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1、RecitatifPart 1 QuizPart 2 Introduction to the writerPart 3 PlotPart 4 Character AnalysisPart 5 ThemeOutlineMultiple-choice1.Why was Twyla taken to the shelter -St.Bonnys ? A Her mother was sick B She was an orphan C Her mother was indulging in dancing all night D Her mother was addicted in Bible2.

2、Who fell down in the orchard ?A Twyla B MaryC Roberta D Maggie3. Which was not the reason that Twyla and Roberta could be friends in the shelter ? A. Both of them were eight when dumped B. They were not real orphans C. The others were not willing to play with them because they were black D. They wer

3、e the only ones with Fs in three classes 4. What is improper to describe their mothers visit on that Sunday ?A Girls were expected to see their mothers B Their mothers had a nice meeting C Twylas mother had on green slacks that Twyla hated very muchD Robertas mother brought the biggest Bible True OR

4、 False5. Twyla and Roberta protested hand in hand when their children were forced to change the school. 6. After their departure, Roberta had come to St.Bonnys twice. 7. Roberta and Twyla tried to help the black woman and called for help when she was kicked down. Question8. According to the context,

5、 comparing with the white, what are the main features of the black ? (list at least 2 points)Multiple-choice1.Why was Twyla taken to the shelter -St.Bonnys ? A Her mother was sick B She was an orphan C Her mother was indulging in dancing all night D Her mother was addicted in Bible2. Who fell down i

6、n the orchard ?A Twyla B MaryC Roberta D Maggie3. Which was not the reason that Twyla and Roberta could be friends in the shelter ? A. Both of them were eight when dumped B. They were not real orphans C. The others were not willing to play with them because they were black D. They were the only ones

7、 with Fs in three classes4. What is wrong to describe their mothers visit on that Sunday ?A Girls were expected to see their mothers B Their mothers had a nice meeting C Twylas mother had on green slacks that Twyla hated very muchD Robertas mother brought the biggest Bible True OR False5. Twyla and

8、Roberta protested hand in hand when their children were forced to change the school. F 6. After their departure, Roberta had come to St.Bonnys twice. T7. Roberta and Twyla tried to help her and called for help when the black woman was kicked down. F Question8. According to the context, comparing wit

9、h the white, what are the main features of the black ? (list at least 2 points) racial consciousness social knowledge spirit of resistance.The story is devided by five short moments, all of them narrated in Twylas voice. The story is, then, in several ways, Twylas recitatif.The title reveals a style

10、 of musical declamation that hovers between song and ordinary speech.RecitatifName: Toni Morrison Occpation: Novelist; editor; professorBirth Date: February 18, 1931 (Age: 81) Place of birth: Lorain, OhioBest known as: Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize winner. MorrisonToni Novels Awards1977 National Bo

11、ok Critics Circle Award for Song of Solomon1988 American Book Award for Beloved1988 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Beloved1993 Nobel Prize for Literature2000 National Humanities MedalNobel PrizeIn 1993 Morrison was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Her citation reads: Toni Morrison, who in nove

12、ls characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of American reality. Beloved Morrisons best novel and won her the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction（ 普利策小说奖）.The Bluest EyeIt is Morrisons first novel and was written while Morrison was teaching at Howard University an

13、d raising her two sons on her own.The Plot(5 parts)The first encounterThe second encounterThe third encounterThe fourth encounterThe fifth encounterTwyla and Roberta: taken to a shelter for Twylas mother danced all night and Robertas mother was sick.The first encounter:“.they never wash their hair a

14、nd they smelled funny. Roberta sure did.”When they were 8 years oldTwyla:“ My mother wont like you putting me in there” “Roterta must have thought I Not about rooming with her.”It was one thing to be taken out of your own bed early in the morningit was something else to be stuck in a strange place w

15、ith a girl from a whole other race.Becoming friends:8 years old, got Fs, were dumped and bullied by the big girlsThe big girls: wore lipsticks and eye brow pencil ,wobbled their knees while they watched TV，pushed us looked tough to us, and mean. ，Spam, Salisbury steakeven jello with fruit cocktail i

16、n it, and she didnt care if I ate what she wouldnt.I used to dream a lot and almost always the orchard was thereNothing really happened there Maggie fell down there once.Maggie:(劣质煤矿) mute, old, sandy-colored worked in the kitchen, her legs like parentheses , rocked when she walked, wore a stupid li

17、ttle hat, dressed like a kid“Dummy! Dummy!”She never turned her head.I think it was the day before Maggie fell down that we found out our mother were coming to visit us on the same Sunday.I thought if my dancing mother met her sick mother it might be good for her.And Roberta thought her sick mother

18、would get a big bang out of a dancing one.Mary：wore green slacks I hated and hated even more now and fur jacket with the pocket linings so rippedMary dropped to her knees and grabbed me ,mashing the basket , the jelly beans.Twyla,baby. Twyla, baby!I could have killed her.Robertas mother:bigger than

19、any man and on her chest was the biggest cross,in the crook of her arm was the biggest BibleWhen Mary was going to shake hands,Robertas mother didnt say anything,just grabbed Roberta with her Bible-free hand and stepped out of line, walking quickly to the rear of it, which made Roberta felt sorry th

20、at her mother would not shake Mary.8 years laterThe second encounter:Twyla and Roberta met again when Twyla was working behind the counter at the Howard Johnsons and Roberta and her friends were on their way to the west coast to keep an appointment with Jimi Hendrix. Twyla:worked as a waitress,wore

21、a blue and white triangle,shapeless hair ,thick ankles in white oxfordsReoberta:smoked a cigarette with two guys, big and wild hair,wore a powder-blue halter and shorts outfit and earrings the size of bracelets,wore lipsticks and eye brow pencilNot a bad job.“Were on our way to the Coast. Hes got an

22、 appointment with Hendrix.”“Hendrix? Fantastic,” I said. “Really fantastic. Whats she doing now?”Roberta coughed on her cigarette and the two guys rolled their eyes up at the ceiling.“Hendrix. Jimi Hendrik, asshole. He s only the biggestOh, wow, forget it.”“Hows your mother?” I asked. Her grin crack

23、ed her whole face. She swallowed. “Fine,” she said. ”Hows yours?”“Pretty as a picture.” I said and turned away.Third encounterThe third encounterAnother 12 years later,both of them got married. Twyla: married firefighter, a traditional housewife Roberta:married an IBM executive, dressed to kill, dia

24、monds on her hand, a smart white summer dress, shoes, dress, everything lovely and summery and rich, learned to readIm Mrs Benson.When talking about MaggieTwyla:“ Remember Maggie? The day she fell down and those gar girls laughed at her?”Roberta:“ No, Twyla. They knocked her down. Those girls pushed

25、 her down and tore her cloth.”I dont know; you acted sort of like you didnt want to talk to me then. Oh, Twyla, you know how it was in those days: blackwhite. You know how everything was.But I didnt know. I thought it was just the opposite. Busloads of blacks and whites came into Howard Johnsons tog

26、ether.and blacks are very friendly with whites in those days.But I didnt knowStrife came to us that fallRacial strife.The fourth encounterThat FallThe word made me think of a birda big shrieking bird out of 1000 000 000B.C. Flapping its wings and cawing. Its eye with no lid always bearing down on yo

27、u. All day it sceeched at night it slept on the roof-tops. It woke you in the morning and from the Today show to the 11oclock news it kept you an awful company.But I didnt knowTwyla: “My boys being bussed too, and I dont mind”When their children were forced to change their schools :Roberta: holding

28、a sign to protest itT:What forR:What do you mean What for? They want to take my kids and send them out of the neighborhood. They dont want to go.T:So what if they go to another school? My boys being bussed to, and I dont mind, why should you?R:Its not about us, Twyla. Me and you. Its about our kids.

29、T:What s more us than that?R:Well, it is a free country.T:Not yet, but it will be. (P333)Roberta: “Maybe I am different now, Twyla. But youre not. Youre the same little state kid who kicked a poor old black lady and you have to call me a bigot.”Twyla: “Black? Maggie wasnt black”Roberta: MOTHERS HAVE

30、 RIGHTS TOO!Twyla: AND SO DO CHILDREN. (Twice I opened a text from last year that he had never turned in.)Twyla: I tried to reassure myself about the race thing .We watched and never tried to help her and never called for help. Maggie was my dancing mother. Deaf, I thought, and dumb. Nobody inside.

31、Nobody who would hear you if you cried in the night. Nobody who would tell you anthing inportant that you could use.Rocking, dancing, swaying as she walked. And when the gar girls pushed her down ,and started roughhousing, I knew she wouldnt scream , couldnt-just like me and I was glad about that.Th

32、e fifth encounterOn Christmas EveTwyla and Roberta encountered once again in a street. Roberta wanted to discuss what she last said about Maggie.Roberta: I really did think she was black. I didnt make that up. I really thought so. But now I cant be sure. I just remember as old,so old. And because sh

33、e couldnt talkwell, you know, I thought she was crazy. Shes been brought up in an institution like my mother was and like I thought I would be too. And you were right. We didnt kick her. It was the gar girls. Only them. But, well, I wanted to. I really wanted them to hurt her. I said we did it.,too.

34、 You and me, but thats not true. P(336) We were kids,Roberta.Yeah.Yeah.I know,just kids.Eight.Eight.And lonely.Scared,too.When she took them away she really was crying.Oh shit, Twyla. Shit, shit, shit.What the hell happened to Maggie?Part 4Character AnalysisThe contrast between the black and whiteBl

35、ack vs. WhiteRobertaMaggieRobertas motherTwylaMaryThe big girlsGenuine loveSuper enduranceSpiritual pursuitEthic consciousnessSpirit of ResistanceEnterpriseGenuine loveWe were supposed to have lunch in the teachers lounge, but Mary didnt bring anything, so we picked fur and cellophane grass off the

36、mashed jelly beans and ate them. I could have killed her(p326 .last paragraph)but she did bring a stack of grahams up to me later when the visit was over.(p327 para2)Robertas mother: considerate, genuineMary: indifferentSuper endurance1.“But what about if somebody tries to kill her?” I used to wonde

37、r about that. “Or what if she wants to cry? Can she cry?” “Sure, ” Roberta said. “But just tears. No sounds come out.”(p324) 2. Robertas mother looked down at me and then looked down at Mary too Then this light bulb goes off in her head and she says “That bitch!” (p326) Maggie: strong, patientMary:

38、uncourteousSpiritual pursuit Shewasbig.BiggerthananymanandonherchestwasthebiggestcrossIdeverseen.Iswearitwassixincheslongeachway.AndinthecrookofherarmwasthebiggestBibleevermade.(p326)No hat like the grandmothers and viewers, and groaning all the while. when we stood for hymns she kept her mouth shut

39、. Wouldnt even look at the words on the page. She actually reached in her purse for a mirror to check her lipstick.(p326)Robertas mother: devoutMary: Inner emptiness Ethic consciousness（一）特怀拉关于那天玛吉摔倒的记忆1.“玛吉继续摇摇晃晃地走着，那顶小孩帽子的颚带晃来晃去。我觉得我们想错了。她只是装着没听见而已。现在，一想到那时候如果有人听到我们那样喊叫却没法跟她说，我更加羞愧难当。”2.我们的母亲在同一个星

40、期天来探望我们，那大概是麦吉摔倒的前一天。3.有天她摔倒了，那些呆女孩们都嘲笑她。”大女孩推倒她粗暴相待，我知道她喊不出声，我也不喊，而且心里很得意。4.“她不是黑人。”unconcernedindifferent（二）罗伯塔关于玛吉摔倒的记忆“麦吉没有摔倒。 “特怀拉，她没有。她们把她撞倒的。女孩们推倒她，扯她衣服，就在果园里。”“特怀拉，可能我是变了。但你还是那个小女孩，那个看到年老的、可怜的黑人妇女摔倒在地却要去踢的小女孩。你踢了一个黑人妇女，居然还说我顽固。” “ 听我说。我当初真的认为她是黑人。我没有撒谎。我确实是那样想的。但现在我不敢肯定了。只记得，她好老好老，而且不会说话你知道的

41、，我以为她是个疯子。她在收容院长大，我妈妈也是，我以为自己也会那样。你没说错。我们没有踢她。是大女孩们干的。只有她们。但是，厄，我确实想我想让她们欺负她。我 说过是我们踢了她：我，还有你，但那不是真的。我不愿让你一直耿耿于怀。一切不过是那天我渴望做的事我是那么想，就认为自己做了。”“罗贝塔，我们当时还是孩子。”“是，没错，我知道。只是孩子。“八岁。”“对，八岁。”“很孤独。”“也很惶恐。”Sympathetickind Spirit of Resistance “Whatareyoudoing?”Picketing.Whatsitlooklike?”“Whatfor?“”Whatdoyoume

42、an,Whatfor?Theywanttotakemykidsandsendthemoutoftheneighborhood.Theydontwanttogo.“”Sowhatiftheygotoanotherschool?Myboysbeingbussedtoo,andIdontmind.Whyshouldyou”“Itsnotaboutus,Twyla.Meandyou.Itsaboutourkids.”“Whatsmoreusthanthat?”“Well,itisafreecountry.”(p333)Roberta: indomitable Twyla: insensible Enterpriseshewaswaitingformeandherhugehairwassleeknow,smootharoundasmall,nicelyshapedhead.Shoes,dress,everythinglovelyandsummeryandrich.Iwasdyingtoknowwhathappenedtoher,howshegotfromJimiHendrixtoAnn