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BlackMailAdvancedEnglishILesson3ArthurHaileysanax.diinoweb.comPreviewAsanintegratedoneofthenarrativeeventsinArthurHailey’snovelHotel(1967),“BlackMail”depictsafullprocessofhowablackmailerextortstheDukeandDuchessofCroydonandhowheissubduedtohelpthecoupletodisposetheevidenceofcrime.DrivingonthewaybacktothehoteltheDukeandDuchessofCroydonranoveramotherandherchildandfled.ThehousedetectiveOgilviefoundtheevidenceofhit-and-run.Insteadofreportingthepoliceheadquarter,hewenttoCroydonstoblackmail,askingfortenthousanddollarsforkeepingquietaboutwhathesaw.TheDuchesswasirritatedatfirstbytherascalbehaviorbutyieldtotheblackmailerwhenshelearnedtheirmess.ShebetonOgilvie’sgreedbyofferingOgilvietwenty-fivethousanddollarsononecondition:OgilviemustdrivethecarsecretlytoChicagoforrepair.Shemadethedeal.StyleGenre:Novel.Structure:“BlackMail”asanintegratedstory(sidestory)inHotel,retainsthefeatureofFreytag'spyramidfordramaticstructures,whichoftenconsistsoffiveactsasthefollowing:1.exposition(incitingincident).2.risingaction.3.climax(orturningpoint).4.fallingaction.5.dénouementorcatastrophe(resolution).StyleMode:1.Informal.2.Satire.LiteraryTechniques:1.Framingdevice:thesinglesceneintheCroydon’ssuite.2.Sensorydetailorimagery:depictionofroles’charactersaccordingtonarrator’svision,auditorysensationandperception.3.Dialogue:Thecontradictionandtheclimaxofthestoryarerevealedthoughttheexchangesofthedialoguesbetweentheroles.3.Figureofspeech:metaphor,simile,transferredepithet.ArthurHailey(April5,1920–November24,2004)wasaBritish/Canadian/American/Bahamiannovelist.BorninLuton,Bedfordshire,England,HaileyservedintheRoyalAirForcefromthestartofWorldWarIIin1939until1947,whenhewenttoliveinCanada.Afterworkingatanumberofjobsandwritingpart-time,hebecameafull-timewriterin1956,encouragedbythesuccessoftheCBCtelevisiondrama,FlightintoDanger(inprintasRunwayZeroEight).FollowingthesuccessofHotelin1965,hemovedtoCalifornia.AbouttheAuthor(1-4)ArthurHaileyholdsTheMoneychangers:IMarriedaBest-Sellerin1978.Hailey'sgrandchildrenincludePaulHaileyandEmmaHaileyandCharlotteHaileywhoarestudentsinNorthernCalifornia.HealsohasanothergrandchildnamedRyanHailey,atalentedyoungbassplayerandvocalistinaSanFranciscobandErogenousJones,atrioknownforwritingwitty,sardoniclyrics.AbouttheAuthor(2-4)ArthurandSheilaIt’snotbeeneasy,Sheilaconfides,butourlifetogetherhasneverbeendull.SaysArthur:Wehaveverydisparatetalents;wefillineachother’sblanks.Forthefirst14yearsoftheirmarriage,theHaileyslivedinTorontoandtheyboth,tothisday,retainCanadianandBritishcitizenship.Then,onaresearchtriptoCaliforniaforhisnovelAirporthefoundhimselfinthebeautifulNapaValleyand,impulsively,decidedthisiswheretheHaileyfamilyshouldlive.Heboughtahillsidelotwithin24hoursofhisarrival,thenwiredSheilathegoodnews.AbouttheAuthor(3-4)ArthurandSheilaLastDaysArthurHaileydiedinhissleepatLyfordCaywhereheandhiswifehadmadetheirhomeinNassau.HediedonWednesday24thNovember.Mr.Haileywas84andhadbeensufferingfromdementiaforaboutthreeyears.Hehadhadastrokeabouttwomonthsago,anditappearsthathesufferedanotherstrokeinhissleep.HiswifeSheilapronouncedherselfsatisfiedwiththewayhelivedhislife.HewasmarriedtohiswifeSheliaforover50years.WhentheymovedtoTheBahamasinthe1970s,thecouplewasthetoastofthetown.Mrs.Haileytoldthatherhusbandwasnotareligiousmanandthattherewouldbenofuneral.(4-4)’sWritingsEachofhisnovelshasadifferentindustrialorcommercialsettingandincludes,inadditiontodramatichumanconflict,carefullyresearchedinformationaboutthewaythatparticularenvironmentsandsystemsfunctionandhowtheseaffectsocietyanditsinhabitants.Hewouldspendaboutoneyearresearchingasubject,followedbysixmonthsreviewinghisnotesand,finally,about18monthswritingthebook.Thataggressiveresearch—trackingrebelguerrillasinthePeruvianjungleatage67forTheEveningNews(1990),orreading27booksonthehotelindustryforHotel—gavehisnovelsarealismthatappealedtoreaders.Hewrote11books,whichwerepublishedin40countriesand38languages,withabout170millioncopiesinprint.Mr.Hailey'sbooksmighthavebeenabusedbythecriticsbutnoonequestionedtheirpopularity.Manyofhisbookshavereached#1ontheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlistandmadeintomovies.Hotelwasmadeintoalong-runningtelevisionseries.Airportbecameablockbustermoviewithstunningvisualeffects.TheNovelsofArthurHailey’sTheFinalDiagnosis(1959)-hospitalpoliticsInHighPlaces(1960)-ColdWarErapoliticsinNorthAmericaHotel(1965)-hotelsAirport(1968)-airportpoliticsWheels(1971)-automobileindustryTheMoneychangers(1975)-banksOverload(1979)-powercrisisinCaliforniaStrongMedicine(1984)-pharmaceuticalindustryTheEveningNews(1990)-newscastersDetective(1997)Hotel(1965)InHighPlace(1960)TheFinalDiagnosis(1959)FlightintoDanger(1958)Airport(1968)Wheel(1971)Themoneychangers(1975)Strongmedicine(1975)Overload(1973)TheEveningnews(1990)Detective(1997)