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1、HenryJames----TheRealThing1843——1916Abouttherealthing"TheRealThing"Thestoryisabouttherelationshipsbetweenanartistandtwosetsofmodels:theMonarchs&OrontoandMissChurmThetitle——therealthingTheMonarchs;“realthing”inrealityThewishofwritingthisshortstoryintorealart.M
2、issChurmandOronte;“realthing”inart1.Plotsummaryaboutthestory2.Roledetailanalysis3.Detailanalysis4.MajorthemesPlotsummaryThenarrator,anunnamedillustratorandaspiringpainter,hiresafadedgenteel（文雅的）couple,theMonarchs,asmodels,aftertheyhavelostmostoftheirmoneyandm
3、ustfindsomelineofwork.Theyarethe"realthing"inthattheyperfectlyrepresentthearistocratictype,buttheyproveinflexibleforthepainter'swork.Hecomestorelymuchmoreontwolower-classsubjectswhoareneverthelessmorecapable,Oronte,apoorItalian,andMissChurm,alower-classEnglis
4、hwoman.PlotsummaryTheillustratorfinallyhastogetridoftheMonarchs,especiallyafterhisfriendandfellowartistJackHawleycriticizestheworkinwhichtheMonarchsarerepresented.Hawleysaysthatthepairhashurtthenarrator'sart,perhapspermanently.Inthefinallineofthestorythenarra
5、torsaysheis"contenttohavepaidtheprice—forthememory.”CharactersanalysistheMonarchs（MrMonarch＆MrsMonarch）：afadedgenteelcouple.MissChurm：alower-classEnglishwomanOronte:apoorItaliantheMonarchsTheyusedtobenobles,afterlosingmostoftheirmoneytheyhavetofindsomelineofw
6、ork.Theyarethe"realthing"inthattheyperfectlyrepresentthearistocratictype,buttheyproveinflexibleforthepainter'swork.Theyalwayspresentasnobles,andalwayshighlightthefactthattheyaretherealgentlemanandladyinreality.Buttheycannottreatothersasequals.Sometimesevenloo
7、kdownuponothers.ThedetailsaboutMonarchsinthestoryThegentleman,amanoffifty,veryhighandverystraight,withamoustache（小胡子）slightlygrizzledandadarkgreywalking-coatadmirablyfitted,bothofwhichInotedprofessionally--Idon‘tmeanasabarberoryetasatailor--wouldhavestruckmea
8、sacelebrity（社会名流）ifcelebritiesoftenwerestriking.P71thehusbandhadhandedmeacardextractedfromaneatnewpocket-book—theirappurtenanceswereallofthefreshest—andinscribedwiththewords"MajorMonarch.
