高英潜水鸟.pptVIP

The main plot The loons describes an Indian girl (French half breed) , struggling grievously at the fringes of white-dominated society. She yearned for a social “standing room” ,however, it was a pity that she was doomed to live a miserable life. The main plot The main plot 从避暑山庄回来之后两人渐渐失去联系，直到若干年后，才又在一家咖啡馆里重聚。这时Vanessa得知Piquette将为人妻的喜讯，感到十分意外。然而好景长，待到三年之后，Vanessa读书归来突闻Piquette的死讯；悲伤之余，Vanessa故地重游，却发现昔日吟鸣的潜水鸟已然远离。这时Vanessa方才突然领悟，或许Piquette“才以一种无意识的、别人完全不理解的方式，真正的听懂了潜水鸟的叫声”。 Piquette Tonnerre皮格特·坦纳瑞 Piquette Tonnerre. A half-Indian girl who grows up under harsh circumstances in a society that suppresses half-breeds. Piquette Tonnerre accumulates the social disadvantages of poverty, illness, ethnic discrimination and being female. Piquette Tonnerre皮格特·坦纳瑞 French half breed （actually）Indians Born in a very poor family (Tonnerre Family) —— Living in a shabby shack at the center of the thicket ①work at odd jobs or section hands on the C.P.R. ②live on relief ③ knock at the doors to sell bruised wild strawberries ④old Jules or Lazarus got drunk and made everything mess up ⑤Mother took off Has tuberculosis of the bone (骨结核) Piquette Tonnerre皮格特·坦纳瑞 For I (Vanessa) Vaguely embarrassing presence ——①hoarse voice ②clumsy limping walk ③grimy cotton dresses For my father Ewen ——A poor child who needed their help For my mother and grandmother —— a humble nuisance Personality Analysis The changes of Piquette’s character go through three stages. ①frosty and silent; ② lively and rebellious; ③depressed and pessimistic. Change ①frosty and silent Eg :her broad coarse—featured face bore no expression—it was blank, as though she no longer dwelt within her own skull, as though she had gone elsewhere. Eg Piquette looked at me with a sudden flash of scorn “I’m not a kid” Eg when she saw me approaching, her hand squashed flat the sand castle she had been building, and she looked at me sullenly, without speaking.