陶洁《美国文学选读》课后习题详解(托尼 莫里森)【圣才出品】
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十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台
圣才电子书
第26单元 托尼•莫里森
1. Why does the author choose Twyla as the narrator of the story? How is she characterized?
Key: Because on a superficial level, the white has the right to talk about something and the black has to keep silent. In a deep sense, Twyla, as a white and outsider, would be objective to describe the black images around her. She is characterized through her language, actions and psychological activities, and the comparison between her and Roberta as well.
2. In what ways are the changes in time and space essential ingredients of the story?
Key: The story has a very large span of time and space, which covers the characters’ early age and the time after they have their own families. Their experiences of young age become their main memories and subjects of their talk. Their different attitudes towards such memories and the events happing around them reflect their different opinions and attitudes towards people, world and life. Through the changes in time and space there shows the different characteristics, personalities and qualities of the two main characters.
3. Why does Roberta cry at the end of the story?