高英潜水鸟

Themainplot•TheloonsdescribesanIndiangirl(Frenchhalfbreed),strugglinggrievouslyatthefringesofwhite-dominatedsociety.•Sheyearnedforasocial“standingroom”,however,itwasapitythatshewasdoomedtoliveamiserablelife.ThemainplotPiquette是主人公Vanessa爸爸的一个病人，患有严重的骨结核。暑假来临之际，爸爸为了让Piquette好好休养，不让她回到自己家里受虐，决定带上她和全家一起去钻石湖避暑。在这期间，Vanessa和Piquette之间建立一种介乎微妙的关系，即非朋友，也非陌路人。尽管Vanessa尽力讨好Piquette，但是Piquette的压抑内敛已经她对世事的冷淡态度，使得Vanessa的努力白费。这期间Vanessa亦试图诱骗邀请Piquette与她一起去探寻湖岸上的潜水滩以及森林里的秘密，也未能如愿。即夜，Vanessa独自外出遇上父亲，父女二人在湖边一起静静的聆听了潜水鸟的鸣叫。Themainplot从避暑山庄回来之后两人渐渐失去联系，直到若干年后，才又在一家咖啡馆里重聚。这时Vanessa得知Piquette将为人妻的喜讯，感到十分意外。然而好景长，待到三年之后，Vanessa读书归来突闻Piquette的死讯；悲伤之余，Vanessa故地重游，却发现昔日吟鸣的潜水鸟已然远离。这时Vanessa方才突然领悟，或许Piquette“才以一种无意识的、别人完全不理解的方式，真正的听懂了潜水鸟的叫声”。PiquetteTonnerre皮格特·坦纳瑞•PiquetteTonnerre.Ahalf-Indiangirlwhogrowsupunderharshcircumstancesinasocietythatsuppresseshalf-breeds.•PiquetteTonnerreaccumulatesthesocialdisadvantagesofpoverty,illness,ethnicdiscriminationandbeingfemale.PiquetteTonnerre皮格特·坦纳瑞•Frenchhalfbreed（actually）Indians•Borninaverypoorfamily(TonnerreFamily)——Livinginashabbyshackatthecenterofthethicket①workatoddjobsorsectionhandsontheC.P.R.②liveonrelief③knockatthedoorstosellbruisedwildstrawberries④oldJulesorLazarusgotdrunkandmadeeverythingmessup⑤Mothertookoff•Hastuberculosisofthebone(骨结核)PiquetteTonnerre皮格特·坦纳瑞☺ForI(Vanessa)Vaguelyembarrassingpresence——①hoarsevoice②clumsylimpingwalk③grimycottondresses☺FormyfatherEwen——Apoorchildwhoneededtheirhelp☺Formymotherandgrandmother——ahumblenuisancePersonalityAnalysisThechangesofPiquette’scharactergothroughthreestages.①frostyandsilent;②livelyandrebellious;③depressedandpessimistic.Change①frostyandsilent•Eg:herbroadcoarse—featuredfaceborenoexpression—itwasblank,asthoughshenolongerdweltwithinherownskull,asthoughshehadgoneelsewhere.•EgPiquettelookedatmewithasuddenflashofscorn“I’mnotakid”•Egwhenshesawmeapproaching,herhandsquashedflatthesandcastleshehadbeenbuilding,andshelookedatmesullenly,withoutspeaking.•EgIignoreherrebuff•Eg“whogivesagoodgoddamn”shesaid②livelyandrebellious•EgHerface,sostolidandexpressionlessbefore,wasanimatednowwithagaietythatwasalmostviolent.herlipstickwasbrightcarmine,andherhairwascutshortandfrizzilypermed.•Egyoukidsgoin’tothedance.“y’oughtacome”piquettesaid.“Inevermissone,It’sjustabouttheon’ythinginthisjerkwatertownthat’sanyfun.Boy,youcouldn’catchmestayin’here.Idon’giveashitaboutthisplace.Itstinks.”•EgIcaughttheharshoversweetnessofherperfume.•EgHerdefiantface,momentarily,becameunguardedandunmasked,andinhereyestherewasaterrifyinghope.③depressedandpessimistic•EgEitherherhusbandlefther,orshelefthim.shecamebackherewithtwoyoungersters,bothonlybabies•EgIusedtoseeheronthestreetsometimes,butsheneverspoketome.she‘dputonanawfullotofweight,andshelookedamess,arealslattern,dressedanyoldhow•Egshewasupincourtacoupleoftimes—drunkanddisorderly•EgPiquettewasaloneintheshack.she’dbeendrinkingmostoftheday……theshackcaughtfire,shedidn’tgetout,andneitherdidthechildren.InternalandExternalFactors•Ingeneral,internalcauseplaysabiggerrole.However,asforPiquette’scharacteranddestiny,externalfactorshaveplayedaleadingrole.•Theenvironmentshapeshercharacter.Environment①TheTonnerresareeversupposedtogetoutoftheirshantytownwheretheyarealwaysbeingputdownbyothers.②Peopleareconsistentlyputtingthefamilydown,makingfalseassumptionsaboutthem,aswellascallingthemnames.(Likewhenthenarrator’sgrandmotherrefusedtogowithPiquette,shesaid,IfthathalfbreedyoungstercomesalongtoSilentLake,I'mnotgoing.”)Environment③Thesehardshipsdrivethemintoadarkholeofalcoholismandpoverty.SometimesoldJulesorhissonLazaruswouldgetinaSaturdaynightbrawl,andwewouldhitatwhoeverwasnearestorhowldrunkenlyamongtheoffendedshoppersofmainstreet,Vanessanarrates.Environment①TheeffectoftheignoranceandhatredsufferedbytheTonnerrestotallyshapetheirlives.②Piquette'smotherisdrivenoffbyit,leavingPiquettetodoallthecookingandcleaningforthefamily.Themother'snotthere......can'tsayIblameher.Piquettecooksforthem,andshesaysLazaruswouldneverdoanythingforhimselfaslongasshe'sthere.“Environment③Herharshlifeteacheshertobeharshtowardsothers.OthersseemshallowtoPiquette,becausetheyknownothingaboutthehardshipsofherlife.RelationsDiagramsTonnerreFamily(Frenchhalfbreeds)坦纳瑞家族JulesTonnerre(grandfather)儒勒·坦纳瑞Lazarus(father)拉扎鲁PiquetteTonnerre皮格特·坦纳瑞AlvingeraldCummings(huaband)阿尔温·杰拉德·卡明斯TwochildrenRelationsDiagramsDiamondLake(cottageMacleod)Macleod(grandmom)麦克里奥Ewen(father)艾文&Beth(mother)贝丝I(Vanessa)凡乃莎Roderick(littlebrother)罗德里克Mavis（mybestfriend)马维斯—thedaughterofDuncansConclusion•Piquettereflectsthestereotypeofthedoomedminorityfigure.Sheaccumulatesanextraordinarynumberofhandicaps,allofwhichareseentobeindirectlyrelatedtoherMétisorigins.Piquette’stragedyisthat,liketheloons,shebelongstoamore‘authentic’heritagewhichhasbeen/isbeingdestroyed.ConclusionYet,wealsoseeamoretenacious(坚韧的)Piquette;inhersilences,rejections,andrefusals,sheisacharacterwhoisfightingforherownsurvivalinaworldclearlydividedalongclasslinesandthistenacityisseenprincipallyinherrejectionofVanessa’sself-satisfactionandsenseofsu