Comprehensive English II Unit 2 Say Yes School of Foreign Languages
Comprehensive English II School of Foreign Languages Unit 2 Say Yes
Contents Background Information Vocabulary Expressions Critical Reading Discussion Writing Assignments
Contents Background Information Vocabulary & Expressions Critical Reading Discussion & Writing Assignments
Part 1 Background Information 0 Tobias Wolff Racism Sexism
Part 1 Background Information Tobias Wolff Racism Sexism
Tobias Wolff-Life Born in Birmingham,Alabama USA in 1945. Parents divorced when he was a boy;mother retained custody;traveled with her to the Pacific Northwest,where she remarried;soon he was forced to endure life under the strict and cruel stepfather. From 1964 to 1968,served as a lieutenant with the U.S.Army Special Forces(Green Berets)in Vietnam. B.A.(1972)and M.A.(1975)from Oxford University with First Class Honors in English,a second M.A.from Stanford. A revered writer&teacher of creative writing and literature in Stanford and elsewhere
Tobias Wolff - Life • Born in Birmingham, Alabama USA in 1945. • Parents divorced when he was a boy; mother retained custody; traveled with her to the Pacific Northwest, where she remarried; soon he was forced to endure life under the strict and cruel stepfather. • From 1964 to 1968, served as a lieutenant with the U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets) in Vietnam. • B.A. (1972) and M.A. (1975) from Oxford University with First Class Honors in English, a second M.A. from Stanford. • A revered writer& teacher of creative writing and literature in Stanford and elsewhere
Works >Best known for two genres-the short story and the memoir. Short stories:Received O.Henry Award three times: In the Garden of the North American Martyrs (1981) 。Next Door (1982) ·Sister1985) Memoirs: OBIAS WOLF This Boy's Life:A Memoir (1989)Wolff's efforts to get away from his stepfather led to his self-transformation.That period of life is recounted.It was later made into a film. In Pharaoh's Army:Memories of the Lost War(1994)His wartime experiences are recounted. >Novels: .The Barrack's Thief (1984)(1985 PEN/Faukner Award for Fiction) Old School (2003)
Works ➢ Best known for two genres- the short story and the memoir. Short stories: Received O. Henry Award three times: • In the Garden of the North American Martyrs (1981) • Next Door (1982) • Sister (1985) Memoirs: • This Boy’s Life: A Memoir (1989) Wolff’s efforts to get away from his stepfather led to his self-transformation. That period of life is recounted. It was later made into a film. • In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost War(1994) His wartime experiences are recounted. ➢ Novels: • The Barrack‘s Thief (1984) (1985 PEN/Faukner Award for Fiction) • Old School (2003)
Comments Whether he is writing fiction or non-fiction,Wolff's prose is characterized by an exploration of personal/ biographical and existential terrain.As Wyatt Mason wrote in the London Review of Books,"Typically,his protagonists face an acute moral dilemma,unable to reconcile what they know to be true with what they feel to be true.Duplicity is their great failing,and Wolff's main theme
Comments ❖ Whether he is writing fiction or non-fiction, Wolff's prose is characterized by an exploration of personal/ biographical and existential terrain. As Wyatt Mason wrote in the London Review of Books, "Typically, his protagonists face an acute moral dilemma, unable to reconcile what they know to be true with what they feel to be true. Duplicity is their great failing, and Wolff's main theme
The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others. Has been called the national curse of the United States ever since the colonial era and the slave era.Heavy burdens of racism have fallen upon Native Americans,African Americans,Asian Racism Americans,Latin Americans and some other immigrant groups and their descendants Since the Civil Right movement of the1960s, a lot of changes have taken place,and the racial relationship has improved.However racism is still very much alive.The only thing is that it now may take more subtle forms
Racism Since the Civil Right movement of the1960s, a lot of changes have taken place, and the racial relationship has improved. However racism is still very much alive. The only thing is that it now may take more subtle forms. The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others. Has been called the national curse of the United States ever since the colonial era and the slave era. Heavy burdens of racism have fallen upon Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, Latin Americans and some other immigrant groups and their descendants
Ku Klux Klan a secret white supremacist organization at various times in American history terrorized blacks and KKK white sympathizers with violent acts of lynching, shootings and whippings. Founder 1866 Confederate Civil War veterans Headquarters Powderly,Kentucky;Butler,Indiana;Jasper,Texas Background The Klan has fragmented into scores of competing factions.Most of these are nominally independent
Ku Klux Klan Shakespeare Founder Headquarters 1866 Confederate Civil War veterans Background Powderly, Kentucky; Butler, Indiana; Jasper, Texas a secret white supremacist organization at various times in American history terrorized blacks and white sympathizers with violent acts of lynching, shootings and whippings. KKK The Klan has fragmented into scores of competing factions. Most of these are nominally independent
Ku Klux Klan Estimated no more than a few thousand,organized into slightly size more than 100 units Media mass mailings leafletting and the Internet public rallies and protests Strategy Ideology some Christian fundamentalist beliefs,Christian ldentity, white supremacy Financial little,Even Imperial Wizards have to hold day jobs support Most funding comes from membership dues and sales of Klan paraphernalia
Ku Klux Klan some Christian fundamentalist beliefs, Christian Identity, white supremacy Media Strategy Ideology mass mailings leafletting and the Internet public rallies and protests little, Even Imperial Wizards have to hold day jobs. Most funding comes from membership dues and sales of Klan paraphernalia Financial support no more than a few thousand, organized into slightly more than 100 units Estimated size
The term"Jim Crow"comes from popular minstrel shows around the time of the Civil War.The Jim Crow character was a stereotypical black man. Refers to anti-African American laws in southern states which segregated whites and blacks from1876to1965. Discriminated against African Americans with Jim Crow concern to attendance in public schools and Laws the use of facilities such as restaurants, theaters,hotels,cinemas and public baths. Trains and buses were also segregated and in many states marriage between whites and African American people. the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act were passed,in 1964 and 1965 respectively,ending legalized segregation and disenfranchisement.Jim Crow was dead,at least in the law
Jim Crow Laws Discriminated against African Americans with concern to attendance in public schools and the use of facilities such as restaurants, theaters, hotels, cinemas and public baths. Trains and buses were also segregated and in many states marriage between whites and African American people. Refers to anti-African American laws in southern states which segregated whites and blacks from1876 to 1965. The term "Jim Crow" comes from popular minstrel shows around the time of the Civil War. The Jim Crow character was a stereotypical black man. the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act were passed, in 1964 and 1965 respectively, ending legalized segregation and disenfranchisement. Jim Crow was dead, at least in the law