英语专业 精读 第四册课件Lesson 7 (R).pptVIP

Spring Sowing Liam O’ Flaherty Outline of Study Author Text Analysis Words and Expressions Sentences Author Liam O’Flaherty 1897–1984, Irish novelist. Many of his realistic novels have a compassionate interest in troubled people caught in the turbulence of his homeland, such as The Informer (1925), successfully filmed in 1935; The Black Soul (1924); Mr. Gilhooley (1926); and The Assassin (1928). Famine (1937), Land (1946), and Insurrection (1951) are novels of 19th-century Ireland. He also wrote notable short stories, as well as autobiographical works, Two Years (1930) and Shame the Devil (1934). Text Analysis The juxtaposition of Martin and Mary 1.The protagonist, Martin, represents the masculine principle that includes logic and reason. 2.Mary, his wife, stands for the feminine principle that suggests imagination, creativity, and intuition. Juxtaposition No.1 Mary, with her shrewd woman’s mind, thought of as many things as there are in life… But Martin’s mind was fixed on one thought. Would he be able to prove himself a man…? (Paragraph 3) Juxtaposition No.2 In the barn… Martin…said that a man be better off dead than… Mary had her arms around his waist and her face to his. (Paragraph 4) Juxtaposition No.3 Mary…with the excitement of a little child. (Paragraph 11) Martin…driving out every other desire but that of asserting his manhood and of subjugating the earth. (Paragraph 12) Juxtaposition No.4 Mary sighed…became suddenly afraid of that pitiless, cruel earth…that would keep her chained to hard work and poverty all her life… And Martin, absolutely without thought, worked furiously… (Paragraph 13) Juxtaposition No.5 As they walked home… Martin walked in front with another peasant talking about the sowing. Mary walked behind, with her eyes on the ground, thinking. (Paragraph 25) Wor