A Debt to Dickens 狄更斯的恩情

UnittenADebttoDickensContent01Backgroundinformation02Structureanalysis03ParagraphanalysisIntroductionoftheauthorPearlS.Duck(June26,1892-March6,1973)Chinesename:SaiZhenzhu(赛珍珠）ShewasanAmericanwriterandnovelistandwasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1938.ShehaslivedinChinafornearly40years.作品名称英文名称桥ABridgeforPassing来吧，亲爱的Come,MyBeloved命令与清晨CommandtheMorning东风·西风EastWind:WestWind流亡者TheExile搏斗的天使FightingAngel群芳庭PavilionofWomen大地TheGoodEarth归心和其它故事HeartsComeHomeandOtherStories匿花TheHiddenFlower帝国女性TheLivingReed创作年份19621953195919301936193619461931196219521963thebest-sellingfictionbookintheUSIntroductionofCharlesDickens(1812-1870)ThegreatestrepresentativeofEnglishcriticalrealism.作品名称英文名称创作年份《雾都孤儿》OliverTwist1837年-1839年《尼古拉斯·尼克贝》NicholasNickleby1838年-1839年《董贝父子》DombeyandSon1846年-1848年《大卫·科波菲尔》DavidCopperfield1849年-1850年《荒凉山庄》BleakHouse1852年-1853年《艰难时世》HardTimes1854年《小杜丽》LittleDorrit1855年-1857年WritingPeriodsFirstPeriod(1833-1841)youthfuloptimism1SecondPeriod(1842-1850)excitementandirritation2ThirdPeriod(1851-1870)steadilyintensifyingpessimism3Literaryachievements•Heisamasterstory-teller.•ThemostpopularofVictorianwriter.•Hecreatedtwentynovelsduringhislifeandattackedonthesocialevilsoftheday,whichmadehimhighlysuccessful.•Hisworkisconcernedwiththeproblemsofcrimeandpovertyandthelifeofthelowerclass.•HisnovelsofferedusaprofoundcompleterealisticpictureoftheEnglishsocietyofmid-19thcentury.GenaralReadingThemainideaofadebttoDickensWhatdoesthenarrativetexttellus?First,ittellsusaboutthemostindelibleexperiencesthewriterwentthroughwhenshelivedanisolatedlifeasachildintheremoteChinesecountryside.Next,thetextdescribesandrelateshowshediscoveredandreadanddigestedDicken'snovels.Then,ithighlightsthewaysinwhichthewriterbenefitedfromDickens.StructureanalysisSectionOne（ParaI)：Itstatesthewritingpurpose，toexpressafeelingofwarmgratitudetoCharlesDickens.SectionTwo(Para2-3):Itgivesanaccountofherspecialchildhood,herfeelingoflonelinessandalienation.SectionThree(Para4-7):ItdescribeshowshediscoveredDickensandbenefitedfromreadinghisnovels.DetailedReadingParagraphanalysis——Para1•Howdoyouinterpretthedebtwhichthewriterhasowedsinceshewassevenyearsold?•Itisnotasumofunpaidmoney,it'sherfeelingofwarmgratitudetoCharlesDickens,wholongagoinChinarenderedaninestimableservicetoher.Paragraphanalysis——Para2•Whatisthemessagethatisstressedinthesecondparagraph?•Whilelivinginthatremoteruralarea,thenarratorasasmallchildwasveryalientothepeopleandwaslaughedplayfullyatandthoughtofasuglyandevenunfortunatebythem.Paragraphanalysis——Para3•Whatisthemainideaofparagraphthree?•Itisthatshewasstillalien,andasherparentsweretoobusytopayanyheedtoher,shelongedverymuchtohavecompanions,butshehadnone.Paragraphanalysis——Para4•Whydidthenarrotorsay“Shewasimpossiblevoraciousreader”?•Therewerenobookssuitableforhertoreadinthatremotevillage.Sinceshehadthedesiretoread,shesearchedandreadallthebooksshecouldfindinsteadofbeingfrustrated.Paragraphanalysis——Para5•HowdoesthenarratordescribethewayshereadthenovelOliverTwist?•Oneday,theauthordiscoveredtebooknamedOliverTwistbyCharlesDickens.Sheburriedherselfreadingthebookallday.Paragraphanalysis——Para6•WhatcommentsdoesthenarratormakeonDickens?•Dickenswasamanofsimplicityandhasagreatzestforlife,andalsoamanfullofhateandlove.Paragraphanalysis——Para7•Whatisthetextualfunctionofthefirstsentenceofthisparagraph?•Thefirstsentenceofthisparagraphplaysthefunctionofconnectingtheconcludingtextpartnaturallywiththebeginningpartofthetext.OliverTwist•ThestoryisaboutanorphanOliverTwist,whoenduresamiserableexistenceinaworkhouseandthenisplacedwithanundertaker.•HeescapesandtravelstoLondonwherehemeetstheArtfulDodger,leaderofagangofjuvenilepickpockets.•OliverisledtothelairoftheirelderlycriminaltrainerFagin,naivelyunwareoftheirunlawfulactivities.ATaleofTwoCities•ItsetinLondonandParisbeforeandduringtheFrenchRevolution.•Withwellover200millioncopiessold,itranksamongthemostfamousworksinthehistoryoffictionalliterature.