《英语短篇小说选读》讲义(第八周)详解

(3) General environment of the characters, such as historical background, religion, occupation, moral and emotional conditions. (4) The character’s occupation and daily manner of living.
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I.Definiwenku.baidu.comion of setting
Setting refers both to the time and place in which the action of a story takes place. In other words, it is the background against which the action of story occurs. The elements of setting may include ： (1) geographic location (2) specific time period: the time of day or year or century
Case study I: A Rose for Emily
After civil war, the South’s outdated plantation economy, based so long upon slave labor, was devastated. The northern industry invaded and became widespread. With widespread industrialization, Southern aristocratic family declined and lost its honor and authority. People hold a mixed feeling towards the Old South Culture, respect/question , and gradually forgot the life of Emily (1861-1935) witnessed the great change of the south.
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Chapter 4 Setting (I)
I. Definition of plot II. Functions III. Case Study
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(3) help portray the characters and develop the theme either through symbolic suggestion or more direct imagery.
Case study I: A Rose for Emily
It was a big, squarish frame house that had once been white, decorated with cupolas and spires and scrolled balconies in the heavily lightsome style of the seventies, set on what had once been our most select street. But garages and cotton gins had encroached and obliterated even the august names of that neighborhood; only Miss Emily's house was left, lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumps--an eyesore among eyesores.
Instructor: Wang Jiumin
25th
October, 2016
Week 8
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Today’s Agenda
—about the course
—Chapter 1 Plot (I)
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II. Function of setting
As the background, it is of great significance in the story, not only gives the reader the impression of verisimilitude , but also may functions as follows: (1) create a certain atmosphere e.g. Poe’s stories, Japan horror movies (midnight, desolate house/lift) (2) reveal the inner thought of the character Setting is often established by description, but it may also be shown through character’s action, dialogue or thinking.
那是一幢过去漆成白色的四方形大木屋， 坐落在当年一条最考究的街道上，还装 点着有十九世纪七十年代风味的圆形屋 顶、尖塔和涡形花纹的阳台，带有浓厚 的轻盈气息。可是汽车间和轧棉机之类 的东西侵犯了这一带庄严的名字，把它 们涂抹得一干二净。只有爱米丽小姐的 屋子岿然独存，四周簇拥着棉花车和汽 油泵。房子虽已破败，却还是执拗不驯， 装模作样，真是丑中之丑。