The-million-pounds-note-百万英镑解析

TheMillionPoundsNoteGroupmember:Miko,Sing,Krystal,Daniel,DaisyDengIntroductionoftheauthor1ThefamouslieraryworksThesourceofthepennameAsawriterSamuelLanghorneClemens(Nov30,1835-Apr21,1910)01020304MarkTwainThefamouslieraryworksTheMillionsPoundsNoteTheAdventuresOfTomSawyerRunningForGovernorThePrinceAndThePauperAdventuresOfHuckleberryFinnSummary2ThemainroleAdamhenry:apoorbuthonestAmerican.PortiaLangham:abeautifulandkindwomenAbelandGordon:anveryrichbrother-------------------------------------------BeginningThischeckcannotbeexchangeforcashBrotherAthinkhenrywillstarveBrotherBthinkhenrywillnot------------------------------------------------------RisingactionRestaurantownerClothingstoreowner--------------------------------------------Climax********************************ENDReturncheckHenrymarriedwithPortia3Theme,Symbol,Character-------------------------------------ThemeSatirizemoneyworship.Exposeavarietyofcomicandgrotesquephenomenaatthattime.Attackpeoplewhoarehypocriticalandsnobbish.Disclosethecapitalistsocietypollutedbymoneyandthetwistedhumannature.-----------------------------------------SymbolAlusciousbigpear-minusonebite-intoSomelittleintereststhatpeoplemightloseoneselffromit.HenryAdamsRichmanwhobeadoredbyclimberinthatsociety--------------------------------------SymbolTheMillionPoundBankNoteMoneyandsocialstatusThelandlordofSnackbarandToggery&ThesalesclerkofToggeryClimberinthatsocietyVirtuousWiseSympatheticPerseverantHaplessbutluckyApoorAmericanlivinginLondon.BecomestheobjectofawagerbetweenmillionairebrothersFoundhiswifePortiabecauseofthebetCharacter-HenryCharacter-PortiaLansdowneBeautifulVirtuous22yearoldrichEnglishgirlHenryfallsinlovewith.HenryAdamsmarriesPortia.Step-daugherofEdward.Character-BrotherA(Abel)&BrotherB(Gordon)AbelievesHerrywilldeadwhileBbelievesHerrywillgetsomethingfromthenotes.BisPortia'sstepfatherCharater-ThelandlordofSnackbarandToggery&ThesalesclerkofToggeryKittenishDisrespectfulMercenarySophisticatedActtwodifferentwaysbeforeandafterknowingHerryhasthenote.ShowAmericancharacteristicsverywell.Contentisvividandfascinating.InheritedthetraditionofAmericanhumorliterature.Satirizetheabsurdofthesociety.IntertwinedrealismandromanticismThemillionpoundbanknoteSpecialliterarywork4Bothcomparetwodistinctobjectsanddrawssimilaritybetweenthem.Thedifferenceisthatsimileuses“as”or“like”andMetaphordoesnot.SimileandMetaphor:SimileHereceiveditwithasmile,…,andlookliketheplacewhereyouhavethrownabrickinapond;…,andlookedlikethosewavy,wormyspreadsoflavawhichyoufindhardenedonlittlelevelsonthesideofVesuvius.。Metaphor…,whenachildthatwaspassing,towedbyanurse-maid,tossedalusciousbigpear-minusonebite-intothegutter.Istopped,ofcourse,andfastenedmydesiringeyeonthatmuddytreasure.“Vest-pocketmonster?Iam,indeed.Don’tbeafraidtocallmebymynickname;I’musedtoit.”HyperboleItisdeliberateexaggerationofactionsandideasforthesakeofemphasis.…,hewouldhavedancedthefurnituretokindling-woodinhisinsanejoy,andbrokeneverythingontheplace,…WhatinthenationshecouldfindtolaughaboutIcouldn’tsee,…“inthenation”isusedasanintensivewordI’llbehangedifIheardawordofit.”It’sawaytostressoneselfthathe/shedoesn’thear.Tone-------------------------------firstpersonnarrationwhichstronglyshowpeople'sgreedformoneyanddistorthumannature.-------------------------------------PointofviewOpinionandcomment5.Undesirablesocialatmosphere-MoneyworshipEstablishthecorrectvaluesReferenceEducation-portal.（2015）MarkTwain'sTheMillionPoundBankNote:SummaryandAnalysis(Accessed:30January，2015)Wikipedia.(2015)MarkTwain.Wikipedia:TheFreeEncyclopedia(Accessed:25January，2015)1.“theMarkTwainHouseBiography”2.“MarkTwainrememberedbyGooglewithadoodle”TheTimesofIndia.November30,2011.3.://quizlet.com/15436879/the-million-pound-bank-notemark-twain-flash-cards/(Accessed:24January，2015)