pleded to free Tom. 第14页/共31页 Tom sold to Simon Leg

9、ree v Tom was beaten viciously . v Tom met with Emmeline , Cassy v Uncle Tom encouraged Cassy and Emmeline to escape. When Tom refused to tell Legree where Cassy and Emmeline had gone, Legree ordered his overseers to kill Tom. As Tom was dying, he forgave them. Humbled by the character of Tom, they

10、become Christians. 第15页/共31页 vCassy later discovers that Eliza is her long-lost daughter who was sold as a child. Now that their family is together again, they travel to France and eventually Liberia, the African nation created for former American slaves. vGeorge Shelby returns to the Kentucky farm and frees all his slaves. George tells them to remember Toms sacrifice and his belief in the true meaning of Christianity. 第16页/共31页 第17页/共31页 Literary Themes 第18