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“TakeOver,Bos’n!”Unit12Unit12“TakeOver,Bos’n!”Unit12Watchthevideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.AretheelectronicequipmentstillfunctioningwhenChucklandsontheshoreaftertheaircrash?2.Whatisthesituationontheisland?Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement1AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationNo,theyareallbrokenafterbeingsoakedintheseawater.Thereisnotraceofhumanliving,anditisjustanisolatedisland.Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement2AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationId,egoandsuper-egoarethethreepartsofhumanpsyche.1.Id,EgoandSuper-ego(proposedbySigmundFreud)Culturalinformation1AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationId:•theimpulsive,child-likeportionofthepsychethatoperatesonthe“pleasureprinciple”•onlytakingintoaccountwhatitwantsanddisregardsallconsequencesSuper-ego:•workingincontradictiontotheid•strivingtoactinasociallyappropriatemanner,whereastheidjustwantsinstantself-gratificationEgo:Culturalinformation2AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformation•actingaccordingtotherealityprinciple,i.e.itseekstopleasetheid’sdriveinrealisticwaysthatwillbenefitinthelongtermratherthanbringinggrief•attemptingtoexactabalancebetweentheimpracticalhedonismoftheidandtheequallyimpracticalmoralismofthesuper-ego•thepartofthepsychethatisusuallyreflectedmostdirectlyinaperson’sactionsSignificance:Beingawareofthesepartsofhumanpsychecanhelpusbetterunderstandourselves.Forexample,onceourinstinct(id)drivesustodosomethingunethical,thesuper-egowillruncountertothisattemptbyrelatingtosocialmorals.Theresultofthisistheegoofuspresentedbeforethepublic,balancedbytwoforces.Reflectyourselvestoseeiftheseconceptsmakesense.Culturalinformation2AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationItisashortstory,andthecharactersinitaremiredinatoughsituation.Whenone’sexistenceisthreatened,mostprobablythehiddenanimalinournaturemightjumpout.Itisuptoustodecidewhetherwewouldletlooseourevilnatureorresorttosomethingmorepowerfultoconquerthisintent.Inthisshortstory,theauthoroffersusapossiblesolutionforwhatweshouldresortto—ourcommitmenttoacertainpost,i.e.ourresponsibilityforpeopleunderourleadership.Whenthedivinehalfofourselfisattheriskofbeingoverwhelmedbythebeasthalforthebrightsideofourhumannatureisattheriskofbeingovershadowedbythedarkside,thiskindofcommitmentorresponsibilitymighthavethepowertoGlobalReading-StructuralanalysisRhetoricalFeaturesTextAnalysisStructuralAnalysisennoblethehumanspiritandpreventusfrombeingmerelybeastly.Theendingofthestoryisquiteanidealisticone:when“I”passedtheresponsibilityontoBarrett,thebeastinhisbodysuddenlyrecededorfelltamedunderitscharm,theconsequenceofwhichwasthatallmenweremiraculouslyrescuedbeforeanybeastlikedeedswerecommitted.Itshowstheauthor’sgoodwishaswellashisoptimisticviewofhumannatureincriticalsituations.GlobalReading-StructuralanalysisRhetoricalFeaturesTextAnalysisStructuralAnalysisStructuralanalysisThefirstpart(Paragraphs1-2)istheintroductorypartofthestory,anditleavescertainsuspenseforreaderstocarryon.Thesecondpart(Paragraphs3-23)theauthornarratesanddescribesindetailthedesperatesituationtheywereinandtheresponsibilitySnydershouldered.1)Intermsoforganization,thearticleclearlyfallsintothreemainparts:RhetoricalFeaturesTextAnalysisThethirdpart(Paragraphs24-28)istheendofthestory.StructuralAnalysisStructuralanalysis2)Inthestory,weperceivetheturnofJeffBarrett:astronganddangerousman,aconstantthreattothehopeofthesurvivorsonthelifeboat→thepersontokeeptheorderandprotectthewaterwhenSnyderwasasleep•Theauthorwantstoconveythathowasenseofresponsibilitycouldbearousedbyone’sposition.•TextAnalysisRhetoricalFeaturesStructuralAnalysisRhetoricalFeaturesRhetoricaldevicesusedinthestory—theextensiveemploymentofphrases,eitherindependentlyordependently:①Therewasn’tmuchinitaftertwentydays.Maybeapint.(Paragraph4)—usedtomaketheinformationcontainedintheprevioussentencemoreconcrete②JeffBarrettwasthenearestone.Aconstantthreat.(Paragraph9)—asortofappositivee.g.RhetoricalFeaturesTextAnalysis•IndependentPhrasesStructuralAnalysisRhetoricalFeaturesRhetoricalFeaturesTextAnalysis•DependentPhrases(placedimmediatelyafterasentence)①They’dstoppedthatlongago,tooweaktogoon.(Paragraph7)—afurtherexplanationoftheprevioussentence②Thebos’n’smatewasaheavyman,bald,withascarredandbrutalface.(Paragraph9)—aprepositionalphrasewhichfurtherdescribesthemane.g.StructuralAnalysisDetailedreading1-2DetailedReading“TakeOver,Bos’n!”OscarSchisgall1HourafterhourIkeptthegunpointedattheotherninemen.Fromthelifeboat’sstern,whereI’dsatmostofthetwentydaysofourdrifting,Icouldkeepthemallcovered.IfIhadtoshootatsuchclosequarters,Iwouldn’tmiss.Theyrealizedthat.Nobodyjumpedatme.ButinthewaytheyallglaredIcouldseehowthey’dcometohatemyguts.2EspeciallyBarrett,who’dbeenbos’n’smate;Barrettsaidinhisharsh,crackedvoice,“You’reafool,Snyder.Y-youcan’tholdoutforever!You’rehalfasleepnow!”Detailedreading3-43Ididn’tanswer.Hewasright.Howlongcanamanstayawake?Ihadn’tdaredtoshutmyeyesinmaybeseventy-twohours.VerysoonnowI’ddozeoff,andtheinstantthathappenedthey’djumponthelittlewaterthatwasleft.4Thelastcanteenlayundermylegs.There