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1、Unit3BlackmailArthurHaileyArthurHaileyArthurHaileyistheauthorofanumberofbest-sellingnovels.BornApril5,1920inLuton,England,hewaseducatedinEnglishschoolsuntilage14.Afterabriefcareerasanofficeboy,hejoinedtheBritishairforce(RAF)in1939.In1949,heemigratedtoCanada.ArthurHaileydecidedtobecomeafull-timeautho
2、rin1956followingthesuccessofhisoriginaltelevisiondrama"FLIGHTINTODANGER."Soonafter,Haileybecameanovelist.In1969,hemovedtoBahamasandisstilllivingthere(2005)becausethere’snoincometaxthere.In1979ArthurHaileyannouncedhisretirement.Atthistime,hediscoveredhewasveryillandunderwentaheartoperation.Thesurgery
3、wasatremendoussuccess,leavingMr.Haileyfeelinginvigoratedandburstingwithcreativeenergy.Hotel(1965)Hotel(1968)Theluxurious-butdebt-plagued-St.GregoryHotelinNewOrleansfacesabattleforsurvival,whileitsstaff,guestsandprospectivebuyersgeneratebehind-the-scenesromance,powerplays,blackmailandbetrayal.Aseries
4、ofstoriesinfourdays:MONDAY EVENING,TUESDAY,WEDNESDAY,THURSDAY,FRIDAYPeterMcDermott,theassistantgeneralmanager,hastotackleseveralotherknottyproblems:handlinganattemptedrapewhichhasoccurredinoneofthehotel’srooms;catchingaprofessionalthiefoperatinginthehotel;pacifyingawholeconventionofseveralhundredden
5、tiststoputtingupamemberoftheconvention--ablackdoctor.ThenthereistheDukeofCroydon.TheEndoftheNovel(Hotel)Anyway,thenovelhadapleasantending.Oneoftheguests,wholookedoldandsick,turnedouttobeamillionaire.EarlierhewasseriouslyillandwassavedbyMcDermottandhisgirlfriend.Toshowhisgratitudeandtorepaythehotelst
6、affs'kindness,heboughtthehotelandappointedMcDermottexecutivevicepresidentofthehotel.TextualanalysisReadthetextandtrytofindouteachcorrespondingelementinthetextCharactersSettingsPlotConflictsClimaxThemeTextualanalysisCharacters:Major/Leadingcharacters:Ogilvie(thechiefdetectiveofthehotel)TheDuchess(ala
7、dyofhighsocialclass)Minorcharacter:theDukeofCroydonsSetting:Place:atasuite(Croydonssuite)atahotel(St.GregoryHotel)inthecityofNewOrleans,Louisiana(asouthernstateofUSA)Time:Tuesday(pp82,p.100)Textualana