阿拉比文學課重點

WhythenovelnamedAraby?Inthenovel:"Atlastshespoketome.WhensheaddressedthefirstwordstomeIwassoconfusedthatIdidnotknowwhattoanswer.SheaskedmewasIgoingtoAraby.IforgotwhetherIansweredyesorno.Itwouldbeasplendidbazaar;shesaidshewouldlovetogo."`IfIgo,'Isaid,`Iwillbringyou

something.'ArabyAplacewherethegirltellherothatheshouldgo.Hopeandtemptationthesymbolofthegoalasymbolofthehero’sgrowing-upexperienceTheplacewheretheboy’sdreamtostartandendWhatisthethemeof"Araby"?Thespiritualparalysis(精神的癱瘓）Thefalsereligion（宗教的虛妄）

Throughthisstory,Joycerevealsthedarknessandrottenness(腐敗的）

oftheIrishsocietyinthelate19thcentury.AndhehopesthattheIrishmancanpluckthemselvesup,shakeofftheshacklesofthechurchandcomebacktoaliveanddynamic（活力的）.Writer’saimHowdothewriterpresentsthethemethroughhiswritingskills？metaphor隱喻andsymbolAsymbolofspiritualparalysisimage

religiousmeaningoftheimageThebeginningofthisnovel:“NorthRichmondStreet,beingblind,wasaquietstreetexceptatthehourwhentheChristianBrothers'Schoolsettheboysfree.Anuninhabitedhouseoftwostoriesstoodattheblindend,detachedfromitsneighboursinasquareground.Theotherhousesofthestreet,consciousofdecentliveswithinthem,gazedatoneanotherwithbrown

imperturbablefaces.”metaphor:aapathetic(冷漠的）andlifelesssocietyNorthRichmondStreet,beingblindMetaphor:hint暗示boy’sdreamisdifficultandthepossibilityoffailureDeadpriestTheformertenantofourhouse,apriest,haddiedinthebackdrawing-room.…..AmongtheseIfoundafewpaper-coveredbooks,thepagesofwhichwerecurledanddamp:TheAbbot,byWalterScott,TheDevoutCommunicant,andTheMemoirsofVidocq.Ilikedthelastbestbecauseitsleaveswereyellow.ChurchdeclineNameofthesebooks’metaphoristhatpastpeoplehavereligiousbeliefs,andyellowpagesisametaphorthepastworldhasgoneThewildgardenbehindthehousecontainedacentralapple-treeandafewstragglingbushes,underoneofwhichIfoundthelatetenant'srustybicycle-pump.AsymbolofthegardenofEdenwhereAdamandEvaatetheforbiddenfruitwisdomtree;Isasymbolofreligiousenlightenment宗教啟蒙,isalsoasymboloftemptationAsymbolofsexChalice(圣杯）“Thesenoisesconvergedinasinglesensationoflifeforme:IimaginedthatIboremychalicesafelythroughathrongoffoes.“averylegendarytreasuresofChristianity

itwasusedtoholdthebloodofJesuscup.regardedaspartofthespiritofKnights(騎士精神).Metaphor:boy’syearningandpursuitofthebeautifullove.Theboylikeaknighttoprotectthechaliceprotectbeautifulloveinhisheart.Epiphany(頓悟）Joycedidnotuseofstreamofconsciousness（意識流）,buthehasusedanewtechnique--“Epiphany”.EpiphanyfortheoriginalChristianity,meaningmanifestation顯靈”.Joycewillbeappliedtothewriting,aimingtorevealtheheroperceptionofrealityandlifemoment.Forexample:“GazingupintothedarknessIsawmyselfasacreaturedrivenandderidedbyvanity;andmyeyesburnedwithanguishandanger.”我抬頭凝視著黑暗，發(fā)覺自己是受虛榮驅(qū)動又受虛榮愚弄的可憐蟲；我的雙眼中燃燒著痛苦和憤怒．Arabyisnothingbuta