lesson 7 invisible man

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1、Unit7InvisibleManChapterI(BattleRoyal)ByRalphEllisonWhatisnovel?1.Fictionalprosenarrative2.Considerablelengthandsomecomplexity3.Dealsimaginativelywithhumanexperiencethroughaconnectedsequenceofevents4.InvolvingagroupofpersonsinaspecificsettingThegenreencompassesawiderangeoftypesandstyl

2、es:1.picaresque(adventure),2.epistolary(correspondence),3.gothic(mysteryandghost-like),4.romantic,5.realistic,6.historicalnovelsWhatisnovel?ThenovelwasestablishedasaliteraryforminEnglandinthe18thcenturythroughtheworkofDanielDefoe,SamuelRichardson,HenryFieldingWhatisnovel?ElementsofShor

3、tStoriesSetting(time/place/mood)Plot(introduction/rising/climax/falling/resolution)CharacterConflict(internal/external)PointofviewThemeSetting-time&locationPlaceTimeWeatherSocialconditionsMoodPlot-sequenceofconnectedeventsintroduction,risingaction,crisis,climax,fallingactionandresoluti

4、on(untyingoftheknot,conclusion).introductionclimaxrisingactioncrisisresolutionfallingactionModernnovelslessstereotypedusuallywithnoformalintroduction.characterPerson—protagonist&antagonistCharacteristicsofapersonPhysicalappearanceWordsanddeedsOtherpeople’sreactionBasicprincipletocreate

5、acharacter:consistent,motivated,andlife-likeConflict--anyformofoppositionthatfacesthemaincharacterExternal&internalconflictManvs.man(physical)Manvs.circumstances(classical)Manvs.society(social)Manvs.himself(psychological)Pointofview:theanglefromwhichthestoryistold1. InnocentEye2. Stre

6、amofConsciousness3. FirstPerson4. Omniscienta) OmniscientLimitedb) OmniscientObjectiveTheme–controllingideaSomesimpleexamplesofcommonthemesfromliterature,TV,andfilmare:-thingsarenotalwaysastheyappeartobe-Loveisblind-Believeinyourself-Peopleareafraidofchange-Don'tjudgeabookbyitscove

7、rSelectedWell-knownStoryWritersWashingtonIrving(1783-1859)“FatherofAmericanLiterature”thefirstprosestylistofAmericanromanticismmakingwideuseoflegendsandfolktalesdominantthemeofchangeworksincluding:HistoryofNewYork(1809)TheSketchBook(1820)BracebridgeHall(1822)Bestknownstories:“RipVanW