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UnitOne

TheFourthofJulyAudreLonde1/451.BackgroundInformationabouttheAuthorPoet,essayist,andnovelistAudreLordewasbornonFebruary18,1934,inNewYorkCity.HerparentswereimmigrantsfromGrenada.Theyoungestofthreesisters,shewasraisedinManhattanandattendedCatholicschool.Whileshewasstillinhighschool,herfirstpoemappearedinSeventeenmagazine.LordereceivedherB.A.fromHunterCollegeandanM.L.S.fromColumbiaUniversity.SheservedasalibrarianinNewYorkpublicschoolsfrom1961through1968.In1962,LordemarriedEdwardRollins.Theyhadtwochildren,ElizabethandJonathon,beforedivorcingin1970.Herfirstvolumeofpoems,TheFirstCities,waspublishedin1968.2/45In1968shealsobecamethewriter-in-residenceatTougalooCollegeinMississippi,whereshediscoveredaloveofteaching.InTougalooshealsometherlong-termpartner,FrancesClayton.TheFirstCitieswasquicklyfollowedwithCablestoRage(1970)andFromaLandWhereOtherPeopleLive(1972),whichwasnominatedforaNationalBookAward.In1974shepublishedNewYorkHeadShotandMuseum.Whereasmuchofherearlierworkfocusedonthetransienceoflove,thisbookmarkedhermostpoliticalworktodate.3/45In1976,W.W.NortonreleasedhercollectionCoalandshortlythereafterpublishedTheBlackUnicorn.PoetAdrienneRichsaidofTheBlackUnicornthat"LordewritesasaBlackwoman,amother,adaughter,aLesbian,afeminist,avisionary;poemsofelementalwildnessandhealing,nightmareandlucidity."HerothervolumesincludeChosenPoemsOldandNew(1982)andOurDeadBehindUs(1986).PoetSandraM.GilbertnotednotonlyLorde'sabilitytoexpressoutrage,butalsothatshewascapableof"ofrareand,paradoxically,lovingjeremiads."Althoughherworkgainedwideacclaim,shewasalsosharplycriticized.InaninterviewinthejournalCallaloo,Lorderespondedtohercritics:"MysexualityispartandparcelofwhoIam,andmypoetrycomesfromtheintersectionofmeandmyworlds....JesseHelms'sobjectiontomyworkisnotaboutobscenity...orevenaboutsex.Itisaboutrevolutionandchange....Helmsknowsthatmywritingisaimedathisdestruction,andthedestructionofeverysinglethinghestandsfor."4/45Lordewasdiagnosedwithcancerandchronicledherstrugglesinherfirstprosecollection,TheCancerJournals,whichwontheGayCaucusBookoftheYearawardfor1981.HerotherprosevolumesincludeZami:ANewSpellingofMyName(1982),SisterOutsider:EssaysandSpeeches(1984),andABurstofLight(1988),whichwonaNationalBookAward.Inthe1980s,LordeandwriterBarbaraSmithfoundedKitchenTable:WomenofColorPress.ShewasalsoafoundingmemberofSistersinSupportofSistersinSouthAfrica,anorganizationthatworkedtoraiseconcernsaboutwomenunderapartheid.AudreLordewasprofessorofEnglishatJohnJayCollegeofcriminaljusticeandHunterCollege.ShewasthepoetlaureateofNewYorkfrom1991-1992.Shediedofbreastcancerin1992.TheCollectedPoemsOfAudreLordewaspublishedin1997.5/452.Pre-readingQuestions1)Whatdoyouthinkofthetitleandthecontentofthetext?Thetitleandthecontentcreateasatiricaleffect.Asweallknow,the4thofJulyiskeptasanationalholidayonwhichtheAmericanpeoplecommemorateandcelebratetheirwinningoffreedomandindependence.Butonthisveryday,thewriterandherfamilyweretreatedbadlyandunjustlyinthecapitalofthecountrywhentheyenteredanice-creamstore,orderedadishofvanillaicecreamandgotreadytoenjoyit.Theywerenotallowedtoeatitinside.2)Whatisthewriter’spurpose?Thewriterintendstolaybareorbringtolightthewhitedominationorracialdiscriminationandsegregationbyvividspecificexamples,andconsequentlytoconveyherfuryandindignation.6/453.ThePartsoftheTextThisisapieceofnarrativewritinginwhichthefirst-personnarrationisemployed.Thewholetextmaybedividedintofourmainparts.Thefirstparagraph,whichisthebeginningpart,providesthebackgroundofthestory,introducingthemaincharacters,theplaceandtimeofthemajoreventnarratedinthestory.Thesecondpart,whichconsistsofParagraphs2-6,tellsusallthenecessarypreparations,especiallythedifferentkindsoffoodthewriter’smotherhadpreparedfortheirWashingtontrip.Also,thispartbrieflyrelatestwoexamplesofracialdiscriminationandsegregation.Thethirdpart,whichcomprisesParagraphs7-17,isthemostimportantsectionofthenarrativetext.Thispartconcentratesonthemajoreventofthetext——theinjusticewithwhichthewriterandherfamilymembershadbeentreated.7/45Includedinthepartarealsosomeofthewriter’svisitsandherpsychologicalactivities.ThelastpartincludesParagraph18-19.Thetwoparagraphs,whichwindupthenarrativetext,presentabriefaccountofthedifferenteffectsoftheinjusticeontheblackfamily.Thewriter’sfurydidnotseemtobesharedbyherparentsorhersisters,whopretendedthatnothingunusualoranti-Americanhadeveroccurred.Asaresult,thewriterwaslefttowriteherangrylettertothepresidentoftheUnitedStatesallbyherself.Thisexperienceofthewhitedomination,racialdiscriminationandsegregationsostronglyaffectedthewriterthatshefeltsicktoherstomachfortherestthattrip.Shedidn’tthinkthatitwasmuchofagraduationpresentafterall.8/454.ExplanationstotheTextPartOnePara.1Q1:WhenandWheredidthewriter’sfamilygoforavisit?Thewriter’sfamilywenttoWashingtonD.C.ontheedgeofthesummerwhenthewriterwassupposedtostopbeingachild.

1.ontheedgeof:atthebeginningof2.besupposedtodo:beexpectedtodosomething.orberequiredtodosomething.9/45Q2:WhydidthefamilygoonaFourthofJulytrip?ThefamilywentonaFourthofJulytripfortworeasons.Themainreasonwasthatthewriterandhersisterhadjustgraduatedfromschoolthetripwastakenasaneventtomarktheirgraduationandregardedastheirgraduationpresent.TheotherreasonwasthattheFourthofJulyistheNationalDayintheUnitedStates,thedayonwhichAmericaonindependenceandfreedom.Asawayofcelebration,mostAmericanswilltaketripstovariousplaces.Besides,WashingtonD.C.isthefabledandfamouscapitaloftheUnitedStates.10/453.fabled:adj.Famousinfables;legendary.Q3:Whatdoesthefirstparagraphtellus?Thefirstparagraphpresentsthebackgroundinformation,whichtellsusthecircumstancesunderwhichtheauthor’sfamilyweregoingtotaketheWashingtontripandwhy.11/45PartTwo(Paragraphs2-6)Q1:Whywasitthefirsttimethattheauthorhadeverbeenonarailroadtrainduringtheday?Becauseinthepast,theauthorusedtogototheConnecticutshoreatnightonthemilktrain.Q2:WhyhadthefamilyalwaysgoneonthemilktrainwhentheyusedtotheConnecticutShore?Becausethemilktrainwascheaper.Thefactthatthefamilyhadalwaystraveledonthecheapmilktrainimpliesthatthefamilywasratherpoor.12/45Para.3Q1:What’sthemeaningofthefirstsentenceinthethirdparagraph?Preparationswerebeingmadeinourhouseevenbeforeschoolwasclosedforthesummervacation.Q2:Whatistheliteralmeaningofthephrase“intheair”?1.intheair:inthesky;prevalent;gainingcurrency;notdecided,indefinite.Examples:Q3:WhydidthewritersaythatherfirsttriptoWashingtonD.C.wasamobilefeast?BecausethewriterstartedeatingassoonastheywereensconcedintheirseatsonthetrainandshedidnotstopeatinguntilsomewhereafterPhiladelphia.13/45Q4:Canyouexplainthesentence“Infact,myfirsttriptoWashingtonD.C.wasamobilefeast?Actually,myfirsttriptoWashingtonD.C.wasawonderfulorelaboratemealthatweenjoyedinthechuggingtrain.//Indeed,myfirsttriptoWashingtonwaslikeaverypleasantorveryagreeablefeast,becauseIstartedeatingassoonaswewerecomfortablysettledinourseatsanddidnotstopuntilsomewhereafterPhiladelphia.2.feast:anunusuallylargeorelaboratemeal;(fig.)somethingthatpleasesthemindorthesenseswithitsrichnessorvariety;areligiousfestivalcelebratedwithrejoicing.14/453.ensconce:establishorsettleoneselforsomebodyinasafeandcomfortableplace.15/45ParagraphFourQ1:Whatyoupleasegivealistofthedifferentfoodsthewriter’smotherhadpreparedandpacked?Thewriter’smotherhadroastedtwochickensandpackedslicesofbrownbreadandbutterandgreenpepperandcarrotsticks.Therewereicedcakeswithscallopededges,aspicebunandrockcakes,icedteainawrappedmayonnaisejar,sweetpickles,dillpickles,andpeacheswiththefuzzstillonthem.16/451.bruise:Thiswordcanbeusedbothasanounandverb.Whenusedasanoun,itmeansaninjurycausedbyabloworknocktothebodyortoafruit,discoloringtheskinbutnotbreakingit.2.glycerin(e):athicksweetcolorlessliquidmadefromfatsandoilsusedinmedicines,toiletproductsandexplosives.17/45ParagraphFiveQ1:Whydidthewriter’smotherprepareavarietyoffoodsforthetrip?Thesewereprobablytworeasons.Ontheonehand,bytakingavarietyoffoodwiththemonthetrip,thefamilymemberscouldsavesomemoney,fordiningcarfoodwastooexpensive.Ontheotherhand,asblackpeople,theywerenotallowedintorailroaddiningcarsatthattime.1.fortheumpteenthtime:fornumeroustimes;forcountlesstimes.18/452.Perhapsitwouldgoaway,deprivedofherattention:Perhapsthewholethingwouldbegraduallyforgotten,ifshedidnotpayanyattentiontoit.19/45ParagraphSixQ1:Whyhadthewriter’seldersisterbeenpreventedfromgoingtoWashingtonD.C.withherhighschoolclassmates?BecauseshewasblackandallherclassmateswerewhiteandtheywouldbestayinginahotelwhichdidnotrentroomstoNegroes.1.Westilltakeamong-youtoWashington,ourselves:We’lltakeyougirls,allthreeofyoutoWashington,ourselves.Here,“amongyou”means“yourkind”or“youasagroup”.20/452.notjustforanovernightinsomemeaslyfleabaghotel:notmerelystayingforonenightinasmall,lousyhotel.Theword“overnight”isusuallyanadverboradjective,meaning“fororduringthenight”;however,overnight,itisusedasanoun,whichisveryrare,meaning“anovernightstay.”3.measly:ridiculouslysmallinsize,amountandvalue.Examples:4.Fleabag:(slang)adirtyorunpleasantpersonoranimal;acheapanddirtyhotel.21/45Q2:What’sthemainideaofthepart?Thispartmainlytellsthereadersthepreparationsmadeforthetrip,inparticular,thelargeamountandvarietyoffoodtheauthor’smotherhadpreparedforthefamily,whichactuallyturnedtheirfirstonapassengertraintoWashingtonintoarealmobilefeast.Partofthereasonfordoingsowasthathermotherknewonlytoowellthatitwouldbeanunpleasantexperienceiftheyshouldgotoeatinthediningcar.Apreviouseventwasrelatedinthe6thparagraph,revealingthereasonwhytheauthor’ssisterPhyllishadnotbeenabletogotoWashingtontogetherwithherclassmates.22/45PartThree(Paragraphs7-17)Para.7Q1:WhydidthewriterspendthewholenextdayafterMasssquintingupattheLincolnMemorial?AndwhyhadMarianAndersonsungattheLincolnMemorialaftertheD.A.R.refusedtoallowhertosingintheirauditoriumbecauseshewasBlack?23/45BoththewriterandMarianAndersonareblack.ThewriterspentthewholenextdayafterMasssquintingupattheLincolnMemorialbecauseitwasLincoln,theAmericanPresident,wholiberatedtheblacksinAmerica,whoadvocatedfreedomforthecoloredandwhoevensacrificedhislifefortheemancipationoftheblackpeople.BoththewriterandMarianAndersoncherishedthememoryofthisgreatman.MarianAndersonhadsungattheLincolnMemorial,alsobecauseshewantedtospreadLincoln’snobleideas,toshowthathisnobleideashadnotbeenrealizedandtocallonpeopletofightagainstracialdiscriminationandsegregationsoastomakeLincoln’snoblethoughtcometrueandwinliberationandfreedomfortheblackpeople.24/451.squint:tolookwiththeeyespartlyclosed,asinbrightsunlight.2.LincolnMemorial:anationalmemorialauthorizedin1911,locatedinWashington,D.C.;thestructurecommemoratesUnitedStatesPresidentAbrahamLincoln(1861—1865).3.MarianAnderson:(1897—1993),Americancontralto,whowasthefirstAfricanAmericansingertoperformattheMetropolitanOperaHouseinNewYorkCity.ShewasawardedthePresidentialMedalofFreedomin1963andaCongressionalgoldmedalin1978.Sheretiredfromsingingin1965,andin1991shereceivedaGrammyLifetimeAchievementAward.HerautobiographyisentitledMyLord,WhataMorning(1956).25/454.D.A.R.:anacronymforDaughtersoftheAmericanRevolution.TheNationalSocietyDaughtersoftheAmericanRevolution,withitscurrent800,000members,wasfoundedonOctober11,1890,duringatimethatwasmarkedbyarevivalinpatriotismamongwomen,itsobjectivesbeingHistorical,EducationalandPatriotic.5.Exceptthatwhatheprobablysaidwas“Negro”,becauseforhistimes,myfatherwasquiteprogressive:Ifmyfatherhadnotusedtheword“Colored”,hemighthaveusedtheword“Negro”ashetoldusthestory;comparedwithmostotherpeopleofhistime,hewasquiteradicaltousethethenprogressiveword.26/45ParagraphEightQ1:Whywasthewritersquinting?Thewriterwassquintingbecauseshewasinthatsilentagonythatcharacterizedallofherchildhoodsummers,fromthetimeschoolletoutinJunetotheendofJuly,broughtaboutbyherdilatedandvulnerableeyesexposedtoethesummerbrightness.Inotherword,shewassquintingbecauseshewassufferingrealisticallyfromthedazzlingsunlightandmentallyfromthesufferingwhitedomination.Q2:Paraphrasethefirstsentence.Astheywereoftenexposedtothesummerbrightness,myeyesbecamelargerandwiderandmorevulnerable,whichmademesuffersilentlyandterriblythroughoutallofmychildhoodsummers,fromthetimeschoolletoutinJunetotheendofJuly.AsIwasinthatsilentagony,myeyeswerehalfshutorturnedsidewayswhilelookingatthings.27/451.dilate:(causesomething)tobecomelarger,wider,orfurtheropen.2.vulnerable:thatwhichcanbehurt,wounded,orinjured;exposedtoattackordanger.28/45ParagraphNine1.corolla:awhorlorwhorlsofpetalsformingtheinnerenvelopeofaflower.2.travesty:absurdimitationoforinferiorsubstitutefor;distortion.29/45ParagraphTenQ1.Whydidn’ttheauthor’sparentsapproveofsunglasses?Wasitjustbecausetheyweretooexpensive?Theexpensemaynotbetherealreason.Wearingsunglasseswillmakethedazzlinglightmilder.Whatherparentswerereallysayingwasthattheywantedtheirkidstorealizetothefullestextenttheinjusticethatwasinflictedupontheblackpeople.30/45ParagraphElevenQ1:DoyoufindsomesymbolicmeaninginPara.11?Yes.Whilesquintingupatmonumentstofreedomandpastpresidenciesanddemocracy,thewriterwaswonderingwhythelightandheatwerebothsomuchstrongerinWashingtonD.C.thanbackhomeinNewYorkCity.Eventhepavementonthestreetswasashadelighterincolorthanbackhome.Here,mostprobably,thewhitelightandheatandthewhitepavementonthestreetssymbolizethewhitedomination.Actually,thewriterwaswonderingwhythewhitedominationorracialdiscriminationwasevenstrongerinWashingtonD.C.thanbackhomeinNewYorkCity.31/45ParagraphTwelveQ1:What’sthemeaningofthesecondsentence?Wewerejustlikeagroupoftouriststravelingtogetheracrossadesert,feelinghotandthirsty,motherInpossessionofabrightcomplexion,fatherabrowncomplexion,andthethreeofusgirlslookingneitherbrightnorbrown,butingradualshadesfrombrighttobrown.1.caravan:agroupofpeople(e.g.merchants,gypsies,etc.)travelingtogetheracrossaplacesuchasadesert.32/45Q2:Whydidthewriter’sfatherdecreeyetanothertreat?Movedbytheirhistoricalsurroundingsandtheheatoftheearlyevening,herfatherdecreedyetanothertreat.Also,itwasbecausehehadagreatsenseofhistory,aflairforthequietlydramaticandastrongsenseofaspecialoccasionandatrip.2.Myfatherdecreedyetanothertreat:Myfatherdecidedtogiveusanotherspecialtreat,somethingthatwasunexpectedandthatwasnotalwaysavailable.3.decree:ordersth.asifbyanofficialcommandordecision.4.flair:anaturalabilitytodosth.well,originalandattractivequality.5.specialness:astateofbeingparticular,beingoutoftheordinary;peculiarity.33/45Q3:What’sthemeaningofthelastsentenceoftheparagraph?Hewaskeenlyawareoftheimportanceofhistory;hehadthenaturalabilitytoquietlycreateanexcitingandimpressiveatmosphere,andknewhowmuchaspecialoccasionandatripmeant.34/45Para.13Q1:What’stheliteralmeaningof“cooloff”?Tobecomecomfortablycoolafterhavingbeenhot.Para.14Q1:Whatissodafountain?Itisacounterorstandwherebeverages,icecreamandsnacksaresold.Q2:What’sthemeaningofthelastsentenceintheparagraph?Insidethestore,thesodafountainwasglumandgloomyandcooledbyelectricfans,whichagreeablyrelievedmyeyesofthestrongsunlightandheatoutdoors.35/45Para.15Q1:What’sthemeaningofthefirstsentence?Stillwearingourwell-tied,smoothly-ironedoutergarments,thefiveofusseatedourselvesonebyoneoncounterstools.Q2:Whatis“mottledmarble”?Marblewithdifferentcolors.36/45ParagraphSixteenQ1:Whatwasitthatthewaitressattheice-creamcounterwassayingtothefamily?Shesaid,“Ikingiveyoutotakeout,butyoucan’teathere.”Inotherwords,thewaitresssaidclearlythatthewriterandherfamilycouldbeallowedtotakethefoodout,butnottoeatitintheice-creamstore.Q2:Whatisthemeaningofthewaitress’words?Shesaidshecouldallowthemtotakethefoodout.Q3:Whatdoesthesentence“shedroppedhereyeslookingveryembarrassed”mean?Thensheloweredhereyes,lookingveryawkwardanduncomfortable.37/45ParagraphSeventeenQ1:Howdidthefamilyfeelwhentheymarchedoutofthestore?Theyfeltindignantandoutraged.Q2:Whatwasthewriter’sstrongfeeling?Thewriterfeltextremelyindignantandoutraged.Shewasparticularlyhurtandrespondedtoitindignantly:“Butwehadn’tdoneanything!”“Thiswasn’trightorfair!”“Hadn’tIwrittenpoemsaboutfreedomanddemocracyforall?”38/45Q3:Givetheoutlineofthewholepart.Thispartisthecorethewholenarration.Itcanbesubdividedintotwosections,consistingofparagraphs1-11andparagraphs12-17respectively.Thefirstsection,seeminglytherelationofsomeofthesightstheauthorsawinWashington,is,moreimportantly,therevelationoftheauthor’smentalreactiontothesuffocatingwhitedominationshefeltinWashingtonD.C.especiallyinJuly,whichissymbolizedbythe“dazzlingwhiteness”and“thelightandheatwhichweresomuchstronger”herethaninNewYork.Thiswaswhyshehadtobesquintingnearlyallthetime.Thesecondsection,Paragraphs12-17,istheclimaxofthenarration.Itrelatestheirmostagonizingexperienceatanicecreamandsodafountainstore,theywerenotallowedtoeatadishofvanillaice-creamatthecounter,andtheyweretreatedverybadlybythewaitress.39/45PartFour(Paragraphs18-19)Q1:Howdidthewriter’sparentsandhertwo-sistersrespondtotheunfairtreatmentafterwards?Thewriter’sparentswouldn’tspeakoftheinjustice,notbecausetheyhadcontributedtoit,butbecausetheyfelttheyshouldhaveanticipateditandavoidedit.Neitherherparentsnorhersistersdemonstratedther