复旦大学：《英美短篇小说 British and American Short Stories》学生课堂报告_Mayhew

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Mayhew 10300120194 陈天怡

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William Somerset Maugham >1874.1.25~1965.12.15 )British novelist, playwright and short-story writer > Studied medicine and qualified as a doctor Worked as a secret agent in World War One >A keen traveller

William Somerset Maugham ➢1874.1.25~ 1965.12.15 ➢British novelist, playewright and short-story writer ➢Studied medicine and qualified as a doctor ➢Worked as a secret agent in World War One ➢A keen traveller

Significant Works >Of Human Bondage (1915) The Moon and Sixpence (1919 > Cakes and Ale(1930 The Razor 's Edge(1944 Famous for his sober obversation and incisive analysis of society and human nature

Significant Works ➢Of Human Bondage (1915) ➢The Moon and Sixpence (1919) ➢Cakes and Ale (1930) ➢The Razor’s Edge (1944) Famous for his sober obversation and incisive analysis of society and human nature

Perspective > First person-I a)" I never met a more interesting man than Mayhew. b)"I suppose his friends thought him crazy, some must have done all they could to dissuade him c)I find it strange that Mayhew should have settled on this lovely island, for I never knew a man more insensible to beauty

Perspective: ➢First person—— “I” a) “I never met a more interesting man than Mayhew.” b) “I suppose his friends thought him crazy; some must have done all they could to dissuade him.” c) “I find it strange that Mayhew should have settled on this lovely island, for I never knew a man more insensible to beauty

>Observer who doesn t take part in the story Advantages Brings readers closer to the hero Leaves more room for readers

Advantages: ➢Brings readers closer to the hero ➢Leaves more room for readers ➢“I”——observer who doesn’t take part in the story

Writing Style > Plain yet Expressive e.g. Vivid description of character a) He sent for a cable form, wrote it out, and dispatched it b) He arranged his affairs, packed up his furniture, and started Adventurous and resolute

Writing Style: ➢Plain yet Expressive: e.g. Vivid description of character: a) He sent for a cable form, wrote it out, and dispatched it. b) He arranged his affairs, packed up his furniture, and started. Adventurous and Resolute

c) He worked harder than he had ever worked in Detroit. He would start at noon and work all through the night till the whistle of the steamer that goes every morning from Capri to Naples told him that it was five o'clock and time to go to d) As the years went by he was to be found seldom in the ways of men. He could be tempted to come out of his house only by a game of chess or the chance of an argument Hard-working and Ambitious

c) He worked harder than he had ever worked in Detroit. He would start at noon and work all through the night till the whistle of the steamer that goes every morning from Capri to Naples told him that it was five o'clock and time to go to bed. d) As the years went by he was to be found seldom in the ways of men. He could be tempted to come out of his house only by a game of chess or the chance of an argument. Hard-working and Ambitious

The story of Mayhew > He is a competent lawyer with a lucrative practice and a bright future >He gives up his career and moves to a remote island in Italy >Inspired by the natural beauty, he decides to write a history and works for it unremittingly for fourteen years > His long neglected body takes revenge on him and he dies with his aim unachieved

The story of Mayhew: ➢He is a competent lawyer with a lucrative practice and a bright future. ➢He gives up his career and moves to a remote island in Italy. ➢Inspired by the natural beauty, he decides to write a history and works for it unremittingly for fourteen years. ➢His long neglected body takes revenge on him and he dies with his aim unachieved

Different paths of Life Streetcar Flivver strictly abiding by freely following the the rules of society heart's desire Mayhew

Different Paths of Life: Streetcar： strictly abiding by the rules of society Flivver： freely following the heart’s desire Mayhew