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1、ToniMorrison’sWinningSpeechatNobel—ReflectiononBirdinHandInthehistoryofliteratureinthe20thcentury,agreatwriterwasrecorded.Sheisafamousblackfemalewriter,editorandprofessor.Andin1993,shewasthefirstblackfemalewriterwhoeverwonNobelPrizeinLiterature,andisa
2、lsocurrentlythelastAmericantohavebeenawardedthehonor.ShealsowonthemuchreputedPulitzerPrize.Hernovelsareknownforhervividdetails,uniquecharactersandrichdialogues.SheisToniMorrison.InherNobelPrizeawardwinningspeech,shetoldanoldstoryaboutwhathappenedbetwe
3、enablindwomanandagroupofyoungpeople.Maybeyouwillfeelconfusedwhenyoureadthestory‘BirdinHand’forthefirsttime,however,itisworthtoreflectonit.Becausethen,youwillfindouteventuallythatyoucangetrichinsightsfromherpointsofviewtowardslanguage.Bymakinggooduseof
4、afable,Morrisonmadeinnovativeandsoundargumentsforthetopicoftheoriginalityoflanguage.AndherawardwinningspeechatNobelinspiredmemostsignificantlyandprofoundly.Thestorythatshetolduswentlikethis.Onceuponatime,therewasablindladywholivedatthecountryside.Shew
5、asaverywiseoldlady.Gradually,herfameofwisdomwasknownbyallthepeopleinthetown.Thenoneday,agroupofyoungpeoplewantedtobullyandplaytricksonherwithherblindness.Theycametoherandoneofthemasked‘Doyouthinkthebirdinmyhandisstillaliveordead?’Ofcourse,shecouldnots
6、eethebird,neithercouldshetellwhatthegroupofyoungpeople’sskincolors,gendersandageswere.Atfirst,shekepthersilenceforquiteawhile.Thentheyoungpeoplebegantolaughather.Theyweresurethatthisblindoldladycouldnotfigureoutiftherewasreallyabirdintheboy’shandornot
7、,andthenifitwasaliveoralreadydead.Finally,nevertheless,theoldladyansweredwithmightydignity,"Idon'tknowwhetherthebirdyouareholdingisdeadoralive,butwhatIdoknowisthatitisinyourhands.Itisinyourhands."Theanswerseemedsosimple,yetitwasfullofwisdominfact.Inth
8、eend,theyoungboyandthewisewomanreconciledwithoneanother.ThemainideathatToniMorrisonmeanttotelluswasthat,byansweringthisway,notonlydidtheoldwomanreprimandthisgroupofyoungboys,shealsoletthemknowthattheyareresponsibleforthelifeofthesmallbirdinthe
