美国作家斯坦贝克的《菊花》全英文分析
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Elisa feels connected to a larger world beyond
her isolated farm life.
Elisa
She is devastated by the rejection of her flowers and realizes
her future will be mundane and unremarkable.
in the eyes of teamsters and of sailors"
Represents freedom, connection with
others that Elisa longs for but cannot have
The Tinker
He is a skilled salesman, extremely
The Tinker
Like Henry, he values what is practical.
He has saved the flowerpot, but tossed the flowers into the road Is the tinker satisfied with his nomadic life? Or is he trapped in his wandering just as Elisa is trapped in her domestication?
she is, but he does not.
His compliment falls short of what
Elisa needs:
You look strong enough to break a calf
over your knee, happy enough to eat it like a watermelon."
The Grapes of Wrath
The film begins with a historical prologue:
In the central part of the United States of America lies
a limited area called 'The Dust Bowl,' because of its lack of rain.
She cries like an old woman - she sees herself growing old
in the same isolated, stifling environment. (or is she already ―old‖ in her own mind?)
Old woman: wise but non-sexual; weak; not useful on a farm
A displaced family migrates from Oklahoma to
California
Themes: problems of migrant farm laborers,
social protest, + survival through adversity
Steinbeck won a Pulitzer Prize, a
John Steinbeck
Married 3 times, had 2 children with 2nd
wife
Steinbeck was a private person who
shunned publicity.
Later works include: Cannery Row
(1945), The Pearl (1947), East of Eden (1952), Travels with Charley (1962).
Henry
Henry
Hard-working, successful small-scale
rancher
Practical - does not fully understand
Elisa‘s desire to grow flowers
Appreciates function rather than
The film had 7 Academy
Henry Fonda (center) in The Grapes of Wrath.
Award nominations, 2 wins: Best Supporting Actress (Jane Darwell) Best Director (John Ford).
Story of an unhappy marriage is
typical of Steinbeck's fiction
Plot
Crises: arrival of the tinker his interest in the flowers Elisa‘s captivation with him Elisa‘s preparation for dinner
and she breaks down in weak tears ''like an old woman.''
Characters
ຫໍສະໝຸດ Baidu
―The Chrysanthemums‖
Elisa
Elisa
Protagonist 35 years old Lean and strong
Wears shapeless, functional
Henry
Concentration on his own role as provider,
organizer, and decision-maker has blinded him to the fact that Elisa needs something more
in her life than a neat house and a good garden
“The Chrysanthemums”
Notes on the story
John Steinbeck
Born on February 27, 1902, in
Salinas, California
Wrote about American working class
poor, often agricultural laborers
Here drought and poverty combined to deprive
many farmers of their land.
This is the story of one farmer's family, driven from
their fields by natural disasters and economic changes beyond anyone's control and their great journey in search of peace, security, and another home.
for creative expression are limited
Her outlets are her ―hard-swept‖
house and her garden She senses that an important part of her is lying dormant and that the future will be predictable and rather mundane
First literary recognition includes:
The Red Pony (novel) 1933
Of Mice and Men (novel) 1937
John Steinbeck
Most significant work: The Grapes of
Wrath (novel) 1939
Elisa
When the tinker mentions taking some
chrysanthemums to a woman down the road, Elisa feels energized and encouraged that her work and talent will be appreciated.
Satisfaction with predetermined gender roles?
Setting
―The Chrysanthemums‖
Setting
“The high grey-flannel fog of winter closed off the
Salinas Valley from the sky and from the rest of the world”
National Book Award and the Nobel Prize for Literature for The Grapes of Wrath.
The Grapes of Wrath
In 1940, director John
Ford's released his adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath.
Steinbeck died in New York City of
heart disease,1968.
Plot
―The Chrysanthemums‖
Plot
Explication: Story opens with
Elisa and Henry both hard at work on their farm in the valley; interaction between husband & wife
The Tinker
The Tinker
Antagonist To Elisa, the tinker is exotic and sexually
attractive in an unkempt way
His eyes are "full of the brooding that gets
beauty
Elisa asks his permission (―Can
we…?‖)
Henry
Polite but not intimate Blundering; does not know how to
compliment Elisa
Elisa hopes Henry will see how pretty
limited her life is She feels attracted to and aroused by the tinker She ―‗crouched low like a fawning dog‘‘
Elisa
Realizes that her opportunities
clothes Has no children Has ''a gift'' for growing things Isolated
Elisa
Described as ―having terrier fingers‖
The tinker makes Elisa think about how
skillful at exploiting potential customers
immediately discerns Elisa's vulnerabilities captures her sympathies by describing her
flowers as looking "like a quick puff of colored smoke."
Plot
Climax: Elisa sees the chrysanthemums
and dirt discarded on the road:
• ―Far ahead on the road Elisa saw a dark speck. She knew.”
Resolution: Elisa realizes she is not so strong,
her isolated farm life.
Elisa
She is devastated by the rejection of her flowers and realizes
her future will be mundane and unremarkable.
in the eyes of teamsters and of sailors"
Represents freedom, connection with
others that Elisa longs for but cannot have
The Tinker
He is a skilled salesman, extremely
The Tinker
Like Henry, he values what is practical.
He has saved the flowerpot, but tossed the flowers into the road Is the tinker satisfied with his nomadic life? Or is he trapped in his wandering just as Elisa is trapped in her domestication?
she is, but he does not.
His compliment falls short of what
Elisa needs:
You look strong enough to break a calf
over your knee, happy enough to eat it like a watermelon."
The Grapes of Wrath
The film begins with a historical prologue:
In the central part of the United States of America lies
a limited area called 'The Dust Bowl,' because of its lack of rain.
She cries like an old woman - she sees herself growing old
in the same isolated, stifling environment. (or is she already ―old‖ in her own mind?)
Old woman: wise but non-sexual; weak; not useful on a farm
A displaced family migrates from Oklahoma to
California
Themes: problems of migrant farm laborers,
social protest, + survival through adversity
Steinbeck won a Pulitzer Prize, a
John Steinbeck
Married 3 times, had 2 children with 2nd
wife
Steinbeck was a private person who
shunned publicity.
Later works include: Cannery Row
(1945), The Pearl (1947), East of Eden (1952), Travels with Charley (1962).
Henry
Henry
Hard-working, successful small-scale
rancher
Practical - does not fully understand
Elisa‘s desire to grow flowers
Appreciates function rather than
The film had 7 Academy
Henry Fonda (center) in The Grapes of Wrath.
Award nominations, 2 wins: Best Supporting Actress (Jane Darwell) Best Director (John Ford).
Story of an unhappy marriage is
typical of Steinbeck's fiction
Plot
Crises: arrival of the tinker his interest in the flowers Elisa‘s captivation with him Elisa‘s preparation for dinner
and she breaks down in weak tears ''like an old woman.''
Characters
ຫໍສະໝຸດ Baidu
―The Chrysanthemums‖
Elisa
Elisa
Protagonist 35 years old Lean and strong
Wears shapeless, functional
Henry
Concentration on his own role as provider,
organizer, and decision-maker has blinded him to the fact that Elisa needs something more
in her life than a neat house and a good garden
“The Chrysanthemums”
Notes on the story
John Steinbeck
Born on February 27, 1902, in
Salinas, California
Wrote about American working class
poor, often agricultural laborers
Here drought and poverty combined to deprive
many farmers of their land.
This is the story of one farmer's family, driven from
their fields by natural disasters and economic changes beyond anyone's control and their great journey in search of peace, security, and another home.
for creative expression are limited
Her outlets are her ―hard-swept‖
house and her garden She senses that an important part of her is lying dormant and that the future will be predictable and rather mundane
First literary recognition includes:
The Red Pony (novel) 1933
Of Mice and Men (novel) 1937
John Steinbeck
Most significant work: The Grapes of
Wrath (novel) 1939
Elisa
When the tinker mentions taking some
chrysanthemums to a woman down the road, Elisa feels energized and encouraged that her work and talent will be appreciated.
Satisfaction with predetermined gender roles?
Setting
―The Chrysanthemums‖
Setting
“The high grey-flannel fog of winter closed off the
Salinas Valley from the sky and from the rest of the world”
National Book Award and the Nobel Prize for Literature for The Grapes of Wrath.
The Grapes of Wrath
In 1940, director John
Ford's released his adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath.
Steinbeck died in New York City of
heart disease,1968.
Plot
―The Chrysanthemums‖
Plot
Explication: Story opens with
Elisa and Henry both hard at work on their farm in the valley; interaction between husband & wife
The Tinker
The Tinker
Antagonist To Elisa, the tinker is exotic and sexually
attractive in an unkempt way
His eyes are "full of the brooding that gets
beauty
Elisa asks his permission (―Can
we…?‖)
Henry
Polite but not intimate Blundering; does not know how to
compliment Elisa
Elisa hopes Henry will see how pretty
limited her life is She feels attracted to and aroused by the tinker She ―‗crouched low like a fawning dog‘‘
Elisa
Realizes that her opportunities
clothes Has no children Has ''a gift'' for growing things Isolated
Elisa
Described as ―having terrier fingers‖
The tinker makes Elisa think about how
skillful at exploiting potential customers
immediately discerns Elisa's vulnerabilities captures her sympathies by describing her
flowers as looking "like a quick puff of colored smoke."
Plot
Climax: Elisa sees the chrysanthemums
and dirt discarded on the road:
• ―Far ahead on the road Elisa saw a dark speck. She knew.”
Resolution: Elisa realizes she is not so strong,