复旦大学：《英美短篇小说 British and American Short Stories》教学课件（PPT）John Galsworthy, The Japanese Quince

The Japanese Quince John Galsworth

About the Auth Types of Work Publication Y ting 7 Parts Characters Point of vi Description Style mbo

John galsworthy (1867-1933) English novelist and playwright Satirize the victorian upper-middle class Show the daily life of ordinary Combine the description of social and political evils with great sympathy for the people who hopelessly and helplessly suffer them

John Galsworthy(1867-1933)

Type of Work and Publication Year The Japanese Quince"is a short story RIBNER P about a well-to-do London businessman Charles Scribner's Sons first published it in 1910 as part of a collection entitled A Motley

Type of Work and Publication Year

Settins The action takes place on Campden Hill in London in the early twentieth century. The main character and his neighbor both work in London's financial district, known as "the City

Setting

Characters Mr Nilson: London businessman who experiences worrisome symptoms even though he is the picture of good health Mr. Tandram: Nilson's next-door neighbor. He is also a businessman and experiences symptoms like Nilson's Wives of Nilson and Tandram: The narrator mentions the spouses but they have no speaking role in the story

Characters

Point of view Limited third-person point of view The viewpoint is omniscient only in relation to main character. Nilson--that is. the narrator reveals Nilson's unspoken thoughts but not Tandram's

Point of View • Limited third-person point of view • The viewpoint is omniscient only in relation to main character, Nilson—that is, the narrator reveals Nilson's unspoken thoughts but not Tandram's

What is a Japanese Quince? A shrub or small tree that blossoms with pink or red flowers

What is a Japanese Quince? • A shrub or small tree that blossoms with pink or red flowers

Plot Summary While in the dressing room of his home on Campden Hill in London Mr Nilson experiences a sweetness in his throat and an emptiness in his chest. Opening a window, he notices that a small tree in the Campden Hill gardens is blossoming. Perfect morning, he thinks; spring at last! (paragraph 1) After going downstairs and getting the morning paper from the sideboard in the dining room, that same sweetness affects him as before A bit concerned, he goes outside for fresh air and a walk in the gardens But only moments pass before he again experiences the feeling of sweetness, along with a slight ache above his heart

Plot Summary • While in the dressing room of his home on Campden Hill in London, Mr. Nilson experiences a sweetness in his throat and an emptiness in his chest. Opening a window, he notices that a small tree in the Campden Hill gardens is blossoming. “Perfect morning,” he thinks; “spring at last!” (paragraph 1). • After going downstairs and getting the morning paper from the sideboard in the dining room, that same sweetness affects him as before. A bit concerned, he goes outside for fresh air and a walk in the gardens. But only moments pass before he again experiences the feeling of sweetness, along with a slight ache above his heart

Plot Summary He considers what he ate the previous evening but recalls no food that could cause his sensations. Then he notices the small tree that he saw from the window. It has green leaves and pink and white blossoms. Very pretty. When he stops to observe it, he notices his neighbor, M Tandram, doing the same. Nilson had never spoken to him even though Tandram had lived in the house next door for five vears Feeling obliged to speak, Nilson says, "Fine morning!"(paragraph 7) Beautiful, for the time of year"(paragraph 7), Tandram says

Plot Summary • He considers what he ate the previous evening but recalls no food that could cause his sensations. Then he notices the small tree that he saw from the window. It has green leaves and pink and white blossoms. Very pretty. When he stops to observe it, he notices his neighbor, Mr. Tandram, doing the same. Nilson had never spoken to him even though Tandram had lived in the house next door for five years. • Feeling obliged to speak, Nilson says, "Fine morning!" (paragraph 7), • "Beautiful, for the time of year" (paragraph 7), Tandram says