2013外研版选修11Module 3“Ernest Hemingway”课件.pptVIP

*Deceptively simple *Understatement and omission (see Iceberg Theory) *Repetition *Focus on facts “Find what gave you the emotion; what the action was that gave you the excitement. Then write it down making it clear so the reader will see it too and have the same feeling as you had.” Hemingway’s language Style  *Few adjectives or adverbs, few conventional emotive language, few authorial comments *Simple ,short ,conventional words and sentences *Concise, vivid He noted that, “a writer’s style should be direct and personal, his imagery rich and earthy, and his words simple and vigorous. The greatest writers have the gift of brevity, are hard workers, diligent scholars and competent stylists” Cat in the Rain is one of his famous short stories by Ernest Hemingway, written while the author was living in France. It was first published in 1925 in the short story collection In Our Time. Text A Reading Comprehension (1) What is the setting of the story? An American tourist couple was stranded in an Italian hotel in rainy days, with no sight-seeing, nobody to talk to, and nothing to do. (2) What are the characters in the story? The American couple, the hotelkeeper, the maid and the cat. Reading Comprehension Leading Questions 3. What is the conflict of the story?And how did the author present it? As the American tourist couple was stranded in an Italian hotel on rainy days they couldn’t go sight-seeing, talk to others or do other things. Their holidays were ruined. So the wife felt bored and depressed. But the husband cared little about his wife’s feeling. He just paid lip services and killed his time by reading a book. By contrasting with the hotelkeeper’s good service (though professional) the author was able to highlight the husband’s indifference to his wife’s feelings. Reading Comprehension (4) What is the theme of the story？ In the story “The cat in the rain” the author described a trivial matter in common life, but brought the readers into fo