Langston-Hughes.ppt

L/O/G/OLangstonHughes(1902-1967)--amodernhero•HisValues:•Anti-fascism•Racialequality•Democracy•FreedomLiterarystylesViewsoftheworkingclasslivesofblacksinAmericaPrideintheAfricanAmericanidentityanditsdiversecultureEmphasisonfolkandjazzrhythmsasthebasisofhispoetryofracialprideDreams梦想---LangstonHughes•Holdfasttodreams紧紧抓住梦想，Forifdreamsdie梦想若是消亡Lifeisabroken-wingedbird生命就象鸟儿折了翅膀Thatcannotfly.再也不能飞翔•Holdfasttodreams紧紧抓住梦想，Forwhendreamsgo梦想若是消丧Lifeisabarrenfield生命就象贫瘠的荒野，Frozenonlywithsnow雪覆冰封，万物不再生长•Thisisaverybriefpoem,justtwostanzas,eightlineslong.Structurally,thepoemhasasimplerhymeschemeofA,B,C,B.•Itsthemeistonevergiveup;givingupisequaltodeath.AnalysisofDreams•Hughesusestwometaphorstohelpthedreamstayalive.•Hecomparesthedeathofadreamto“abrokenwingedbird”.•Lifewithoutdreamsisalsocomparedtoabarrenfield,lifeless,withoutfruit.•Fromthepoem,wecangettheideathatiftheblackpeoplehavenodreams,theirlifeismeaningless.Thereisnohopefortherising（上升）andliberation（解放）oftherace.•Thepoetencouragestheblackpeopletohaveconfidenceandnevertogiveuphopefortotalliberationandabetterlife.MeandtheMule•Myoldmule,He'sgotagrinonhisface.He'sbeenamulesolongHe'sforgotabouthisrace.•I'mlikethatoldmule--Black--anddon'tgiveadamn!YougottotakemeLikeIam.Perfectlysimplepoemaboutracerelation•Thispoemexpresseshowapersonisn'ttrulyhappy,orcanbe,untiltheybecomeasindifferenttotheirraceasthismuleinthepoem.•Inhispoem“MeandtheMule,”LangstonHughesdisplayedhisblackprideinsimplebutcatchyEbonics(黑人英语）thatcleverlyusedtheimageofthemule,awordthatwasassociatedwithblackidentityandfromwhich“mulatto”wasderived.BorderLine•Iusedtowonder•Aboutlivinganddying----•Ithinkthedifferencelies•Betweentearsandcrying.•Iusedtowonder•Abouthereandthere---•Ithinkthedistance•Isnowhere•ThispoemexpressedhisindignationtotheAmericansociety.Heeverthoughtthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath,finallyhefoundtherewasnodifferencetoAmericanblacks,becausethemiserablelifeenvironmentjustlikedthehellthattheAmericanblackslived.L/O/G/OThankYou!