文學作品導讀week4

1. Sara’s speech: 永恆的一片歌手

(http://study.tpml.edu.tw/files/15-1000-963,c93-1.php)

 

2. Harper Lee

 

Nelle Harper Lee (April 28, 1926 – February 19, 2016), better known

by her pen name Harper Lee, was an American novelist widely known

for To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960. Immediately successful, it

won the 1961 Prulitzer Prize and has become a classic of modern American

literature.

★  Harper Lee’s news

 

To Kill a Mockingbird

 

To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. The

plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her

family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her

hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old.

The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with

the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. The narrator's father,

Atticus Finch, has served as a moral hero for many readers and as a model

of integrity for lawyers.

 

 

3. vocabulary

Mock: make fun of

Obs- 口訣:歐巴桑(有負面意思)

For example:

   Obscurity (n.): uncertainty of meaning or expression; ambiguity.

   Obstacle (n.): a person or thing that opposes or hinders something.

Pri- Old Latin pri means "before"

For example:

   Primative(adj.): being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence,

 especially in an early age of the world

   Primary: first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal.

Humanity: 1. all human beings collectively; the human race; humankind.

          2. the quality of being humane; kindness; benevolence.

 

4. Stonehenge

 

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England, 2 miles

(3 km) west of Amesbury and 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury. The

site and its surroundings were added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage

Sites in 1986 and it is a legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument.

 

5.image vs. symbol

Imagery in literature is used to paint a mental image of something.  The

techniques used are descriptive and paint a picture that allows the reader

to visualize the setting, person, or image that is intended to be conveyed.

Symbols are when writer uses an object or idea to represent something

else. It is usually something that the author feels is significant in the life

of the person or central to the stories theme. 

 

 

6. Danny Boy

Music: THE IRISH TENORS - Danny Boy(連結)

"Danny Boy" is a ballad written by English songwriter Frederic Weatherly

and usually set to the Irish tune of the "Londonderry Air".It is most closely

associated with Irish communities.

 

 

7. movie: Cast Away (trailer)

 

 

8. Romeo and Juliet

 

Juliet:
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."

 

This one short line encapsulates the central struggle and tragedy of the

play, and is one of Shakespeare's most famous quotes.