Mark Twain the mirror of America第一部分课文讲解.pptVIP

Mark Twain --- Mirror of America Made by: Chanel Luo Para 1~3 Text Analysis Mirror of America ? “Mirror ” Is a piece of glass or other shinny/polished surface that reflects images. ? Here, it is a metaphor. ? It means a faithful representation or description of something (the USA) . ? Why does the author say that Mark Twain is the mirror of America? Mark Twain: Samuel Langhorne Clemens His Life ______ Historic Events of USA ? Tramp printer 印刷工 -- Prosperous ? River pilot 领航员 -- Mississippi River Transcontinental Railroads ? Guerrilla 游击队员 --The Civil War ? Prospector 淘金者 -- Gold Rush ? Reporter 记者 -- Westward Expansion ? Correspondent 通信员 -- Europe, the Holy Land ? Writer 作家 -- Tom Sawyers innocence Huck Finns experience The assertion that Mark Twain is the mirror of America is made in two senses. Mark Twains exciting, adventuresome life stories themselves mirror a part of true American history, and the life of ordinary American people. Second, his life experience furnished him with a wide knowledge of humanity, as well as with the perfect grasp of local customs and speech, which Mark Twain has manifested so well in his writing. His works mirror the real society of his time. ? The whole sentence structure: parallelism. ? remember…as … e.g. 鲁迅创造了阿 Q, 这是大多数的中国人所熟知的 . Most Chinese people remember Luxun as the father of Ah Qu. ? Father : metaphor, here means the creator or the author. ? cruise through eternal boyhood ： journey through lasting boyhood ? endless summer of freedom and adventure ： long summer full of free and adventurous activities ? Eternal Endless : hyperbole 夸张 , 这两个词说明哈克贝利费恩和汤姆索亚两 个人物会永远活在读者心中 , 突出了马克吐温笔下的两个文学形象的永恒魅力 . ? Idyllic cruise 诗情画意的旅程 Idyllic: a simple happy period of life, often in the country, or a scene from such a time. cruise: a sea voyage for pleasure, especially one on a large ship and lasting for s everal days or weeks. Most Americans remember Mark Twain as the father of Huck Finns