The Man With The Scar 陈雪灵 10300120195
The Man With The Scar 陈雪灵 10300120195
The Man With The Scar Retelling W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM Maughams experience Collected Short Stories Volume I Reflection
The Man With The Scar • Retelling • Maugham’s experience • Reflection
Summary of the story Description broad, red and crescent-shaped scar ordinary lottery tickets seller small and undistinguished features Past g ory revolutionary general sentenced to be shot
Summary of the story • Description – broad, red and crescent-shaped scar – ordinary lottery tickets seller – small and undistinguished features • Past glory – revolutionary general – sentenced to be shot
Summary of the story Say good-bye to his wife and her face was dead white ver her hair she was in black, with a veil o kissed and stabbed A noble gesture released from execution had nothing to do with the scar
Summary of the story • Say good-bye to his wife – “she was in black, with a veil over her hair, and her face was dead white” – kissed and stabbed • A noble gesture – released from execution – had nothing to do with the scar
Spanish Que tal? 怎么样? Gracias 谢谢 Hasta Luego 再见。 Bueno 好 Guatemala city in Central America Underlining the local coloring of the place
◆ Guatemala city in Central America ◆ Underlining the local coloring of the place • Qué tal? • Gracias. • Hasta Luego. • Bueno. Spanish • 怎么样？ • 谢谢。 • 再见。 • 好
Maugham's life M A TLA All of these experiences were reflected in many of his stories and novels
Maugham’s life ◆ All of these experiences were reflected in many of his stories and novels
Lovel Love? Noble! Noble? “ loved her.” free her from grief and sorrow Loyalty It was a noble gesture loyalty bravery ° egoism and selfishness
Love! Love? Noble! Noble? • “I loved her.” – free her from grief and sorrow – Loyalty • “It was a noble gesture” – loyalty – bravery • egoism and selfishness
Maugham's love life With woman Syrie Wellcome Divorced 激 With men Gerald Haxton Alan Searle
Maugham’s love life • With woman – Syrie Wellcome – Divorced • With men – Gerald Haxton – Alan Searle
Maugham's love life I have most loved people who cared little or nothing for me and when people have loved me I have been embarrassed, In order not to hurt their feelings, I have often acted a passion I did not feel Heterosexual Written in water
Maugham’s love life "I have most loved people who cared little or nothing for me and when people have loved me I have been embarrassed... In order not to hurt their feelings, I have often acted a passion I did not feel.” • Heterosexuality – Written in water
Never judge a book by its cover The scar Impressive caused by a bottle of ginger ale The man with the scar ordinary lottery tickets seller past story was out the ordinary
Never judge a book by its cover • The scar – impressive – caused by a bottle of ginger ale • The man with the scar – ordinary lottery tickets seller – past story was out the ordinary
