A Trip for Mrs.TaylorHugh GarnerAuthor: Hugh Garner (1913 1979) was a Canadian novelist . 1.Born in England , then came to Canada in 1919 with his parents, and was raised in Toronto. 2.During the Great Depression, he rode the rails in both Canada and the United States, and then joined the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War During WWII he served in the Canadian navy.3. Following the war, Garner concentrated on his writing. He published his first novel, Storm Below, in 1949.4.He received Governor Generals Award in 19635. Garner struggled much of his life with alcoholism, and died in 1979 of alcohol-related illness.6. He created 17 books, 100 stories, 400 magazine articles and essays, 10 television dramas, numerous radio dramas and a stage play in his whole life. Works Novels : Storm Below (The first novel 1949)Waste no Tears (1950)Cabbagetown (The most famous novel 1950)Diaa Adas (1951)Xia Sun (1962)The Sin Sniper (1970)A Nice Place to Visit (1970)Death in Don Mills (1975)The Intruders (1976)Murder Has Your Number (1950)Dont Deal Five Deuces (1992) Short Fiction: The Yellow Sweater (1952)Hugh Garners Best Stories (the 1963 Governor Generals Award)Men and Women (1966)Violation of the Virgins (1971)One Mile of IceMoose and a Sparrow (1966) Prose: Author, Author! (1964)One Damned Thing After Another (1973)Garner spent his youth in the poorer neighborhoods of downtown .So his fictions often focus on the urban life of the lower middle class. They were filled with little people oppressed by the shabbiness of their environment ,facing dilemmas created by aging , unachieved goals , and loneliness . The best-known example is Cabbagetown (1950) BackgroundThe story is told in chronological order （顺叙） and Narration interspersed with flashbacks（插叙）.Time order:Prepared at home (remembered her husband and young Johnnie ) took a streetcar came across a young solider (remembered her two sons again) went to the Montreal train station and bought a ticket met the young woman and her kids. (the young womans kids took her back to a time when young Bert was the same age.) went on the train after the short trip ,she went home.Analysis of text organizationThe article is full of detailed description. For example, why the author takes pains to give a detailed description of Mrs. Taylors preparations for the trip? Mrs. Taylor got up at 5 oclock in the morning, dressed carefully, made up and packed her things. All of those indicates that she was very excited and looked forward to this trip. She took this trip very seriously because she still had an enthusiasm toward life.Denotation and ConnotationMany words in this article have connotations.e.g. The dress didnt fit her, but she liked its rich color and the feeling of opulence（富 裕）it gave.In our opinion, Mrs. Taylor didnt have much money to buy dresses, but she also desired wealth and wanted to be respected by others. Mrs. Eisen had given her this dress the year before, so she took it as a precious. Main ideaMrs.Taylor, an elder woman,who lived far away from her only alive son, felt very lonely. So she took a trip to escape loneliness. After a long and good preparation, she set out. During the trip, she encountered with many people,inculding a young man ,who helped her carry the suitcase and cross the road. Then at the station , she made friends with a young mother, and became a “babysitter“of a baby boy. Because of lacking money , she had to get off the train at the next stop. Although It was such a short trip ,she still felt very happy and excited . From the story, we can learn that this little, old woman was poor and lonely. she lived in a dreary tiny room and received meager old-age pension to support the life. Nobody needed her, including her son. Meanwhile , we can also see her independence and optimistic. She had been lived alone for many years ,even a short trip could satisfy her . Whats more , she was thirsty for familial affection and enjoyed being a babysitter. She loved her son but was ignored by him. Compared with her son, even the strangers cared more about her, which tells us that we should be concerned with the old , and should not let them feel lonely and abandoned.Our ideas Thank you!