AFriendinNeed.ppt

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1、Unit5TextAAFriendinNeedWilliamSomersetMaugham(毛姆)Fromthecradle(摇篮)tothegrave(坟墓)CheckWhichshortstoryornovelofMaugham’shaveyouread?Whatisitabout?Whatishislanguagestyle?Difficultorsimple?Unreadableorreadable?Howabouttheending?Istheendwhatyouhaveexpectedorasurprise?Whatisthethemeofthes

2、tory?Lead-inquestionDoyouthinkthatone’sappearanceandmanneragreewiththeirinnerfeelingsandthoughts?IntroductionAmanwhoappearedtobesokindandgentleturnedouttobesocruelandevil,whosentaneedyfriendtodeath.TheAuthor:SomersetMaugham(1874-1965)LifestoryMaughamwasborninParisin1874,theyoungestof

3、thesixchildrenofasolicitor’sfamily.HisfatherwasasolicitorintheBritishEmbassyandhismotherwasrecognizedasoneofthemostbeautifulwomenintheParisianhighsociety.HespokeonlyFrenchbeforehewastenyearsold.Unfortunatelyhismotherdiedwhenhewaseight,and2yearslaterhisfatherdied.Hewassenttolivewithhi

4、sauntanduncleinKent,England.HespentseveralmiserableyearsinKentHighSchool.Thisbitterexperiencewastoberecordedinhissemi-autobiographicalnovelOfHumanBondage(1915).Hestudiedmedicineatcollegebutfoundhewasmoreinterestedindramaandstageanddecidedtodevotehimselftowriting.2.MajorworksTheMoonan

5、dSixpence(1919)—astoryoftheconflictbetweentheartistandtheconventionalsociety,basedonthelifeoftheFrenchpainterPaulGauguin.ThePaintedVeil(1925)CakesandAle(1930)ChristmasHoliday(1939)TheHourbeforetheDawn(1942)TheRazor’sEdge(1944)Healsowroteshortstoriesandsatiriccomedies,essaysand2autobi

6、ographies.3.Stylefacile(simple),fluid(smoothandgracefulinmovement),andreadable.Simplicity,Fluidity,andReadability4.ThemeHewasaCynic(apersonwhobelievesthatpeopledonotdothingsforgood,sincereornoblereasons,butonlyfortheirownadvantage性恶论者).Peopleareselfishandconcernedonlywiththeirowninte

7、rests.Manisbasicallyevil.Manyofhisstoriesrevealhischaractersasselfish,cruel,jealous,andreadytotakerevenge(returnaninjury).5.Personality:W.SomersetMaughamA.Cosmopolitan(世界性的):havingorshowingawideexperienceofpeopleandthingsfrommanydifferentcountries(接触过去多国家的人或事物的)BornofEnglishparentsin

8、ParisTravele