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1、Lesson ElevenThe Pen of My AuntBy Josephine TeyWhat is the background of this story?I.Warm-up Qs Could you find the similar Chinese character in modern Beijing opera?Who impresses you most among the four main characters,Madame,Simone,the stranger,or the corporal?The end of Warm-up Qs.ENTERPart TwoJo
2、sephine TeyElizabeth Mackintosh(18961952),one of the best-known and best-loved of all crime writers,wrote mysteries under the pen names of Gordon Daviot and Josephine Tey.I.AuthorLifeTo be continued on the next page.vAs a Scottish writer and dramatist,she wrote 8 mystery novels,6 of which feature In
3、spector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard.vMuch of the novels appeal comes from Teys loving portrayal of traditional English country living,and life on a horse-breeding farm.By a fascinating character study,her novels are powerful combination and make for fascinating plots.I.AuthorLifeTo be continued on t
4、he next page.v Six Novels in the Alan Grant Mysteries by Tey 1.The Man in the Queue(1929)2.A Shilling for Candles(1936)v3.The Franchise Affair (1948)4.To Love and Be Wise(1950)5.The Daughter of Time(1951)6.The Singing Sands(1952)The Franchise Affair The Daughter of Timefor which she is still best re
5、memberedin his Crime&Mystery:The 100 Best Books.I.AuthorWorksTo be continued on the next page.The Man in the Queue(The first book in the Alan Grant series)(1929)A Shilling for Candles(The second book in the Alan Grant series)(1936)The Franchise Affair(The third book in the Alan Grant series)(1948)To
6、 be continued on the next page.I.AuthorWorksTo Love and Be Wise(The fourth book in the Alan Grant series)(1950)The Daughter of Time(The fifthbook in the Alan Grant series)(1951)The Singing Sands(The sixth book in the Alan Grant series)(1952)I.AuthorWorksTo be continued on the next page.Part ThreeENT
7、ER Plot of the story Setting of the story Protagonists of the story Theme of the story Structure of the story Character Analysis of the story Analysis of the storyI.Text AnalysisFor ReferenceDiscuss these questions with your partners.Plot:an episode during the Nazi German Occupation of France during
8、 the Second World War social setting:Occupation of France by Setting:German forces story setting:in the Madames country house Protagonists:Madame,Simone,Stranger,and CorporalI.Text AnalysisPlot,Setting and ProtagonistsFor Reference.The end of Text AnalysisPlot,Setting and Protagonists.I.Text Analysi
9、sThemeThe story tells us an episode during the Nazi German Occupation of France during the Second World War.An upper-class woman,in collaboration with her servant,outwits a German corporal and has him drive a soldier(in civilian clothes)of the Resistance to a location on his way to the coast.Please
10、find details in the text to bear it out.The end of Text AnalysisTheme.vPart 1 (Paras.137):IntroductionvTwo characters,Madame and Simone,are introduced.Their attitude toward the Nazi occupation is revealed.Madames response to the approach of the soldiers toward the house is contrasted with that of Si
11、mones.I.Text AnalysisStructureTo be continued on the next page.vPart 2(Paras.38103)The other two characters,the stranger and the corporal,are introduced.Madame confirms the strangers identity as her nephew.(Paras.3850)Madame explains why“her nephew”behaved as he did in the wood,and she argues with t
12、he corporal about young French peoples behavior.(Paras.5161)The corporal demands the stranger show his papers,and Simone and the stranger trick the German into believing that the nephews coat,with the papers in the pocket,has been sent to the laundry.(Paras.6194)Madame promises to have the papers se
13、nt to the corporal,who then leaves.(Paras.95103)I.Text AnalysisStructureTo be continued on the next page.vPart 3(Paras.104172)Madame tells the stranger she does have a nephew who is a collaborator.(Paras.104128)Madame makes sure that the stranger is a comrade.(Paras.129140)The stranger is surprised
14、that Madame hides her list of names in a quill,and she tells him why she does so.(Paras.141150)Madame and the stranger discuss the route for him to take to get to the coast.(Paras.151172)I.Text AnalysisStructureTo be continued on the next page.vPart 4(Paras.173246)The corporal drags Simone in and de
15、mands that Madame explain why her servant said she had never set eyes on“her nephew”before.(Paras.173181)Madame convinced the corporal,using the exchange between Simone and the stranger,that her servant dislikes her nephews sloppy ways and that what the girl said was that she wished she had never se
16、t eyes on her nephew.(Paras.182201)I.Text AnalysisStructureTo be continued on the next page.Madame makes the corporal feel that he has treated her discourteously,and with a little blackmail,she obtains a special pass for“her nephew”to go to a place from where a comrade is to take him to the coast.Lu
17、ckily Simone knows the real nephews ID number,which the corporal has to write in in the pass.(Paras.202226)I.Text AnalysisStructureTo be continued on the next page.Madame makes the corporal,again with a little blackmail,agree to drive“her nephew”somewhere near an ideal hiding place.The corporal leav
18、es to get his car ready,and Simone goes to get a coat for“Madames nephew”.(Paras.227246)I.Text AnalysisStructureTo be continued on the next page.vPart 5 (Paras.247262)ConclusionvThe stranger expresses admiration for Madames extraordinary abilities and gratitude for what she has done for him.They bot
19、h hope they will meet again in a couple of years.(Paras.247253)Madame is proud of Simone for what she has done,and they drink a toast togetherto Freedom.(Paras.254262)I.Text AnalysisStructureThe end of Text AnalysisStructure.vMadame:She uses her social standing and the cloak of a“good collaborator”t
20、o work for the anti-Nazi underground.She is intelligent,quick-witted,calm when faced with danger,good at reading other peoples minds,(e.g.knowing where the enemy soldier is vulnerable),and very ingenious(e.g.keeping the list of names in a quill pen).I.Text AnalysisCharacter AnalysisTo be continued o
21、n the next page.vSimone:She has a strange hatred for the occupiers,and she is unable to hide this hatred before the enemy at the beginning,but is quick to seize opportunities to get the stranger out of trouble.She is not experienced enough in dealing with the Germans at first,e.g.not very calm when
22、she sees soldiers approaching the house.I.Text AnalysisCharacter AnalysisTo be continued on the next page.vStranger:As a soldier of the Resistance,his hatred of the enemy is such that he seizes every opportunity to ridicule the enemy and is quick to take hints as to what to do or say.I.Text Analysis
23、Character AnalysisTo be continued on the next page.vCorporal:He is arrogant and single-minded.He takes his duties seriously,carrying out instructions like an automaton.He is obsessed with his rank,therefore vulnerable to threat and blackmail.I.Text AnalysisCharacter AnalysisThe end of Text AnalysisC
24、haracter Analysis.Part 1(Paras.137):IntroductionvQuestion1:Who were introduced?vAnswer:Madame:lady of the house;v Simone:her servant Question 3vQuestion2:What did their brief conversation reveal v about the time setting of the story?vAnswer:Nazi German occupation of France during World War II I.Text
25、 AnalysisTo be continued on the next page.Part 1(Paras.137):IntroductionvQuestion 3:What attitude did they hold toward the German occupation troops?The same?vAnswer:vSimilarity:both against German occupation of FrancevDifferences:Madame:quit-witted,and calm before the danger Simone:unable to hide ha
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