杀死一只知更鸟英文简介ppt课件

ToKillaMockingbird《杀死一只知更鸟》12IntroductionToKillaMockingbirdissetintheAmericanlifeduringtheDepression,showingthelifeinasmalltowninSouthAmericathroughthevisualangleoftwochildren,JemandScout.TheMovie,ToKillaMockingbird,wasmadein1962,whichwasadaptedfromabest-sellingnovelofthesametitlewrittenbyawomanwriter,HarperLee.3TheAuthorHarperLeegrewupinAlabamainApril28,1926,thedaughterofalawyer.ShewaseducatedintheSouth,movedtoNewYorkinthe1950s,tookajobasanairlinereservationsclerk,andwroteherfirstandtheonlynovelduringthattime.ToKillaMockingbird,publishedin1960,wonaPulitzerPrize,andisstilladmired,widely-taught,andbeloved.4Jem&Scout5JemandScout’sfather,AtticusFinchwhoisasinglefatherandalsoanattorneydefendsablackmanwhoiswronglyaccusedoftherapeofawhitewoman.Atticusistheimageofagreatheroandtherepresentativeofbenevolenceandjusticeintheordinaryworld6TomRobinsonMayella'sfatherBobEwell7ThePlotInthebook,anadultScout(JeanLouiseFinch)reflectsongrowingupduringtheDepressioninfictitious(虚构的)Maycomb,Alabama,withherolderbrother,Jem,andherfather,Atticus.Calpurnia,theirblackmaid,hastakencareofScout’sfamilysincehermotherdiedwhenScoutwastwoyearsold.Duringthethree-yearspanofthenovel,ScoutandJem,withAtticus’sguidance,learnabouttheworldaroundthem.8Thefirstsectionofthenovel,whichisdividedintotwoparts,beginswiththenarratorreflectingontheyearthatherbrother’sarmwasbroken,andsheattemptstotracetheeventsthatledtotheaccident.Shedescribesherlineage(血统),themajorfamiliesthatmakeupMaycomb,andthecastesystem(等级制度)thatisdeeplyembeddedintothepsyche(灵魂)ofallwholivethere.WhenScoutissix,sheandJemmeetDill,aboywhohascomefromMeridian,Mississippi,tospendthesummerwithhisaunt.Together,thechildrendeviseplanstheyhopewillgettheirreclusive(隐居的)neighbor,Arthur“Boo”Radley,tocomeoutofhishome.9Theyhaveheardrumorsabouthislife,andtheybegintomakeupstoriesoftheirown.WhenAtticuslearnsthatthechildrenarebotheringtheRadleyfamily,heencouragesthemtostop,buttheirfascinationwithBooneverdiminishes.Booalsobecomesinterestedinthem.Heleavesthemsmallgiftsintheknothole(树洞)ofatree,mends(修补)Jem’spantswhentheyarecaughtinafence,andsurreptitiously(秘密地)coversScoutwithablanketwhileshestandswatchingfireconsumeaneighbor’shome.Asthenovelprogresses,thechildren’simageofBooslowlyevolvesfromthatofanodditytothatofahumanbeingcapableoflove.10AtChristmas,ScoutandJemaregivenairriflesandadictum:“Shootallthebluejaysyouwant,ifyoucanhit’em,butrememberit’sasintokillamockingbird.”.Theirfatherlaterexplainsthatmockingbirdsonlymakemusicandsingtheirheartsoutforpeople.AtticusalsotellsScoutandJemthatitiseviltotakeadvantageofpeoplewhoaredisenfranchised(被剥夺公民权的).11Thesecondpartofthenovelrevealsthechildren’sgrowingmaturityastheywatchtheeventsunfoldwhenAtticusagreestodefendTomRobinson,ablackmanwhoisaccusedofrapingMayellaEwell,apoor,whitewoman.AtticustellsScout,“Icouldn’tgotochurchandworshipGodifIdidn’ttrytohelpthatman,”suggestingthatitishisChristiandutytohelpthoseinneedregardlessoftheirraceorclass.WhenScoutandJemvisitCalpurnia’schurch,theylearnthatsegregation(种族隔离)extendstoreligiouspracticesthoughCalpurniamaintainsthatwhitesandblacksservethesameGod.12AtticusclearlyprovesTomRobinson’sinnocencebyarguingthataleft-handedpersonabusedMayellaandbyshowingthatanaccidentduringchildhoodleftTom’slefthanduseless.Despitethis,Tom,asymbolicmockingbird,isconvictedandsentencedtoprison.Thechildrenaresurprisedandhurttolearnthatthepeopleintheircommunityallowracismtopreventjusticefromprevailing(占优势).13Mayella’sfather,Bob,enragedbyAtticus’sabilitytorevealthatheandhisdaughterfalselyaccusedTom,triestostabScoutandJem.ThoughBobbreaksJem’sarm,BooRadleydefendsthechildren,killingBobintheprocess.Inanefforttoprotectthisparticularmockingbirdfrompublicscrutiny,thesheriffdecideshewillnotarrestBoo.Echoingthebeginning,theendofthenovelfocusesonAtticusandScoutastheysitbyJem’sbedwaitingforhisbrokenarmtoheal.14Killingamockingbirdsymbolizesthattheevilsdestroytheinnocent.Inthenovel,Jem,TomRobinson,Boo,andMayellaEwellareallmockingbirdsspiritually.15RelativeReviewsTokillaMockingbirdprotestsagainstracialdiscriminationandsocialunjustnesssincerely.Andatthattime,thecivilrightsmovementwasbecomingtoattractallthenations’attention.----------TheNewYorkTimesTokillaMockingbirdisapreciousculturalrelicofthetimes.Itsavedthehopeandemotionfortheworldinthatkinder,purerandmoreelegantAmerica.-----------ChicagoSun-Times16MyFeelingsThisnovelimpressesonmeprofoundly.PrejudiceandinjusticeontheNegroaredeeplyrootedinpeople'sheartinthesmallsoutherntown.However,justiceandkindnessstillexist.ThoughFinch'seffortultimatelyturnedoutchangelessoftheracialtensioninthetown,hisnoblespirithadsetangoodexampleforpeopleofconscience.Besides,anotherthingIwanttomentionisthetitle“tokillamockingbird”.Literally,thenovelseemstohavenothingtodowiththemockingbird,butactually,ithasagreatsymbolicmeaning.Itpresentstheinnocent.Furthermore,itisasymbolofthenoblekindofhumanquality.17Question1.Doyouwanttowatchingthemovie?2.What'syourfeelingaboutthebook?3.Canyoutellmethemeaningofthemockingbird?rhetoricskill:symbolism