Characters Analysis of “Love Is a Fallacy”概要1.pptVIP

Characters Analysis of “Love Is a Fallacy” Dobie Gillis First, Dobie is a self-conceited(自大的，自命不凡的） person. p1 Second, Dobie is a ridiculous and self-contradictive person. Third, Dobie is an emotional person and not that reasonable and cool as he thinks. Petey Burth P2 fashion Polly Espy “beautiful but not smarten enough Detailed Study of the Text Cool was I and logical. (Para.4) Inversion for emphasizing “cool” I was both cool and logical. Detailed Study of the Text Cool was I and logical. (Para.4) Inversion for emphasizing “cool” I was both cool and logical. Detailed Study of the Text Cool was I and logical. (Para.4) Inversion for emphasizing “cool” I was both cool and logical. Detailed Study of the Text Keen, calculating, perspicacious , acute and astute—I was all of these. (Para.4) acute: ad. (1) (of the senses) able to notice small differences; sharp 感觉灵敏的；敏锐的 Dogs have an acute sense of smell. He has very acute hearing. (2) showing an ability to understand things clearly and deeply; penetrating. 深刻的 an acute analysis of the political situation (3) severe; very great 严重的 acute pain an acute shortage of water Detailed Study of the Text Keen, calculating, perspicacious , acute and astute—I was all of these. (Para.4) Notice the use of the dash. It implies the narrator’s great pride and absolute confidence in his intelligence. He’s boasting about himself. Comparison of his brain to: a dynamo: powerful a chemist’s scales: precise, accurate scalpel: penetrating Ordinarily one would say: “ I was keen, perspicacious, acute and astute”. Detailed Study of the Text My brain was as powerful as a dynamo, as precise as a chemist’s scales, as penetrating as a scalpel. (Para.4) dynamo: an earlier form of generator, a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy chemist’s scales: Such scales are more precise and accurate for they have to weigh small quantities of powder or other medicine. scalpel: a surgeon’s sharp knife used in operations手术刀；