外婆的家什PPT课件.ppt

Everyday use (Alice walker) The story concerns a rare visit Dee pays to her mother and sister. As she waits for her daughter, Mrs. Johnson reflects on how much Dee hated her home life when she was a child--so much that the author hints that she sets fire to the house, nearly killing Maggie and physically scarring her for life. After the fire, Mrs. Johnson raised money through the local church to send Dee away to school. Maggie, however, remained at home and learned traditional skills from her family. The story humorously illustrates the differences between Dee and her shy younger daughter Maggie It tells a story of a mother and her two daughters totally different ideas about their identities and ancestry. The themes concerns on Mama’s awakening to one daughters superficiality and to the other’s deep-seated understanding of heritage. Walker uses several literary devices to examine the themes and to give a voice to the poor and the uneducated as with many other stories by walker. The mother ●Being a typical working woman who is far different from Dee’s ideal mother ●Being fat, shy and timid ●Being with little education, but not without intelligence and perception Dee ＊Being pretty ＊Life is generous to her. The world never says “no” to her ＊Having a style of her own and knew what style is. ＊Being bold and having a strong characteristic ＊Being not an easy person to get along with ＊Looking down upon her mother and sister Maggie ⊙Being homely (not good-looking), like a lame animal with burn scars down her arms and legs ⊙Being shy and timid ⊙Eying her sister with the mixture of envy and awe ⊙Being nervous when meeting Dee Structure Analysis Part 1 (1-2) General introduction Preparations made to receive Dee hinting the relationship between Mother and Dee is alienated; the relationship between the two sisters is unfriendly and tense. Part 2 (3-16) Description of Mother and two sisters (3 - 4) what Mother expected Dee to be (5 -