Death-in-the-Woods-最终

DeathintheWoodsBySherwoodAnderson第五组：赵晓萌，袁一王丹，冷雪DeathintheWoods•Author•Background•Analysis•comments•Author•Background•Analysis•comments•Author•Background•Analysis•comments•Author•Background•Analysis•commentsDeathintheWoodsAuthor赵晓萌SherwoodAnderson(舍伍德·安德森)•1876-1941•Borninapoorfamily,thethirdofsevenchildren•ThefirstAmericanpsychologicalwriter•InfluencedsuchwritersasHemingwayandFaulkner•••1876-1941•Borninapoorfamily,thethirdofsevenchildren•ThefirstAmericanpsychologicalwriter•InfluencedsuchwritersasHemingwayandFaulkner•••1876-1941•Borninapoorfamily,thethirdofsevenchildren•ThefirstAmericanpsychologicalwriter•InfluencedsuchwritersasHemingwayandFaulkner•••1876-1941•Borninapoorfamily,thethirdofsevenchildren•ThefirstAmericanpsychologicalwriter•InfluencedsuchwritersasHemingwayandFaulkner•••1876-1941•Borninapoorfamily,thethirdofsevenchildren•ThefirstAmericanpsychologicalwriter•InfluencedsuchwritersasHemingwayandFaulkner••Hislifeexperience•Life:inawayarchetypal(原型)ofliterarylivesinmodernAmerica.•Sufferedthetimeofadividedselfdecidedtobeloyaltohissoulbecomeawriter•Times:atturnoverfromrealistictomoderntimes•Works:containedfeaturesofbothrealismandmodernismHisliterarycareer•Publication:8novels4collectionsofshortstories3booksofpoemsandplaysmorethan300articles，reviewsandessays3volumesofautobiography•Bebestknown:WinesburgOhio(俄亥俄州的温斯堡)acollectionofstoriesaboutcharactersinafictional(虚构的)smalltownHismajorworks•WindyMcpherson’sSon《饶舌的麦克佛逊的儿子》•MarchingMen《前进的人们》•Winesburg,Ohio《俄亥俄州的温斯堡》•PoorWhite《穷百人》•TheTriumphoftheEggandOtherStories《鸡蛋的胜利及其它》•ManyMarriages《多种婚姻》•Deathinthewoodsandotherstories《林中之死及其它故事》Deathinthewoods•OneofthebestAmericanshortstoriesinthe20thcentury.•Itrevealsthebeautyofprotagonist’s(主人公)heart,asserts(主张)thatdeathisakindofextrication(解脱).DeathinthewoodsBackground袁一DeathinthewoodsThisnoveltookAnderson10yearsofeffort.In1926,alonelyoldwomandiedinthewintersceneandherlifeexperienceswroteintothestory.In1933,punished.DeathintheWoodsislargelyderivedfromtheauthor'sownmemories.DeathintheWoodswascreatedinthe1930s,whentheUnitedStatesisintheindustrialsocietyofthemajorhistoricalperiodchangesfromanagriculturalsociety..Thetragicresponseoftheoldwomanismorethanapeasantwomenwhoencounterallsortsofmisfortune.Itreflectthewaveofindustrialcivilizationtothepeople'straditionalvaluewholivedintheAmercianMidwesttown.ReasonTherapidlychangingsocialandtherapiddevelopmentofscienceandtechnologybroketheiroriginalvaluesandethics,resultingmoneycivilizationsdestructionofhumannature,thealienationofpeopleanditisdifficulttocommunicate,andmanyotherproblems.DeathInTheWoodsAnalysis王丹PlotFivepartsinthestory:A.PainfulexperiencebeforeGrimes’marriageB.MiserablemarriageC.Mrs.GrimesdiedinthewoodsD.Corpse(尸体)wasfound;reactionsofcitizensinthetownE.Reflectionsofthenarrator•Theoldwomanwasnothingspecial.Shewasoneofthenamelessonesthathardlyanyoneknows.YoungMrs.Grimeswasabandonedandgrawupasaservent.Hermastertreatedherbadly.•Herjobwastofeedthestockeveryday.“Everymomentofeveryday,asayounggirl,wasspentfeedingsomething.Shewastheslavetothefreedomandfarmer.PainfulexperiencebeforemarriageMiserablemarriage•AftershegotmarriedwithJakeGrime,theyhadaboyandagirl,butthegirldiedinthechildhood.Bothofthemtreatedherthewaysimilartothefarmertreatedher.•Herduty,shefelt,wastofeedthehorses,dogs,cows,pigsand,men.Shewastheslavetothemarriage,hersonandherhusband.DeathinthewoodsOnafreezingcoldday,theoldwomanwentofftotowntotradesomeeggs.Onherwayhome,shesatdowntohavearestatthefootofatreeinthewoods.Then,shediedbecauseofcoldness.•Sevendogsraninacircleinfrontofher,asafuneralceremonyfortheold•woman.Dogsdevouredthefoodinheroldgrainrag.Corpse(尸体)wasfound;reactionsofcitizensinthetownThedeadbodywasdiscoveredbyahunter.Then,meninthetownwentintothewoodsfromcuriousity.Everyoneatthescenewassurprisedbythegirlish-lookingfigure,whowasbeautifulandmystical.Reflectionsofthenarrator•Narratorsetdowntothestorymanyyearslaterbecausehethinksthatoldversionofhisbrothermissesthepoint.Hisbrotherdidn’tproperlyandefficientlyexplaintheevents.AnalysisofMrs.Grimes“Hadsomeomeoncethoughtofbuildingahousehere?”Shewantedtoleaveawayfromherpresentlifeandtobefreefromtheoppress.Shestillhaddesiresandlongingsmorethanshecouldsay.Butshewasinalossofloveandhercowardiceleadedtohermiserablelife.Dehumanization(灭绝人性)andUglinessOfLife•Mrs.Grimeslivedinadeprived(贫困的)anduglyenvironment.Herhusbandandsonwerelovelessandindifferenttoher,justlikewolves,dogs,andotheranimals.•Inallherlife,untillshedied,shehasbeenfeeding“animallife”,includingbothanimalsandhumans.StrangeBeautyOfLife•Mrs.Grimes’sdeathinthewoodswasabeauty.Theslimgirlish-lookingandmarblelike(似大理石的)womanbody,thewhitesnow,theclearwintersky,allthesemadeoutabeautifulandmysticaldeathscene.•Butwhenshewasalive,shewasmucholderthanherrealage.•Deathisanextrication(解脱)forher.AnalysisofthepeopleinthetownAtfirst,peopleinthetown,nooneevertalkedtoher,andnoonecaredabouther.Butwhentheygotthenewsthatshediedinthewoods,theywenttotheclearinginthewoods.Iftheyeverpaidlittleattentionandcarenesstoher,shewouldnothavelive