高英 unit3 Blackmail

BlackmailArthurHaileyArthurHaileyAbouttheAuthor(1920-2004)•ArthurHaileyistheauthorofanumberofbest-sellingnovels.BornApril5,1920inLuton,England,hewaseducatedinEnglishschoolsuntilage14.Afterabriefcareerasanofficeboy,hejoinedtheBritishairforce(RAF)in1939andservedthroughWorldWarII.AbouttheAuthor(1920-2004)•In1949,heemigratedtoCanada.ArthurHaileydecidedtobecomeafull-timeauthorin1956followingthesuccessofhisoriginaltelevisiondramaFLIGHTINTODANGER.Forthenextfewyears,hewroteteleplaysforsuchlegendarydramaticseries.Soonafter,Haileybecameanovelist.In1969,hemovedtoBahamasforthere’snoincometax.In1979ArthurHaileyannouncedhisretirement.Atthistime,hediscoveredhewasveryillandunderwentaquadruplebypassheartoperation.Thesurgerywasatremendoussuccess,leavingMr.Haileyfeelinginvigoratedandburstingwithcreativeenergy.Works•Haileyisawell-knownbestsellerwriter.•FLIGHTINTODANGER《险中行》(1956),•RunwayZero-Eight《零八跑道》(1958)•TheFinalDiagnosis”《最后诊断》(1959)•InHighPlaces《身居要职》(1961).•Hotel《大饭店》(1965)•Airport《航空港》(1968)Works•Wheels《汽车城》(1971),•TheMoneychangers《钱商》(1975)•Overload《超负荷》(1979)•STRONGMEDICINE“《烈药》(1984)•“Detective”《侦探》(1997).FeaturesofHailey’sWritings•Eachofhisnovelsissetinadifferentindustryorcommercialenvironmentandincludes,inadditiontodramatichumanconflict,alloftheinformationaboutthewaythatparticularenvironmentfunctions,andhowitaffectsboththesocietyandthepeopleinit.FeaturesofHailey’sWritings•CriticsoftendismissedHailey‘ssuccessastheresultofaformulaic(刻板的)styleinwhichhecenteredacrisisonanordinarycharacter,theninflatedthesuspensebyhoppingamongmultiplerelatedplotlines(情节主线).However,hewassopopularwithreadersthathisbookswereguaranteedtobecomebestsellers.•MostofhisbookshavebeenmadeintofilmsorTVseries.•Hotel(1968)•Theluxurious-butdebt-plagued-St.GregoryHotelinNewOrleansfacesabattleforsurvival,whileitsstaff,guestsandprospectivebuyersgeneratebehind-the-scenesromance,powerplays,blackmailandbetrayal.•Plot:•PeterMcDermott,themanagerofaNewOrleanshotel,ismanagingthehotelataparticularlyproblematictime.–Hemustdealwithhistoughboss,businessheadaches,thieves,andavarietyofdemandingguests.Foronething,businesshasbeenonthedeclineandtheowner,Trent,needstoraiseenoughmoneytosavethehotelbymodernizingit.Actionhastobetakenquicklybecausearuthlesshotelmagnateisdesperatelytryingtogethishandsonthebusiness.Andtomakethesituationevenmorehectic,aunionchiefisatoddswithTrentovertheowner'sunwillingnesstounionizehisworkers.McDermott'sworkisn'tmadeanyeasierbyhisboss'swhites-onlyguestpolicy.•Meanwhile,theguestshavetheirowntroubles--includingtheDukeofCroydon,whoisblackmailedbythehotel'sdetectiveaftergettinginvolvedinahit-and-runaccident.BeforeBlackmail•TheDukeisaninternationallyfamousstatesmanandthenewly-appointedBritishambassadortoWashington.HeandhiswifeoccupythebestsuiteinSt.Gregory.OnMondayeveningwhiledrivingbackwithhiswifefromagamblinghouse,theDukeknocksdownawomanandherchild.Botharekilled.TheDukeandtheDuchess,however,driveaway.Thehit-and-runbecomestopsensationalnewsinNewOrleans.Thehotel’schiefhousedetectiveOgilvienoticesthebatteredcarwhencomesback.Insteadofreportingtothepolice,hegoestoseetheDukeandtheDuchess…TypeofWriting•Thiskindofnovelsarecalledthrillers(惊险小说).Generallydefining,athrillerisaworkoffictionordramadesignedtoholdtheinterestbytheuseofahighdegreeofintrigue(阴谋),adventureorsuspense.TypeofWriting•Theycanalsobecalledcop-criminalnovels,detectivenovels.Themainpurposeisforentertainment,amusement.Veryoftenthiskindofnovelscontainalotofaction,usu.suspension,notverymuchdeepthought,withoutmoralintention,notconsideredclassic.•Thebasictechniqueistomakethewholestoryofcrimeintosth.likeajigsawpuzzle(拼图玩具).Youcannotseetheoutcomeuntilthefinalpartisputin.Generalquestionsonthetext•1.Whydoyoureadnovels?•Forappreciationandenjoyment•Forexploration,theopportunitytolookintothepastorfutureaswellastoexplorealternativelife-stylesindifferenttimesandplaces.•Forbiblio-therapy—assimilatingpsychologicalorsociologicalobjectiveswiththereader’spersonality—canhelpstudentsunderstandtheirownbehaviorandthatofothers,assistintheformationofethnicvalues,offeropportunitiesforidentification,andprovideanunderstandingofthemanymotivesforhumanbehavior.2.Theclassificationoffiction/novel:•fictionismassnounfornovel,novelisaspecificword.•intermsofschools:realisticfiction;romanticfiction;expressionismfictionexistentialismfiction;“beatgeneration”fiction.•intermsofstyles:narrativenovel,prosaicnovel,poeticnovel,streamsofconsciousnessnovel,documentarynovel•intermsoflength:novel;medium-lengthnovel;shortnovelWhatmakesagoodnovel?•Characters–leadingcharacters:protagonist(主角,支持者),antagonist(对手);–minorcharacters;–characterization(人物性格塑造)•settings:place,time•plot:listofincidents(plotlessnovels—aseriesofmeaninglessincidentsoradescriptionofcharacter)(Basicsituation–risingaction–climax–endoftheproblem)Whatmakesagoodnovel?•conflicts(theconflictsbetweentheprotagonistandantagonist)•theme(distinguishthedifferencebetweenthemeandmainidea)–mainideaconcernsthecontentofthestory.Themedealswiththepurposeofthewriting,andtriestorevealimpliedm