1、Enochs Two LettersAlan SillitoeLearningLearning ObjectivesObjectivesLiterary Elements Critical Thinking Reading StrategiesIntercultural Competence Literary Elements Reading Strategies LearningLearning ObjectivesObjectives Coincidence as narrative device Point of view Foreshadowing Examine the effect
2、 of the multiple points of view Predict the development of the plot Notice the details of symbolic meaning Critical Thinking LearningLearning ObjectivesObjectives Intercultural Competence Make inferences about the unexplained situations in the story and the characters possible reactions Understand d
3、ifferent points of view and make fair-grounded judgments about the characters Analyze and interpret the psychology of the characters through empathetic reasoning Identify common themes represented in different cultures cultural products Analyze the issue of children being affected by marital problem
4、s in movies and literatures from different cultures Conduct intercultural comparisons regarding the legal and social issue of custody of underage children after divorceLead inLead inIt seems to be generally true that when families are strong and stable,so are childrenthey show higher levels of well-
5、being and more positive outcomes.But marriage has its ups and downs and can even end up on the rocks.When things go seriously wrong,separation or divorce may be the best way out for the two adults,but the impact on their childrens later life can be devastating.Lead inLead inBeing innocent and helple
6、ss in such situations,the children may feel betrayed and might grow up feeling bitter about their parents dereliction of parental responsibilities.In this unit,you will see how two couples deal with their own failed marriages and the delicate matter of telling their children about it.In both stories
7、 you will see how adults and children think and feel differently about a broken family.Which of the couples seems to you to show more responsibility and sensitivity toward their children?How do you think their children will grow up living with the consequences of their parents separation or divorce?
8、Background KnowledgeBackground Knowledge1.About the AuthorAlan Sillitoe,who died on April 25 aged 82,was a novelist,poet and occasional playwright but,despite a long and varied writing career,remained best known for his first two books.“Im me and nobody else;and whatever people think I am or say I a
9、m,thats what Im not,because they dont know a bloody thing about me.”“All Im out for is a good time all the rest is propaganda.”from Saturday Night and Sunday MorningBackground KnowledgeBackground KnowledgeThe best-selling Saturday Night and Sunday Morning(1958)and The Loneliness of the Long Distance
10、 Runner and Other Stories(1959)both chronicled the hopeless prospects,drunkenness,casual fights and drab sex lives of young working class men of that era.Saturday Night and Sunday Morning was an instant critical and commercial success.Its portrayal of Arthur Seaton,a rebellious factory worker and am
11、oral adulterous lover,was praised for its unsentimental evocation of working class existence.Background KnowledgeBackground KnowledgeThe novel established many of the themes that were to occupy Sillitoe throughout his life:social injustice,the“bunker”mentality of the working class,the mindlessness o
12、f their only realistic employment and the consequent banality and ephemerality of their lives.In his earliest work,before his powerful sense of social injustice began to dominate his fiction,Sillitoe created plausible,complex youths who rebelled against the establishment,epitomised by parent,policem
13、an and boss.Inevitably his work chimed at a time when youth culture and adolescent anger were beginning to dominate the media through the work of John Osborne,Brando,James Dean,JD Salinger and the still-embryonic pop music.Background KnowledgeBackground KnowledgeAmong his further novels,collections
14、of poetry,screenplays,essays,plays and childrens books,Sillitoe developed his themes and understanding of humanity and began to internalise injustice,to reflect oppression on the workings of the human psyche.Background KnowledgeBackground Knowledge2.“Its a Long Way to Tipperary”It was one of the mos
15、t popular songs during the First World War.(Daily Mail correspondent George Curnock saw the Irish regiment the Connaught Rangers singing this song as they marched through Boulogne on 13 August 1914 and reported it on 18 August 1914.The song was quickly picked up by other units of the British Army.In
16、 November 1914 it was recorded by the well-known tenor John McCormack,which helped its worldwide popularity.)Background KnowledgeBackground KnowledgeOne of the most popular hits of the time,the song is not a warlike song that incites the soldiers to glorious deeds.Popular songs in previous wars(such
17、 as the Boer Wars)frequently did this.In the First World War,however,the most popular songs,like this one and“Keep the Home Fires Burning”,concentrated on the longing for home.In the story,the song was sometimes sung by Enochs father while drunk but it was mistakenly remembered by the boy as“It was
18、a long wait to Tipperary”.The song reflects the boys longing for his parents return to home and his anxious waiting.Background KnowledgeBackground KnowledgeLyrics of the song:Its a Long Way to TipperaryUp to mighty LondonCame an Irishman one day.As the streets are paved with goldSure,everyone was ga
19、y,Singing songs of Piccadilly,Strand and Leicester Square,Till Paddy got excited,Then he shouted to them there:Background KnowledgeBackground KnowledgeIts a long way to Tipperary,Its a long way to go.Its a long way to TipperaryTo the sweetest girl I know!Goodbye,Piccadilly,Farewell,Leicester Square!
20、Its a long long way to Tipperary,But my hearts right there.(repeat)Background KnowledgeBackground KnowledgePaddy wrote a letterTo his Irish Molly-O,Saying,“Should you not receive it,Write and let me know!”“If I make mistakes in spelling,Molly,dear,”said he,“Remember,its the pen thats bad,Dont lay th
21、e blame on me!Background KnowledgeBackground KnowledgeIts a long way to Tipperary,Its a long way to go.Its a long way to TipperaryTo the sweetest girl I know!Goodbye,Piccadilly,Farewell,Leicester Square!Its a long long way to Tipperary,But my hearts right there.Background KnowledgeBackground Knowled
22、geMolly wrote a neat replyTo Irish Paddy-O,Saying“Mike MaloneyWants to marry me,and soLeave the Strand and PiccadillyOr youll be to blame,For love has fairly drove me silly:Hoping youre the same!”Background KnowledgeBackground KnowledgeIts a long way to Tipperary,Its a long way to go.Its a long way
23、to TipperaryTo the sweetest girl I know!Goodbye,Piccadilly,Farewell,Leicester Square!Its a long long way to Tipperary,But my hearts right there.Background KnowledgeBackground Knowledge3.FrankensteinIt originates from a Gothic novel named Frankenstein by the English author Mary Shelley that tells the
24、 story of a scientist Victor Frankenstein who created a monster from parts of corpses.Later it was adapted into film.In the story,Enoch,when left alone in the house,recalls that he had seen Frankenstein once on the telly(Para.29).For the boy,watching Frankenstein the horror film is something of brav
25、ery and courage.1.Text StructureText AnalysisText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisRhetoric and styleText StructurePart Para(s)Main idea I1-14Enoch is abandoned by his parents.II 15-39Enoch stays all night in the house alone.III40-70Enoch turns to his grandma the following day.Part I Comprehension CheckPart
26、 I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 1.Did Enochs parents have a tacit understanding that they were going to part that morning?What evidence from the text support this view?No,they didnt.As is suggested in the text,the couple were“solidly locked in their separate thoughts”that morning and they did no
27、t bother to pay even the slightest attention to each other.And on that morning,things went on as usual.The husband,dressed in his usual overalls,pretended to go to work as usual and bid goodbye to his wife.He was thinking that he would write a letter from London to his wife to explain his departure
28、“in case she hadnt noticed it”.(Para.6)Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 2.What was wrong with Enochs parents marriage?The problem of Enochs parents marriage is rooted in their lack of communication:“As a couple they had given up tackling any differences between them by the human method of tal
29、king.”(Para.10)They both felt lonely but they were unable to express themselves:“It wasnt that life was dull exactly,but they had nothing in common.If they had,maybe she could have put up with him,no matter how bad he was”.(Para.10)As a couple,they lived in their own separate worlds.Part I Part IIPa
30、rt IIIDetailed Analysis 3.Did both Jack and Ren start to regret their decision oncethey got on the train to London?No.They didnt“regret”their decision;they felt alarmed at what they did.Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 4.What do you make of the sentence,“He was so trustworthy and easy-going h
31、e got on her nerves”?(Para.9)What the wife meant by“so trustworthy and easy-going”was that she found her husband totally unresponsive,emotionally and otherwise.For her,there was no surprise whatsoever to be expected of her husband and their marriage life was now nothing more than a pool of dead wate
32、r.Thats why she was sick and tired of all this.Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 5.Do you think Jack was the kind of man his wife thought he was?Why or why not?In Jacks wifes eyes,her husband was insensitive,would let nothing worry him,and even lacked interest in other women.However,this was n
33、ot true.Jack had been secretly in love with a woman called Rene in his factory for half a year and he carefully planned his run away with Rene.Without real communication and understanding between each other,the couple drifted away from each other day by day.Stuck in a hopeless marriage like this,a s
34、ullen wife cannot be expected to give a reliable judgment of her husband.Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 6.Did Edna finally make up her mind to divorce him after years of thinking about leaving Jack?(Para.12)The only thing that can be said for sure is that she decided to leave.Part I Word St
35、udyPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 1.singular(Para.1,line1):adjective 1)literary very unusual or strange 奇异的，异常的e.g.I wondered why she was behaving in so singular a fashion.2)usually before noun formal very great or very noticeable 突出的，非凡的e.g.He showed a singular lack of tact in the way he h
36、andled the situation.Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 2.act on something(Para.3,line5)to do something because of another persons advice or order,or because you have received information or had an idea（根据建议，命令）做某事 e.g.She is acting on the advice of her lawyers.e.g.Police say they acted on info
37、rmation received.3.foundry(Para.4,line1):noun factory where metal castings are produced 铸造厂 e.g.an iron foundryPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 4.unobtrusive(Para.4,line5)adjective not easily noticed 不引人注目的e.g.The staff are trained to be unobtrusive.5.scullery(Para.4,line5)noun a small room(i
38、n large old British houses)next to the kitchen;where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done 碗碟洗涤室Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 6.clandestine(Para.5,line3)adjective conducted with hidden aims or methods;done in secret 秘密的，私下的e.g.a clandestine affaire.g
39、.clandestine meetings7.fortnight (Para.5,line3)noun British English two weeks 两周e.g.a fortnights holiday e.g.in a fortnights time Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 8.fall for (Para.5,line4)1)to start to love someone;become infatuated with迷恋e.g.That was the summer I worked at the fairground,and
40、 met and fell for Lucy.2)to be tricked into believing something that is not true 信以为真e.g.He is too smart to fall for that trick.Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 9.back out(Para.6,line3)to decide not to do something that you had promised to do 退出；收回；食言，违约e.g.Its too late to back out now.e.g.Af
41、ter youve signed the contract,it will be impossible to back out.e.g.The government is trying to back out of its commitment to reduce pollution.Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 10.stint(Para.7,line1)noun an individuals prescribed share of work 从事某项工作的时间Collocation:stint in/at e.g.Mark did a tw
42、o-year stint in the army.Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 11.mantelshelf (Para.7,line2)noun mantelpiece,a shelf that projects from the wall above a fireplace 壁炉架12.bother about (Para.11,line2)worry about 担心e.g.I try not to bother about what other people think.Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailed An
43、alysis 13.have ones bellyful (Para.11,line3)have enough of sth 受够了某物Collocation:have had a bellyful of somebody/somethinginformal to be annoyed by someone or something because you have had to deal with them for too long e.g.Id had a bellyful of his family by the end of the weekend.Part I Sentence An
44、alysisPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 1.both were solidly locked in their separate thoughts which,unknown to each other,they were at last intending to act on.(Para.3)Both Enochs parents were absorbed in their own secret plans and they deemed it the right time at last to carry them out withou
45、t the others knowing it.Paraphrase the sentencePart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 2.And Jacks dull toothache of a conscience had,in the six months since knowing her,cured itself at last.(Para.5)Jack had been secretly suffering a guilty conscience which was like a dull toothache because he had b
46、een seeing Rene clandestinely for six months,but now that they had decided to run away together,he somehow felt relieved as he no longer had to face his wife and live a lie.Paraphrase the sentencePart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 3.He was so trustworthy and easy-going he got on her nerves.(Par
47、a.9)Jack appeared to have been so carefree,not even having interest in women,that his wife felt irritated for not getting desired emotional response and being able to pick on him.The sentence was oxymoronic.Paraphrase the sentencePart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 4.It was as if the sight of ea
48、ch other struck them dumb.(Para.10)Enochs parents marriage became so worn out that they virtually had nothing to say to each other.Paraphrase the sentencePart II Comprehension CheckPart I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 1.Why was Enoch not bothered at first when he realized that his parents were no
49、t at home?How did his feelings about his parents absence change as time went on?As a little boy,Enoch took his parents absence as a chance to enjoy his childish freedom.It did not occur to him that his parents could leave him for good,so he seemed excited that he could be the boss of the house.But a
50、s time went on,his excitement faded away.Loneliness and the thought that his parents might be dead made him anxious and he had to resort to eating to ease the growing anxiety and fear.Part I Part IIPart IIIDetailed Analysis 2.What did Enoch do to ward off his fear at being alone in the house?He made
