(美国文学部分课件)American-Naturalism

AmericanNaturalismAmericanNaturalism1RealismandNaturalismPlacingeventsinthepresenttimeofthewritingAimingataccuratereproductionofthespeech,mannersandlandscapeofitsworldExploringthepsychologicallyvalidmotivationRealismandNaturalismPlacing2

"pessimisticmaterialisticdeterminism."

Naturalism'sphilosophicalframeworkcanbesimplydescribedas"pessimisticmaterialisticdeterminism."

"pessimisticmaterialisticd3(美国文学部分课件)American-Naturalism4(美国文学部分课件)American-Naturalism5Naturalisticwritersusedaversionofthescientificmethodtowritetheirnovels;theystudiedhumanbeingsgovernedbytheirinstinctsandpassionsaswellasthewaysinwhichthecharacters'livesweregovernedbyforcesofheredityandenvironment---“theentrappedman”Naturalisticwritersusedave6CharactersFrequentlyill-educatedorlower-classcharacterswhoselivesaregovernedbytheforcesofheredity,instinct,andpassion.Theyarepersonwithstronganimaldrives.CharactersFrequentlyill-educa7SettingFrequentlyanurbansettingSettingFrequentlyanurbanset8TechniquesandplotsScientificaccuracyFactualdetailAsomberanddarkpictureHopelessanddespairtoneTechniquesandplotsScientific9Themeskeythemes:

survival

Violence

determinismThemeskeythemes:10

"managainstnature”"managainsthimself"----"brutewithin."

(美国文学部分课件)American-Naturalism11Anindifferent,deterministicuniverse.Naturalistictextsoftendescribethefutileattemptsofhumanbeingstoexercisefreewill,oftenironicallypresented,inthisuniversethatrevealsfreewillasanillusion.(美国文学部分课件)American-Naturalism12SubjectMatterThesubjectmatterdealswiththoserawandunpleasantexperienceswhichreducecharactersto"degrading"behaviorintheirstruggletosurvive.

SubjectMatterThesubjectma13Writers

StephenCrane

TheodoreDreiser

JackLondon

FrankNorrisWriters

StephenCrane14FrankNorris

(1870–1902)

FrankNorris

(1870–1902)

15FrankNorris,TheOctopus(1901)FrankNorris,TheOctopus(19016StephenCraneStephenCrane17StephenCrane(1871-1900)Americanauthor,whosesecondnovel,TheRedBadgeOfCourage(1895),broughthiminternationalfame.Crane'sfirstnovel,Maggie:AGirlOfTheStreets(1893)wasamilestoneinthedevelopmentofliterarynaturalism.StephenCrane(1871-1900)Ameri18(美国文学部分课件)American-Naturalism19(美国文学部分课件)American-Naturalism20(美国文学部分课件)American-Naturalism21TheRedBadgeOfCourage(1895)

AModernWarNovelANovelofBildungsroman----(Novelofinitiation，Growing-upnovel，

Coming-of-agenovel)APsychologicalNaturalistNovelTheRedBadgeOfCourage(189522TheRedBadgeofCourageTheRedBadgeofCouragedepictedtheAmericanCivilWarfromthepointofviewofanordinarysoldier.Ithasbeencalledthefirstmodernwarnovel.TheRedBadgeofCourage

shatteredAmericanpreconceptionsaboutwhatawarnovelcouldbe.TheRedBadgeofCourageTheRe23ComparisonheavilyidealisticconceptVSillusions,vanity,andromanticnaïveté

large,epicviewVSindividualpsychologyaworldofmoralabsolutesVSauniverseutterlyindifferenttohumanexistence.(美国文学部分课件)American-Naturalism24

Themes

Severalthemesrunthroughthebookandaddgreatlytoitsunity.CourageManhoodWarFearTheUniverse’sDisregardforHumanLife

Themes

Severalthemesrunt25Themes

arethefundamentalandoftenuniversalideasexploredinaliterarywork.Themesarethefundamentaland26

Symbols

Symbols

areobjects,characters,figures,orcolorsusedtorepresentabstractideasorconcepts.Craneusessymbolsinmanydifferentwaysandonmanydifferentlevels

bycreatingunusualandcompellingimages.

Symbols

Symbolsareobjects27SymbolsinthisnovelAnimalimagesColorsSymbolsinthisnovelAnimalim28Animalimages“Itwasnowlikeoneofthosemovingmonsterswendingwithmanyfeet.”“Therewasanoccasionalflashandglimmerofsteelfrombacksofallthesehugecrawlingreptiles.“Therewereliketwoserpentscrawlingfromthecavernofthenight.”“Butthelongserpentscrawledslowlyfromfromhilltohillwithoutblusterofsmoke.”Animalimages“Itwasnowlike29Colors

Redisthemostimportantcolorinthebook.Itisrelatedtobattleasitsymbolizestheblood,the

ragewhichasoldierfeels,andthecolorofthe

flag.Italsoseemstoberelatedtoanystrongemotionsuchashate.Thetitleofthebook,“TheRedBadgeofCourage”,referstothebloodywoundsreceivedinbattle.Thesewoundsaresymbolicofcourage.Colors

Redisthemostimporta30TheCharacterHenryFleming:Henry’scharactergoesthroughvariousphasesasthebookprogresses.TheCharacterHenryFleming:31Ayounguntriedsoldier–beingunsureofhimself–beingdoubtabouthimself—beingpanic-stricken–fleeing–provingtobeacoward—pretendingawoundedsoldier—facinghiscowardiceopenly–returningtohisduty—fightingbravely—beingamanandaheroAyounguntriedsoldier–being32ImportantQuotations

I“Hefeltthatinthiscrisishislawsoflifewereuseless.Whateverhehadlearnedofhimselfwashereofnoavail.Hewasanunknownquantity.Hesawthathewouldagainbeobligedtoexperimentashehadinearlyyouth.ImportantQuotationsI“Hefelt33Hemustaccumulateinformationofhimself,andmeanwhileheresolvedtoremaincloseuponhisguardlestthosequalitiesofwhichheknewnothingshouldeverlastinglydisgracehim.”Hemustaccumulateinformation34

ImportantQuotationsExplained

ThispassagefromChapterIillustratesHenry’sinitialfearaboutwhetherhehasthecouragetofacebattle,andestablishesthathispredicamentislessamatterofwarthanofknowinghimselfandjudginghisworth.Untilthismoment,Henryhasbeenayouthofcomfortableassumptions.

ImportantQuotationsExplain35Hebelieves,forinstance,thatwarexistsforthepurposeofcreatingheroes,andthatmen,whentransformedintosoldiers,areguaranteedakindofhonorthatgrantsthemprestigeinsocietyandhistory.ThepurposeofTheRedBadgeofCourageistochartHenry’spsychologicalgrowthashe“accumulatesinformationofhimself”and“experiments”withdifferenttypesofbehaviors—somecourageous,somecowardly.Hebelieves,forinstance,tha36ImportantQuotations

II“Hehadfoughtlikeapaganwhodefendshisreligion.Regardingit,hesawthatitwasfine,wildandinsomeways,easy.Hehadbeenatremendousfigure,nodoubt.ImportantQuotationsII“Hehad37Bythisstrugglehehadovercomeobstacleswhichhehadadmittedtobemountains.Theyhadfallenlikepaperpeaks,andhewasnowwhathecalledahero.Andhehadnotbeenawareoftheprocess.Hehadsleptand,awakening,foundhimselfaknight.”Bythisstrugglehehadoverco38ImportantQuotationsExplainedLaterwhenHenryactswithgreatbravery,hediscoversthattheheroicactionsareinfactnatural.Inlookingbackhisactionhereflectsthenaturalisticconcept.ImportantQuotationsExplained39JackLondonJackLondon40JackLondonJackLondon(1876-1916),prolificAmericannovelistandshortstorywriter,whoseworksdealromanticallywiththeoverwhelmingpowerofnatureandthestruggleforsurvival.JackLondonJackLondon(1876-141London’sMajorWorksTheCalloftheWild(1903)TheSeaWolf(1904)MartinEden(1909)London’sMajorWorksTheCallo42TheCalloftheWildTheCalloftheWild43(美国文学部分课件)American-Naturalism44TheCalloftheWild-ATypicalNaturalisticNovelPublishedin1903,ItremainsLondon’smostfamouswork,blendinghisexperiencesasagoldprospectorintheCanadianwildernesswithhisideasaboutnatureandthestruggleforexistence.AlthoughTheCalloftheWildisfirstandforemostastoryaboutadog,itdisplaysa-philosophicaldepthabsentinmostanimaladventures.TheCalloftheWild-ATypical45CharactersBuck:

partSt.Bernard,partScotchshepherd,aheroinhisownsearchforfreedom.Histransitionandtransformationfrom

domesticatedtosavageisthepremiseofthenovel.Heisborntobealeader.Buck'sgreatintelligenceanddeterminationtosucceedmarkhimassuperiortomostofthehumansinthestory.CharactersBuck:partSt.Berna46JohnThornton:

ThemanwhorescuesBuckfromHal'scruelty.Heisbyfarthemostadmirablehumancharacterinthestory,kindbutfullofthe

uncompromisingstrength

thatisnecessarytosurvive.Johnistheidealmasterbecausehisnatureissodog-like.WecanseehimasBuckinhumanform.ForhispartBucklovesJohn,andiswillingtodoabsolutelyanythingforhim.

JohnThornton:Themanwhores47Themes

TheIndispensableStruggleforMasteryThePowerofAncestralMemoryandPrimitiveInstincts(atavism)TheLawsofCivilizationandofWildernessThemes

TheIndispensableStrug48MartinEdenMartinEden49MartinEden—AnAutobiographicalNovel

HissailorandworkerdaysHisself-educationHisLoveHiseventualsuccessasanauthorHissuicide(美国文学部分课件)American-Naturalism50TheodoreDreiserTheodoreDreiser51TheodoreDreiser(1871-1945)Anoutstandingrepresentativeofnaturalism,whosenovelsdepictreal-lifesubjectsinaharshlight.Hisprincipalconcernwaswiththeconflictbetweenhumanneedsandthedemandsofsocietyformaterialsuccess.TheodoreDreiser(1871-1945)An52PrimaryWorksSisterCarrie,1900;JennieGerhardt,1911;TheFinancier,1912;

TheTitan,1914;TheGenius.1915;AnAmericanTragedy,1925;PrimaryWorks53

SisterCarrie

SisterCarrie

54CharactersCarrieMeeberCharlieDrouetGeorgeHurstwoodCharactersCarrieMeeber55Caroline(Carrie)MeeberCaroline(Carrie)Meeber56

Caroline(Carrie)Meeber,theprotagonistofthenovel,travelstoChicagotostaywithhersisterandherbrother-in-law.ThecosmopolitanconsumerworldofChicagoenthrallsher,andsheconstantlywantstobuythings.Herfirstjobisalow-paid,arduouspositioninafactory.Whenshelosesherjob,hersisterandbrother-in-lawcannotsupporther,soshebecomesCharlieDrouet'smistress.

57Afterward,shebecomesinfatuatedwithanotherman,GeorgeHurstwood.CarrieandHurstwoodruntoNewYork,wheretheydiscoverthatmarriedlifeisfarlessexcitingthantheiraffair.CarrieleavesHurstwoodbecausehefailstoprovideherwiththelavishlifeshewants.Shebecomesafamous,high-paidactressinNewYorkCity.Afterward,shebecomesinfatua58

CharlieDrouet----Charming,flashysalesman.Nevertakinganyofhisromanticaffairsseriously.

59HeprovidesCarriewithaplacetostayaftersheisforcedtostoplivingwithhersister;healsopromisestomarryher,butheneverreallyintendsonfollowingthrough.HelosesCarrietoHurstwoodandthen,yearslater,aftershehasbecomeafamousactress,triesunsuccessfullytowinherback.HeprovidesCarriewithaplac60Hurstwood&CarrieHurstwood&Carrie61

GeorgeHurstwood-----themanagerofFitzgeraldandMoy's,asalooninChicago.

AWeakandindecisivecharacterDrivenbybiologicaldesireSlowlydescendingintoapathyandpoverty.

62(美国文学部分课件)American-Naturalism63CarrieandH