下学期 Unit14 Roots.pptVIP

. Alexander Haley was born in New York, on August 11, 1921. He died on February 10, 1992. He wrote stories for Playboy and Readers Digest.Roots, Haleys account of his familys history, was published in 1976, after 12 years of research. Roots has been translated into 37 languages , for which Haley received the Pulitzer Prize in 1977 * * journalistwriterIt is the year of 1750 and a little boy is born to a family that lives in the small village at the African west coast.? The father gives him the name Kunta.? At the age of 15 years Kunta is caught and carried off to America. ?They are brought to the slave market.? ?Kunta is sold to a slave owner in Virginia.?When he gives Kunta the new name Toby.? He does not give up his name because it is everything which remained to him. ?. Kunta has been there for 11 years. ?After three unsucceeded tries to escape he received cruelties and lashes. He escapes for the fourth time. This escape totally changes his life and it will effect deepley his self-confidence.? He was caught again and had his leg cut. Toby?Kinte and his wife Bell have a new owner.?Kunta finds a new home when his wife bears him a daughter.?He teaches his daughter Kizzy single words of his native language.?Furthermore he tells her about his tribe in Africa and how his cruel fate started. Kunta, Bell and their daughter Kizzy have a life as slaves at the farm of Dr. Waller.? ? Noah ,Kizzy’s boyfriend who wants to escape,?But he does not succeed.?Kizzy who has broken Dr. Wallers rules is sold on the same day. 14 years later.? Kizzy and her son George live on a farm .?Kizzy also tells her son the stories of her African father as well as single words of the African language.?Then George marries Matilda, another slave. ??At the birth of every child he tells his family about the African stories of his great- grandfather.The American Civil War begins,? after long years abroad George comes back as a free man.? Unfortunately his family still lives in slavery.Tom,Geo