美国现实主义.American Realism课件.pptVIP

American Realism (1860-1914);I. The Rise of Realism: Historical Background;;C. Immigrant Booming;II. American Realism (1860-1914);C. The Characteristics of American Realism;d. Class is important. The novel has traditionally served the interests and aspirations of middle class. (characters from all social levels are examined in depth). e. Events are usually plausible. Realistic novels avoid the sensational, dramatic elements of naturalistic novels and romances. f. Diction is natural vernacular, not heightened or poetic; tone being comic, satiric, or matter-of-fact. g. Objectivity in presentation becomes increasingly important: overt authorial comments or intrusions diminish as the century progresses. ;D. Regional and Local Color Writings: the Early Stage of Literary Realism;Differentiation;E. Representative Writers;III. Mark Twain (1835-1910); A. Mark Twain’s Life;B. Mark Twain’s Main Works;C. Characteristics of Mark Twain;D. The differences between Howells, James and Mark Twain ;IV. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884);B. Main Characters;d. Widow Douglas: Adopts Huck to try and civilize him. ;The Widow Douglas she took me for her son, and allowed she would sivilize me; but it was rough living in the house all the time, considering how dismal regular and decent the widow was in all her ways; and so when I couldnt stand it no longer I lit out. I got into my old rags and my sugar-hogshead again, and was free and satisfied. But Tom Sawyer he hunted me up and said he was going to start a band of robbers, and I might join if I would go back to the widow and be respectable. So I went back. (Chapter I);Well, you see, it uz dis way. Ole missus--dats Miss Watson--she pecks on me all de time, en treats me pooty rough, but she awluz said she wouldn sell me down to Orleans. But I noticed dey wuz a nigger trader roun de place considable lately, en I begin to git oneasy. Well, one night I creeps to de do pooty late, en de do warnt quite shet, en I hear old mi