《大学英语IV》课程教学课件（PPT讲稿）Unit 13 Reading A Gender Change and a Family's Undoing - Shutesbury Woman's Memoir Stirs Controversy（思政版）

Unit 13 Reading A家Gender Change and aFamily's UndoingShutesbury Woman'sMemoir Stirs Controversy2025/12/29

Unit 13 Reading A Gender Change and a Family's Undoing: Shutesbury Woman's Memoir Stirs Controversy 2025/12/29

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PARA.1Several years ago,ValleywriterChristineBenvenuto01and her husband of morethan 20 years wentthrougha bitterdivorce.Their children wereheartbroken,and Benvenuto02Wasdevastated

01 Several years ago,Valley writer Christine Benvenuto and her husband of more than 20 years went through a bitter divorce. Their children were heartbroken, and Benvenuto was devastated. PARA.1 02

PARA.103But the sad story had an unusual twistThe marriage dissolved not because her04husband left to be withanother woman.Hehad begun the process to become one,from05growing his hairto ingesting female hormones

But the sad story had an unusual twist. PARA.1 03 04 The marriage dissolved not because her husband left to be with another woman. He had begun the process to become one, from growing his hair to ingesting female hormones. 05

PARA.1Several years ago,Valley writer Christine Benvenutoand her husband of more than 20 years went through abitter divorce.Their children were heartbroken,andBenvenuto was devastated.But the sad story had anunusual twist. The marriage dissolved not because herhusband left to be with another woman.He had begunthe process to become one,from growing his hair toingestingfemalehormones

PARA.1 Several years ago, Valley writer Christine Benvenuto and her husband of more than 20 years went through a bitter divorce. Their children were heartbroken, and Benvenuto was devastated. But the sad story had an unusual twist. The marriage dissolved not because her husband left to be with another woman. He had begun the process to become one, from growing his hair to ingesting female hormones

PARA.2"FortwoyearsI watched myhusband die,"she01said.Benvenuto,wholivesinShutesbury,eventuallycame to terms with the circumstances.She gradually confided in friends,cameto better02understandherex's situationandmetanotherman03Andnow,shehasdetailedthe experienceinthebookSexChanges:AMemoirofmarriage,GenderandMovingOn,recentlypublishedbySt.Martin'sPress

01 “For two years I watched my husband die,” she said. Benvenuto, who lives in Shutesbury, eventually came to terms with the circumstances. She gradually confided in friends, came to better understand her ex's situation and met another man. PARA.2 02 And now, she has detailed the experience in the book Sex Changes: A Memoir of marriage, Gender, and Moving On, recently published by St. Martin's Press. 03

PARA.2“For two yearsIwatched my husband die,she said.Benvenuto,who livesin Shutesbury,eventually cametoterms with the circumstances. She gradually confided infriends,cameto better understand her ex's situation andmet another man.And now, she has detailed theexperience inthe bookSexChanges:AMemoirofMarriage,Gender,andMovingOn,recentlypublished bySt.Martin'sPress

PARA.2 “For two years I watched my husband die,” she said. Benvenuto, who lives in Shutesbury, eventually came to terms with the circumstances. She gradually confided in friends, came to better understand her ex’s situation and met another man. And now, she has detailed the experience in the book Sex Changes: A Memoir of Marriage, Gender, and Moving On, recently published by St. Martin’s Press

PARA.3The book takes the reader through grief, anger,01bewilderment, self-recrimination---as well as somedarkhumor---as Benvenuto confronts theend of hermarriage and the steady disappearance of the manshe fell inlove with as a college student

01 The book takes the reader through grief, anger, bewilderment, self-recrimination- as well as some dark humor- as Benvenuto confronts the end of her marriage and the steady disappearance of the man she fell in love with as a college student. PARA.3 0

PARA.3The booktakes the readerthrough grief, anger,bewilderment,self-recrimination -aswell as some darkhumor-asBenvenutoconfronts theend of hermarriage and the steady disappearance of the man shefell inlovewithasacollegestudent

PARA.3 The book takes the reader through grief, anger, bewilderment, self-recrimination — as well as some dark humor — as Benvenuto confronts the end of her marriage and the steady disappearance of the man she fell in love with as a college student

PARA.4WhileBenvenuto saysherstorycanhelpfamiliesin01which a member has gender issues, not everyoneagrees.It has sparked a local protest which included Margaret02Cerullo,a Hampshire College professor of sociology,who admits shehasn't readthe book,but neverthelesscalls it hurtful, containing negative stereotypes abouttransgenderpeople basedon excerpts sheread online

01 While Benvenuto says her story can help families in which a member has gender issues, not everyone agrees. It has sparked a local protest which included Margaret Cerullo, a Hampshire College professor of sociology, who admits she hasn't read the book, but nevertheless calls it hurtful, containing negative stereotypes about transgender people based on excerpts she read online. PARA.4 02