The its symo reveal the of (2)Further Questions -Who is the narrator?What wrong does he want to redress? -What is the pretext he uses to lure Fortunato this wine cellar? -What happens to Fortunato in the end? -Describe briefly how Poe characterizes Montresor and Fortunato as contrasts? 1.3 Unit 3 Ralph Waldo Emerson(1803-1882) 1.3.I The Transcendentalists (1)formed a movement of feelings and beliefs rather than a system of philosophy lheral of Unitarianism,secing both relgions as ngative,cold.lifeles ted both the conservative Puritanism of their ance s and the newer (3)tried to find the truth through feeling and intuition rather than through logic 1 32 Emerson's Works (1)(1836):the clearest statement of Transcendentalist ideas (2)The American Scholar(1837):Emerson's famous speech at Harvard University 1.3.3 SelfReliance (1841):filled with memorable lines.familiar to most Americans (1)What is the author's attitude towards charity?Why does he hold such an (2)According to the author,what do most people believe to the virtue?And what is real virtue? (3)Why does the author dislike "consistency"?Do you agree with him?Do you think that people should give up consistency? 1.4 Unit Nathanicl Hawthorne (1 s the as nt of one's actions?What is it important for people? 1.4.1 features of Hawthorne's stories (1 usually a strong allegorical quality (2)always writes about man in society,rather than simply about man in nature-interest in the dark part of the human mind carefully describes the of his characters his favorite theme the effects of sir 1.4.2 The Scarlet Letter (1850):his masterpiece (1)setting:a strong feeling for the Puritan past of 17th century New England (2)subiect:a study of the effects of the adultery (3)th e Itis Iseless to hide uiti n order avoid punishment (4)question:Whether the act of Hester and her lover was really sinful? 1.4.3 Further Questions (1)Why is the prison the setting of Chapter 1 and what is the implication of the description of the roses? (2)Describe the appearance of Hester Prynne and the attitude of the people8 -The story’s setting and its symbols reveal the character of the hero. (2) Further Questions -Who is the narrator? What wrong does he want to redress? -What is the pretext he uses to lure Fortunato this wine cellar? -What happens to Fortunato in the end? -Describe briefly how Poe characterizes Montresor and Fortunato as contrasts? 1.3 Unit 3 Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) 1.3.1 The Transcendentalists (1) formed a movement of feelings and beliefs rather than a system of philosophy (2) rejected both the conservative Puritanism of their ancestors and the newer, liberal faith of Unitarianism, seeing both religions as “negative, cold, lifeless” (3) tried to find the truth through feeling and intuition rather than through logic 1.3.2 Emerson’s Works (1) Nature (1836): the clearest statement of Transcendentalist ideas (2) The American Scholar (1837): Emerson’s famous speech at Harvard University 1.3.3 Self-Reliance (1841): filled with memorable lines, familiar to most Americans (1) What is the author’s attitude towards charity? Why does he hold such an attitude? (2) According to the author, what do most people believe to the virtue? And what is real virtue? (3) Why does the author dislike “consistency”? Do you agree with him? Do you think that people should give up consistency? (4) What is the agreement of one’s actions? What is it important for people? 1.4 Unit 4 Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) 1.4.1 features of Hawthorne’s stories (1) usually a strong allegorical quality (2) always writes about man in society, rather than simply about man in nature-interest in the dark part of the human mind - carefully describes the psychology of his characters -his favorite theme; the effects of sin 1.4.2 The Scarlet Letter (1850): his masterpiece (1) setting: a strong feeling for the Puritan past of 17th century New England (2) subject: a study of the effects of the adultery (3) theme: It is useless to hide guilt in order to avoid punishment. (4) question: Whether the act of Hester and her lover was really sinful? 1.4.3 Further Questions (1) Why is the prison the setting of Chapter 1 and what is the implication of the description of the roses? (2) Describe the appearance of Hester Prynne and the attitude of the people