3-Unit-One-Fiction-1.3Character第三单元课件.pptVIP

Unit One Fiction 1.3 Character Key Points 1. Characters Vs People in Reality 2. Three Ways of Characters Classification 3. Stereotyped Characters 4. Characterization 5.Case Study: “The Egg” 1. Characters Vs People in Reality however true-to-life, characters in fiction are never equivalent to people in reality. Characters ≠ People in Reality major characters minor characters 主要人物 次要人物 major: roundest, most fully developed and most sympathetic; e.g. the protagonist主人公, the title character, the antagonist反面人物 minor: function as foils, stereotypes, or furnitures, to emphasize...or for comic relief / e.g. the confidant 知己，密友 foils陪衬者 stereotyped characters 2. Three Ways of Characters Classification round characters flat characters 圆润的人物 扁平的人物 round: three-dimensional, complex, exhibit many characteristics, may even be contradictory, possess the incalculability of life/ flat: two-dimensional, even names indicate their traits特征/ active characters static characters 活跃的人物 固化的人物 active: changeable,unpredictable, complex, fairly dynamic/ 也称为open character static: mostly unchanged/ 也称为closed character e.g. kind, agreeable, easy-going, warm-hearted, humourous, brave ...... strong-willed, demanding, absent-minded, rigid, old-fashioned ...... （凡是可以修饰现实生活中人的性格特征的词汇，同样可以用来修饰小说中的人物性格特征） Sum up: one can analyze the characters in fiction from all the three perspectives at the same time； together with the characteristics of them. Q: Can you analyze the characters in “Tickets, please” briefly? 作答 正常使用主观题需2.0以上版本雨课堂 主观题 10分 3. Stereotyped Characters 刻板的、定型的人物形象 3. Stereotyped Characters ---- characters who typified some definite qualities, or symbolized certain virtues or vices, representing a category of people. (也可叫stock or type characters) Found in novels in 17th and 18th centuries, influenced by drama.