Unit 3 A DillPickleby Katherine Mansfield
Unit 3 A Dill Pickle by Katherine Mansfield
ContentsWords&ExpressionsText AnalysisSentencePatternsCharaterAnalysisCBIWork5
Contents 1 2 3 4 Words & Expressions Text Analysis Charater Analysis Sentence Patterns 5 CBI Work
TextAnalysisRead thetextthrough beforeV. Discussion of the textyou start thispart.11.What did the man suggest when he praised the woman as a"marvelous listener"? Why did Vera find “a hint of mockery"in hisvoice? (para.45-46)12.What did it show that the man did not remember his dog's namewhereas Vera did?13.What did it imply when the man “snapped the cigarette case to"?14.Why did Vera want to leave when the man mentioned their breakupsix years ago? Why did she then change her mind and stayed?15.Do youthink Vera and themanwere lonelyfor thesamereasons?Wassheanegoistashewas?16..Whydid sheleave again,and so abruptly?
Text Analysis V. Discussion of the text Read the text through before you start this part. 11. What did the man suggest when he praised the woman as a “marvelous listener”? Why did Vera find “a hint of mockery” in his voice? (para.45-46) 12. What did it show that the man did not remember his dog’s name whereas Vera did? 13. What did it imply when the man “snapped the cigarette case to”? 14. Why did Vera want to leave when the man mentioned their breakup six years ago? Why did she then change her mind and stayed? 15. Do you think Vera and the man were lonely for the same reasons? Was she an egoist as he was? 16. Why did she leave again, and so abruptly?
SentencePatternsWorkonthispartindependently!I. Special sentence structureStudy thefollowingsentences or paragraphs carefully,figure out thespecial structure involved,and find more of its kind in the text.7. It simply was that ... for anybody else. (para.64, para.14,3rd sentence)
Sentence Patterns ◆ Study the following sentences or paragraphs carefully, figure out the special structure involved, and find more of its kind in the text. I. Special sentence structure 7. It simply was that . for anybody else. (para.64, para.14,3rd sentence) Work on this part independently!
TextAnalysisRefer tothe academicpaper and work out theVI. Symbolism in the textanswerswithyourpartner.1.Many of the images in the story are deliberately symbolic.Forexample, the flowers. Can you find out the implication ofthe flowers?Do they take on a second meaning in the story?2. Whyis the story titled "A Dill Pickle"? How is it relevant to alovestory?Whatmight it representsymbolically,if itdoes?3. Offer one more image in the text and try to tell what it mayrepresentsymbolically《由看凯瑟琳曼斯菲尔德短篇小说的艺术特色》
Text Analysis 1. Many of the images in the story are deliberately symbolic. For example, the flowers. Can you find out the implication of the flowers? Do they take on a second meaning in the story? 2. Why is the story titled “A Dill Pickle”? How is it relevant to a love story? What might it represent symbolically, if it does? 3. Offer one more image in the text and try to tell what it may represent symbolically. VI. Symbolism in the text Refer to the academic paper and work out the answers with your partner. 《由看凯瑟琳曼斯菲尔德短篇小说的艺术特色》
Character AnalysisAnalyzeVera and themanwiththehelp oftheI. Verafollowingquestionsandthe academic paper.Questions for thinking:1.How did Vera feel when she saw her former lover? Wasshe stillattachedtohim?2.Whydid Verabreakupwiththemansixyearsearlier?3.Do you think Vera left the man again for the same reasons as the firsttime?4Whatindeed did Vera want?Whyhad shebeen so lonely?Was itbecause, as theman said, she was an egoist?5.Whatdoes the“strangebeast"standfor?Whydoes the authordescribe it as a "strange beast"? Is this image conventionallyassociatedwithwomen?6.How do you understand that Vera was “born out of her time"?
Character Analysis Questions for thinking: 1. How did Vera feel when she saw her former lover? Was she still attached to him? 2. Why did Vera break up with the man six years earlier? 3. Do you think Vera left the man again for the same reasons as the first time? 4. What indeed did Vera want? Why had she been so lonely? Was it because, as the man said, she was an egoist? 5. What does the “strange beast” stand for? Why does the author describe it as a “strange beast”? Is this image conventionally associated with women? 6. How do you understand that Vera was “born out of her time”? I. Vera Analyze Vera and the man with the help of the following questions and the academic paper
CharacterAnalysisAnalyze Vera andtheIl.The Manmanwiththehelpofthefollowingquestionsandthe academic paper.Questionsforthinking:1What is the man's name? Why isn't he given a name?2.Wasthe man still in love with Vera? If not, why did he seem sohappy talkingto her and askherto stay?3. Why did he “let it go at that" when Vera told him she had sold herpiano?4.Inwhattonedidhementionthe break-upletter?Doyouthinkhereally understood now what Vera had written about him?5.Do you agree with what the man said about Vera? Did heunderstandhertosomeextent?《析曼斯菲尔德短篇小说中人物性格》
Character Analysis Questions for thinking: 1. What is the man’s name? Why isn’t he given a name? 2. Was the man still in love with Vera? If not, why did he seem so happy talking to her and ask her to stay? 3. Why did he “let it go at that” when Vera told him she had sold her piano? 4. In what tone did he mention the break-up letter? Do you think he really understood now what Vera had written about him? 5. Do you agree with what the man said about Vera? Did he understand her to some extent? II. The Man Analyze Vera and the man with the help of the following questions and the academic paper. 《析曼斯菲尔德短篇小说中人物性格》
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