Hemingway__the_killers__美国文学_课件.ppt

Hemingway The Killer Summary The Killers tells us an attempted murder story. Two killers, Al and Max went to Henry’s lunch-room and said they will kill the man named Andreson who was a boxer. They arranged the scene of the crime skillfully and controlled the Counterman George, Nick and the cook Sam. However, Andreson didn’t appear. After the two killers leaving, Nick went to Andreson’s home and told him what would happen. It seemed that Andreson had known everything, he didn’t take any action, on the contrary, he was waiting to die. Section 1 The Killers begins with two men walking into Henrys lunchroom and discussing what they want to eat. Max and Al bicker over what menu items are available with George, the counterman who had been talking with Nick Adams, the only other customer. Al and Max order George to tell the cook, Sam, to come out of the kitchen, and then Al takes Nick and Sam back into the kitchen. Max announces that they are at the lunchroom to kill Ole Andreson, a Swede who usually eats dinner there at six oclock. At five minutes past seven, the two men leave, shotguns bulging from their overcoats. Section 2 George watches the men leave. Nick and Sam come out from the kitchen, and Nick removes the towel that had been stuffed in his mouth. George tells Nick that he’d better go to tell Ole Andreson that the two men are looking for him, but Sam warns him to stay out of it. After Nick says he is going to tell Ole, Sam remarks, Little boys always know what they want to do. This remark underscores Nicks youth and his innocence. In this section, it becomes clear that Nick has become the protagonist of the story. Section 3 In this section, Nick visits Hirschs rooming house, where Ole lives. Mrs. Bell, the rooming house manager, lets Nick in. Ole is lying on the bed, dressed, staring at the wall. Nick tells Ole about the two men, but Ole says, There isnt anything I can do about it. He refuses Nicks offer to tell the police, remarking, Im through with all tha