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1、KeystoUnitTwo(1)I.B.Singer:TheWashwoman(2)FrankSargeson:APieceofYellowSoap1)QuestionsforDiscussion:(Suggestedanswersforreference)(1)Doesthepieceofwashingsoaphavethe“power”asthenarratortellsus?Whatisthe“power”thatforceshimtotakeoff?(Thepieceofyellowwashingsoap
2、is,ofcourse,anordinaryone.Thenarratorisa“naïvenarrator”whobelievedthatithadsomesortofmysterious“power,”whilethereadersareexpectedtoknowbetter.Thispowercomesfromthenarrator’sdeepsympathyforthetragicfateofthewashingwoman.Seeingthesituation,hesimplycouldnotconti
3、nuetodemandthepaymentwhichheknewthewomanwasunabletoproduce.)(2)InthisUnit,wehavetwostoriesabouttwowashwomen.Therearealotofsimilardescriptionsandcommoncharacteristicsinthetwostories.Findandlistthem.(Theywerebothreducetodesperation,dependingsolelyonwashingforli
4、ving.Bothwerehard-workinganduncomplaining,quietlybutalmostheroicallyboretheirburdenandstruggledforahardexistence.Theauthordescribestheircommonfeature–thewhiteandshrunkenfingers–assymbolofsufferinginthelivesoftheworkingpeople.Theybothwerebothdeadbytheendofthes
5、tories.)(3)Thetwofirst-personnarratorstelltwostoriesoftwowashwomenwhosharedsimilartragicfate.Discussthedifferencesinthenarratorsthatresultinthedifferencesinthewaythetwoshortstoriesaretold.(Singer’snarratorknowsmoreandtellsmoreaboutthewashingwoman,oftenmakingd
6、irectcommentsandrevealinghisownfeelingsaboutthelifeofthewomanwhosestoryheistelling.Hefrequentlyemphasizesthatwhatheistellingisreal,andhintsthatthestoryhassignificance.Thenarrator’svoiceisveryclosetotheauthor’s.Pleaseseemorein“ReadingTips”onpage11.Ontheotherha
7、nd,Sargeson’snarratorisanaïveone,thatis,thenarrator’sunderstandingispurposelymadeshallow,andthereaderneedfindbyhimselftherealmeaninginthesituation.Sothenarratorstandsatsomedistancefromtheauthor.Pleaseseemorein“ReadingTips”onpage15.Therefore,inTextI,we,asreade
8、rs,arebasically“given”or“received”thestory,whileinTextII,weneedtoparticipateimaginativelyinthestoryto“digout”thetruemeaningthenaïvenarratorhasleftunexplained.)2)ExplanationandInterpretati
