大学英语必备教案Lesson 9.pptVIP

Lesson 9The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas Variations on a theme by William James Ursula Le Guin Aims To learn about an allegory story To understand the deeper meaning of the text Language features Discuss the following : The style of the passage The function of the last paragraph The general idea of the text The style of the passage: This is a piece of allegorical (讽喻的 ) description. The author describes emotionally and colorfully the city of Omelas and its citizens but it is a piece of allegorical description The function of the last paragraph: the writer puts forward the problem but does not supply the answers, thus allowing the readers to give free rein to their imagination. The general idea of the text the nature of happiness and on what it depends (should the happiness of the many be based upon the suffering of the few?) Ursula Le Guin: Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (born October 21, 1929), is an American author. Although she has written novels, poetry, children‘s books, and essays, she is best known for her science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. Le Guin has lived in Portland, Oregon since 1958. She is noted for her exemplary (典范的) style and 1972 Newbery Honor Book for The Tombs of Atuan 1969 Nebula Award for novel for The Lefthand of Darkness 1970 Hugo Award for novel for The Lefthand of Darkness 1973 Hugo Award for novel for The Word for World is Forest 1974 Nebula Award for novel for The Dispossessed 1974 Nebula Award for short story The Day Before the Revolution“ 1974 Hugo Award for short story The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas“ 1975 Hugo Award for novel The Dispossessed 1988 Hugo Award for novelette Buffalo Gals, Wont You Come Out Tonight“ 1988 World Fantasy Award for novella Buffalo Gals, Wont You Come Out Tonight“ 1990 Nebula Award for novel Tehanu 1995 Nebula Award for novelette Solitude“ 1995 World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement 1996 Retrospective Tiptree Award for The Left Hand of Darkness 1995 Tiptree Aw