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Pa 13 the mother‘s feeling to Maggie。 Scanning： What does the mother think of Maggie? 4. stumble: to walk unsteadily He stumbled over the stairs and fell down. to stumble on a stone He stumbled out of the bar. (Maybe he is drunk.) He stumbled through his speech. 5. soothe: to make quiet, to calm down Soothe sb’s rage/ headache A cup of tea will soothe your nerves. The medicine can soothe your sore throat. a. soothing III. Pa. 18 (the last pa. on p.57)– the ending: The process that Dee goes back home. 1. Pa. 18-p.59 pa.3 (Meanwhile ….) Dee and her boyfriend meet the mother and Maggie. Skim Pa.19-20 The description of Dee’s appearance, mainly her dress, earrings, bracelets, hair. What do you think of Dee’s appearance? 11. flashy: 闪光的，俗艳的 a flashy car 12. wriggle: to twist from side to side 蠕动，扭动 A snake wriggled across the road. The boy wriggled out of his mother’s arms. 13. rope about: to move about like a rope Alice Walker(1944-) Walker Contemporary A. black woman writer Born in Georgia. 1960s college; black’s civil rights movement A teacher in some colleges, such as Yale Uni., and Uni. Of California In 1968 writing career began: novels, stories, poetry Position: Representative of women’s lit. and black lit. The Color Purple (1982): Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award Good at portraying people living in the rural areas where the writer was born and grew up. Interested in examining the relationships among the black themselves. Everyday Use for Your Grandmama((1973) In The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction (《诺顿短篇小说文集》) Characters: 3 black women: a mother and her two daughters. The mother: a black working woman without much education, but with intelligence. The two daughters: Dee; Maggie contrasts in many aspects: Appearance, character, personal experiences, etc. The story is narrated by the mother in a 1st person point of view. A Short Story Setting (Background): Time, place, character Plot: rising action, climax, falling action Point of view: 1st pe