Little Women幻灯片.ppt

Little Women （美）路易莎·梅·奥尔科特 The writer’s introduction Louisa May Alcott The author of Little Women, was born on 29th November 1832 at Germantown, Pennsylvanian （[,pensil‘veini?n] 宾夕法尼亚）, America and died in 1888 at the age of 56. The writer’s introduction Under the influence of her writer father, she gained interest on writing at an early age. In 1860, her novel and poetry were published on The Atlantic for the first time. 8 years later her most famous book, Little Women, got published and quickly became a best seller. The book’s introduction Little Wome is a story based on the fact of the author’s life. It tells a story of the March sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. Their father is away fighting in the war, they live with their mother, overcome plenty of troubles in their life and become mature. No matter how hard situations they face to, they all use the optimistic attitude to manage to make life meaningful and beautiful. 一、时代魅力— —对拓荒时代的美国精神的彰显 《小妇人》的故事中并没有一望无际的荒原，没有惊心动魄起伏的情节，它是以生动活泼的笔调，道出四个年幼女儿在父亲作战未归 、家庭困苦中不畏艰辛、团结友爱渡过难关的奋斗历程，从细锁的生活中娓娓透出崎岖地生活情景。用现实的生活透现了一个时代精神，使这部家庭故事有社会大环境作为依存，让读者感受到强烈的时代魅力。 二、人性魅力— —对人类永生人性美质的讴歌 普通家庭生活中，极细碎的事情中，饱含了让人感动的深情。不但是内部友爱温馨，更可贵的是她们对待周围的人，即使是陌生人也是充满爱心的。马奇一家都是慈爱善良的天使，她们的爱心是无处不在的，是人类永恒的心灵之美。这种纯真的人性，正是人类心灵深处至真至善的东西。正所谓真善生美，美生艺术，这也是《小妇人》艺术魅力所在。 三、女性魅力 — —独具女性魅力的叙事建构 奥尔科特在叙事艺术上的创新，在于她以独特的女性视角和精神体验，生动地演示出女性丰富而含蓄的各种心态。同时她的选材有一定的技巧性，恰到好处的揭示了一个伟大的主题，那就是自强、自立、友爱互助，以及美国民族早期所具有的拓荒者的精神。女性作家在叙事话语领域凸显得这种高超的笔力和艺术经验极大地丰富了当代西方女性文学的宝库，即使在今天也仍可资借鉴。 Introduction Mrs.March Meg Jo Beth Amy The important person----Mrs.March Mrs. March was a very emotionally strong woman who would give up anything for someone else. She is very aware of how her daughters are feeling. She is actually both father and mother to the girls because although her husband does come home later in the book, he is rarely seen. Mrs. March provides wisdom and advice and guides her daughters down the straight and narrow path toward happy and fulfilling (满足的）lives. Sai