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1、StructuralAnalysisoftheTextSynopsisoftheTextYearsaftershegraduatedfromuniversity,thenarratorbecameadutifulhousewifenotwithoutmuchsatisfaction.However,shebegantoexamineherlifeasahousewifetofindoutwhethershewasmakinguseofhercollegeeducationwhilefullyengagedinh
2、ouseworkandwhethershewasatraitortotheWomen'sLib.Thusthenarratorstartedtryingtoguideherdailyroutinehouseworkinthelightofphilosophicalknowledgeshelearnedatuniversity.Asshestoodeatingapples,orangesandbrownbananasandgazingintothedepthsofherrefrigeratorwhileconsi
3、deringcollegeeducationsandhousewives,shesawthemanifestationofagreat,metaphysicaltruth.“Likeenergy,mattersimplydescendsinscale—fromroasttostewtosouptocatfood.”Whenshefacedtheendlessriverofdirtyteeshirts,sweatsocks,pajamasandunderwear,sherememberedHeraclitus's
4、idea“Youcan'tsteptwiceinthesameriver.”Asshepickedupapairofjeansandemptiedthepocketsofbubblegumwrappers,pencilsandpennies,andshesawaboutherthevarietyinunityandunityinvarietyspokenofbyheraestheticsprofessor.Whenherhusbandcomplainedthattheroomwasamess,sheretort
5、edwiththewordsofAlexanderPope,“Allchaosisbutordermisunderstood.”Whenherhusbandblamedherforbuyinganewdress,sherepliedinthewordsofPascal,“Ah,butthehearthasitsreasonsthemindknowsnotof.”Andfinally,smilingcontentamidherfourmenwhowerehappilyandheartilyeating,shedr
6、ewaconclusionwiththephilosophyofBoethius:“Whateveris,isgood.”Thetextmaywellbeturnedvisuallyintoatablewithtwocolumns.Intheleft-sidecolumnwemayenterallthephilosophicalquotationsorsayingsfromthetext,andintherightsidecolumnareahousewife'sdomesticactivitiesinone-
7、to-onecorrespondencetothephilosophicalideasontheleft.Thus,theauthor'smeditationonthetrickyrelationbetweenaneducatedhousewifeandWomen'sLibduringhercleaningoftherefrigerator,leadstotherecallofSocrate'ssayingthat"Theunexaminedlifeisnotworthliving"(pa1).Thisprom
8、ptsallthehumorousdetailsofherreassessmentoflifefollowingthisintroductoryparagraph.Sotheorganizationalpatternmayappearasfollows:Havingthuscompletedthetable,wemayputaheadingatthetopofeachcolumn.Al