1、Unit 4 Unit 4 Exploring literature To understand the whole excerpt by reading out emotionally To describe the personality traits of the old man based on deep understanding To learn the writing style of Hemingway To analyse the “three qualities of literature” shown in this execrpt Learn something abo
2、ut Ernest Hemingway: Ernest Hemingway America Name Nationality Achievements He won the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Pulitzer Prize Important life experiences He served as an ambulance driver in World War I. He served as a correspondent in World War II. Famous works The Torrents of Spring (1952)
3、 The Sun Also Rises (1926) A Farewell to Arms (1929) To Have and Have Not (1937) For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940) Across the River and Into the Trees (1950) The Old Man and the Sea (1952) Ernest Hemingway unique writing style tough men can be destroyed but not defeated Read the except and answer the q
4、uestions. 1. What does the excerpt describe? It describes the struggle between the old man and the fish. The old man struggled to conquer the fish while the fish struggled to escape. 2. Did the old man nearly catch the fish? How do you know? Yes, he did. In line 9 it says “For just a moment the fish
5、 turned a little on his side”. And in line 25 it tells us “On the next turn, he nearly had him.” 3. When the old man saw the fish turned a little on his side (line 9), what did he say? And in what emotion did he say that? “I moved him,” the old man said. “I moved him then.” He was excited to see tha
6、t he was able to pull the fish. Figure out the personality traits of the old man according to lines 30-42 by completing the following chart. He got confused. His head was _. What he felt He had been _ _. He felt himself _. He felt himself going before _. not clear on the point of feeling himself go
7、going he started What he said/thought Keep your head clear. _ _ _. _ _ _ Clear up, head, clear up I dont know. But I will try it once more. Ill try it once again. _. Ill try it once gain In pairs, discuss the following question: How would you describe the old mans character? Support your view with d
8、etails from the excerpt. The old man is determined and positive. His long struggle with the fish shows his determination. His inner thoughts, like, “Yes you are, he told himself. Youre good for ever”, illustrate his positive attitude. A Struggle The fish was coming in on his circle now calm and beau
9、tiful looking and only his great tail moving. The old man pulled on him all that he could to bring him closer. For just a moment the fish turned a little on his side. Then he straightened himself and began another circle. “I moved him,” the old man said. “I moved him then.” The old man VS The fish e
10、xcitement He felt faint again now but he held on the great fish all the strain that he could. I moved him, he thought. Maybe this time I can get him over. Pull, hands, he thought. Hold up, legs. Last for me, head. Last for me. You never went. This time Ill pull him over. encouragement The old man VS
11、 The fish “Fish,” the old man said. “Fish, you are going to have to die anyway. Do you have to kill me too?” determination/courage The old man VS The fish The old man VS The fish I must get him alongside this time, he thought. I am not good for many more turns. Yes you are, he told himself. Youre go
12、od for ever. determination/courage You are killing me, fish, the old man thought. But you have a right to. Never have I seen a greater, or more beautiful, or a calmer or more noble thing than you, brother. Come on and kill me. I do not care who kills who. respect/admiration The old man was willing t
13、o _ _ rather than _. be killed by the give up The old man VS The fish great fish His physical condition &himself His mental state The old man VS The fish The old man is a tough person who can be physically destroyed but not mentally defeated. His courage and pride pushes him forward throughout the f
14、ight against the fish. He had been on the point of feeling himself go each time. he felt himself going when he turned the fish. , and he felt himself going before he started. “I moved him,” the old man said. “I moved him then.” I moved him, he thought. Repetition infectious (感染力的感染力的) to awaken read
15、ers feelings What do you think of Hemingways writing style? Hemingway uses short, simple sentences and repetition, and focus on the mans inner thoughts. Three qualities of good literature Its description of truth and beauty Its appeal to feelings and imagination Its permanence universal interest and
16、 personal style Hemingway writes in The old Man and the Sea. “A man can be destroyed but not defeated. ” How do you understand this sentence? B I think this sentence shows the power of strong will. Even if you lose a physical battle, you can still win a mental battle. As long as you dont give in mentally (you are not “defeated”), you can still be proud of yourself, even though your body is “destroyed”. How are the three qualities of literature displayed in this excerpt
