PhotobyDarkElfPhoto CreativeCommonsAttribution NonCommercial ShareAlikeLicense CreatedwithHaikuDeck Welcometomyclass PhotobyZitona CreativeCommonsAttributionLicense CreatedwithHaikuDeck Instructor WangJiumin25thOctober 2016Week8 Photoby55Laney69 CreativeCommonsAttributionLicense CreatedwithHaikuDeck Today sAgenda aboutthecourse Chapter1Plot I Photoby55Laney69 CreativeCommonsAttributionLicense CreatedwithHaikuDeck DefinitionofplotII FunctionsIII CaseStudy Chapter4Setting I Settingrefersbothtothetimeandplaceinwhichtheactionofastorytakesplace Inotherwords itisthebackgroundagainstwhichtheactionofstoryoccurs Theelementsofsettingmayinclude geographiclocationspecifictimeperiod thetimeofdayoryearorcentury Definitionofsetting 3 Generalenvironmentofthecharacters suchashistoricalbackground religion occupation moralandemotionalconditions Thecharacter soccupationanddailymannerofliving II Functionofsetting Asthebackground itisofgreatsignificanceinthestory notonlygivesthereadertheimpressionofverisimilitude butalsomayfunctionsasfollows createacertainatmospheree g Poe sstories Japanhorrormovies midnight desolatehouse lift revealtheinnerthoughtofthecharacterSettingisoftenestablishedbydescription butitmayalsobeshownthroughcharacter saction dialogueorthinking 3 helpportraythecharactersanddevelopthethemeeitherthroughsymbolicsuggestionormoredirectimagery Itwasabig squarishframehousethathadoncebeenwhite decoratedwithcupolasandspiresandscrolledbalconiesintheheavilylightsomestyleoftheseventies setonwhathadoncebeenourmostselectstreet Butgaragesandcottonginshadencroachedandobliteratedeventheaugustnamesofthatneighborhood onlyMissEmily shousewasleft liftingitsstubbornandcoquettishdecayabovethecottonwagonsandthegasolinepumps aneyesoreamongeyesores CasestudyI ARoseforEmily 那是一幢过去漆成白色的四方形大木屋 坐落在当年一条最考究的街道上 还装点着有十九世纪七十年代风味的圆形屋顶 尖塔和涡形花纹的阳台 带有浓厚的轻盈气息 可是汽车间和轧棉机之类的东西侵犯了这一带庄严的名字 把它们涂抹得一干二净 只有爱米丽小姐的屋子岿然独存 四周簇拥着棉花车和汽油泵 房子虽已破败 却还是执拗不驯 装模作样 真是丑中之丑 CasestudyI ARoseforEmily Aftercivilwar theSouth soutdatedplantationeconomy basedsolonguponslavelabor wasdevastated Thenorthernindustryinvadedandbecamewidespread Withwidespreadindustrialization Southernaristocraticfamilydeclinedandlostitshonorandauthority PeopleholdamixedfeelingtowardstheOldSouthCulture respect question andgraduallyforgot thelifeofEmily 1861 1935 witnessedthegreatchangeofthesouth CasestudyI ARoseforEmily Shetriedhardtoclingtothepast whichmeantprivilegeandglorytoher Shecutherselfofffromthechangingworldandlivedincompleteself isolation Gradually hercharactersdistorted Overtheyears shewastransformedfromasubordinateyoungladycontrolledbyherdomineeringfathertoamiddle agedwomancourtingalaboreragainsttheaccusationofthecommunityandthentoacrazymurdererwhonotonlykilledherlovebutalsosleptwiththedeadbody Setting helpingtounderstandthemotivations actionsandreactionsofMissEmily othersasmallAmericanSoutherntownaftercivilwar 1861 1865 CasestudyI ARoseforEmily CasestudyII ThestoryofanHour thestorytakesplaceinonehourintheMallardhome Detailedinformation season historicalbackground Shecouldseeintheopensquarebeforeherhousethetopsoftreesthatwereallaquiverwiththenewspringlife Thedeliciousbreathofrainwasintheair Inthestreetbelowapeddlerwascryinghiswares Thenotesofadistantsongwhichsomeonewassingingreachedherfaintly andcountlesssparrowsweretwitteringintheeaves Therewerepatchesofblueskyshowinghereandtherethroughthecloudsthathadmetandpiledabovetheotherinthewestfacingherwindow CasestudyII ThestoryofanHour 透过窗口 她可以看到屋前广场上的树梢在新春的气息中兴奋地颤抖着 空气中弥漫着芬芳的雨的气息 窗下的街道上 一个小贩正在叫卖他的器皿 远处依稀传来缥缈的歌声 数不清的麻雀也在屋檐下叽叽喳喳地唱个不停 对着她窗口西边的天空上 云朵层层叠叠地堆积着 间或露出一绺绺蔚蓝的天空 SpringWhenMrs Mallardsitsdownintheroomshebecomescalm Shelooksoutofthewindowandseeanewspringlifeoutside Thebeautifulimagesrepresentherfeelingofnewlife Spring Easter rebirthofJesus newlife fullofvitalityandhope settingsymbolizesanewbeginningforMrs Mallard Time Thehistoricalbackground KateChopin thelastpartofthe19thcenturythesettingisamiddleclassintheUSAinthelate1800sthesocialstatusofwomeninthelate19th century Generally womenweren tliberated Femaleliberationwasn tputontheagendauntilthe1960 s angelinthehouse theydidallthehardworkinthehouse hadsubordinateandoppressivepositionsinthemarriage Thoughherhusbandlovedher Mrs Mallardistrappedinthemarriage losingfreedom imagineanewlifefilledwithhappinessandfreedomafterherhusband sdeath thestorydescribestheonehourshespendsdreamingabouthernewlifeinfreedom fromgettingtheincorrectdeathmessageuntiltragicallypassingawayherself Shelivedinthetruesenseoftheworld withwill ambitionandjoy foronehouronly Inthisway settinghelpstodevelopthetheme CaseIII HillsLikeWhiteElephants ThehillsacrossthevalleyoftheEbro1werelongandwhite Onthissidetherewasnoshadeandnotreesandthestationwasbetweentwolinesofrailsinthesun Closeagainstthesideofthestationtherewasthewarmshadowofthebuildingandacurtain madeofstringsofbamboobeads hungacrosstheopendoorintothebar tokeepoutflies TheAmericanandthegirlwithhimsatatatableintheshade outsidethebuilding ItwasveryhotandtheexpressfromBarcelonawould