Lesson Two Discovery Of a Father 现代大学英语电子课件book 3.ppt

Discovery Of a Father Sherwood Anderson Discussions: 1) Do you agree that fathers often want their children to be what themselves cannot be? 2) What kind of person you want your father to be ? About the author Sherwood Anderson was born into a poor family in Camden, Ohio, the U.S. in 1876, but spent his formative years in the town of Clyde, Ohio, which inspired the setting of many of his stories. He worked as a laborer in 1896----1898, then served in the Spanish American War. He was the author of many stories and novels, and he was a major influence on a younger generation of important writers, including Faukner , Hemingway, Wolfe, Steinbeck, and others, both through his writings and his acts of personal kindness. It was through his influence , for example, that the first books of both Faukner and Hemingway were published. About the background 1 The Union(美国北部联邦) During the American Civil War , the Union was a name used to refer to the United States ,the northern states that did not secede. since the term had been used prior to the war to refer to the entire United States (a “union of states”), using it to apply to the non-secessionist side carried a connotation of legitimacy as the continuation of the pre-existing political entity . Also, in the public dialogue of the United States , new states are “admitted to the Union” and the President’s annual address to Congress and to the people is referred to as the “State of the Union” Address. Notes to the text: Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822__1855) was the Union commander in the American Civil War. He outmaneuvered his enemy commanders many times, and finally, in 1865, forced Robert Lee , the supreme commander of the Confederate Army to surrender, thus effectively ending the Civil War. When Lincoln was assassinated, he was elected the 18th president of the U.S. but as president ,his two terms(1869-1877)were marked by an astounding degree of corruption carried on by his friends and associates. An analysis of the te