1、 Blackmail BlackmailArthur Hailey Arthur HaileyAbout the Author(1920-2004)Arthur Hailey is the author of a number of best-selling novels.Born April 5,1920 in Luton,England,he was educated in English schools until age 14.After a brief career as an office boy,he joined the British air force(RAF)in 193
2、9 and served through World War II.About the Author(1920-2004)In 1949,he emigrated to Canada.Arthur Hailey decided to become a full-time author in 1956 following the success of his original television drama FLIGHT INTO DANGER.For the next few years,he wrote teleplays for such legendary dramatic serie
3、s.Soon after,Hailey became a novelist.In 1969,he moved to Bahamas for theres no income tax.In 1979 Arthur Hailey announced his retirement.At this time,he discovered he was very ill and underwent a quadruple bypass heart operation.The surgery was a tremendous success,leaving Mr.Hailey feeling invigor
4、ated and bursting with creative energyWorks Hailey is a well-known bestseller writer.FLIGHT INTO DANGER 险中行(1956),Runway Zero-Eight 零八跑道(1958)The Final Diagnosis”最后诊断(1959)In High Places 身居要职(1961).Hotel 大饭店(1965)Airport 航空港(1968)Works Wheels 汽车城(1971),The Moneychangers 钱商(1975)Overload 超负荷(1979)STR
5、ONG MEDICINE“烈药(1984)“Detective”侦探(1997).Features of Haileys Writings Each of his novels is set in a different industry or commercial environment and includes,in addition to dramatic human conflict,all of the information about the way that particular environment functions,and how it affects both the
6、 society and the people in it.Features of Haileys Writings Critics often dismissed Haileys success as the result of a formulaic(刻板的)style in which he centered a crisis on an ordinary character,then inflated the suspense by hopping among multiple related plotlines(情节主线).However,he was so popular with
7、 readers that his books were guaranteed to become bestsellers.Most of his books have been made into films or TV series.Hotel(1968)The luxurious-but debt-plagued-St.Gregory Hotel in New Orleans faces a battle for survival,while its staff,guests and prospective buyers generate behind-the-scenes romanc
8、e,power plays,blackmail and betrayal.Plot:Peter McDermott,the manager of a New Orleans hotel,is managing the hotel at a particularly problematic time.He must deal with his tough boss,business headaches,thieves,and a variety of demanding guests.For one thing,business has been on the decline and the o
9、wner,Trent,needs to raise enough money to save the hotel by modernizing it.Action has to be taken quickly because a ruthless hotel magnate is desperately trying to get his hands on the business.And to make the situation even more hectic,a union chief is at odds with Trent over the owners unwillingne
10、ss to unionize his workers.McDermotts work isnt made any easier by his bosss whites-only guest policy.Meanwhile,the guests have their own troubles-including the Duke of Croydon,who is blackmailed by the hotels detective after getting involved in a hit-and-run accident.Before Blackmail The Duke is an
11、 internationally famous statesman and the newly-appointed British ambassador to Washington.He and his wife occupy the best suite in St.Gregory.On Monday evening while driving back with his wife from a gambling house,the Duke knocks down a woman and her child.Both are killed.The Duke and the Duchess,
12、however,drive away.The hit-and-run becomes top sensational news in New Orleans.The hotels chief house detective Ogilvie notices the battered car when comes back.Instead of reporting to the police,he goes to see the Duke and the Duchess Type of Writing This kind of novels are called thrillers(惊险小说惊险小
13、说).Generally defining,a thriller is a work of fiction or drama designed to hold the interest by the use of a high degree of intrigue(阴谋阴谋),adventure or suspense.Type of Writing They can also be called cop-criminal novels,detective novels.The main purpose is for entertainment,amusement.Very often thi
14、s kind of novels contain a lot of action,usu.suspension,not very much deep thought,without moral intention,not considered classic.The basic technique is to make the whole story of crime into sth.like a jigsaw puzzle(拼图玩具).You can not see the outcome until the final part is put in.What makes a good n
15、ovel?Characters leading characters:protagonist(主角主角,支持者支持者),antagonist(对手);minor characters;characterization(人物性格塑造人物性格塑造)settings:place,time plot:list of incidents(plotless novelsa series of meaningless incidents or a description of character)(Basic situation rising action climax end of the problem
16、)What makes a good novel?conflicts (the conflicts between the protagonist and antagonist)theme(distinguish the difference between theme and main idea)main idea concerns the content of the story.Theme deals with the purpose of the writing,and tries to reveal implied meaning behind the story.It is the
17、 basic idea abstracted from the fusion of setting,characters,and plot.tone:attitude of the writer towards the subject E.g.The Dream of Red Mansion main idea:it tells a story about Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu,theme:it discloses the inevitable declining of feudalism.Textual analysis Read the text and try
18、to find out each corresponding element in the text Characters Settings Plot Conflicts ThemeTextual analysis Characters:Major/Leading characters:Ogilvie(the chief detective of the hotel)The Duchess(a lady of high social class)Minor character:the Duke of Croydons Setting:Place:at a suite(Croydons suit
19、e)at a hotel(St.Gregory Hotel)in the city of New Orleans,Louisiana(a southern state of USA)Time:Tuesday(pp82,p.100)Setting:Setting:Textual analysis Plot:Basic situation:the hit-n-run Ogilvie has found the evidence Rising action:Ogilvie goes to see the Duke and Duchess in order to get money(blackmail
20、).He shows his evidence to them.Ogilvie controls the situation and plays with it.Textual analysis Dramatic turn(climax):the Duchess makes the offertakes the control Outcome:Ogilvie takes the offerTextual analysis The conflicts(the problemthe end of the problem)Crime:Duchess:she tries to deny the fac
21、t Ogilvie:he presents the evidences of crime one by one.Money:Ogilvie:he wants to get large sum of money on the condition that he keeps quiet of what he knows about the crime.Duchess:she wants to make full advantage of Ogilvies greed.She may offer more money than he had asked on the condition that h
22、e drives the car(the very evidence of the crime)to Chicago.Structural Analysis Part I.Prelude(para.1-para.13)Section 1.(para.1-para.2):the setting and the suspension Section 2.(para.3-para.13):The preliminary encounter between the house detective and the Croydons.Structural Analysis Part II:Process
23、of unveiling the crime(para.14-para.47)Section 1.(para.14-para.21):First round of clash.The Duke confessed his crime.Section 2.(para.22-para.36):Second round of clash.Ogilvie spelt out what he had known about the activities of the Croydons and tried to confirm all the details.The Duchess tried to wi
24、n back the upper hand.Section 3.(para.37-para.47):The conviction was undeniable.Structural Analysis Part III:The dirty deal(para.48-para.109)Section 1.(para.48-para.74):Eliminating the possibility of having the car repaired in New Orleans.Section 2.(para.75-para.86):The interior monologue of the Duc
25、hess.Her judgement,analysis and calculation of the situation,weighing the advantages and disadvantages.Section 3.(para.87-para.106):The Duchess decision to gamble on the greed of the house detective.Section 4.(para.107-para.109):The ending.The dirty deal reached.The End of the Story(Blackmail)At one
26、 oclock Thursday morning,Ogilvie drove the car north.But he was seen leaving the hotel by McDermott.Later in the afternoon,McDermott witnessed the funeral of the two victims of the accident.He suddenly realized the relation between these two events and contacted police.Ogilvie was caught in Tennesse
27、e and sent back to New Orleans.The Duke decided to go to the police to confess his crime(to surrender himself/to give himself up).But he was hurled out the elevator due to the breakdown of it.He hit the cement ground and died instantly.The End of the Novel(Hotel)Anyway,the novel had a pleasant endin
28、g.One of the guests,who looked old and sick,turned out to be a millionaire.Earlier he was seriously ill and was saved by McDermott and his girl friend.To show his gratitude and to repay the hotel staffs kindness,he bought the hotel and appointed McDermott executive vice president of the hotel.Detail
29、ed study Explain the title When someone tries to get money from you or make you do what they want by threatening to tell other people your secretsDetailed study What is a chief house officer?What does the word“declare”imply?What is a suite?Did Ogilvia deliberately delay his call at the Croydons?Why?
30、How did the Croydons feel while waiting for Ogilvias arrival?Name the five ranks of nobility in England.duke,marquis(侯爵)，earl(伯爵)，viscount(子爵)，baron(男爵)Detailed study How did the Croydons prepare for Ogilvias visit?Why?Why did the Duchess send her maid and secretary out?What does the first sentence
31、of the third paragraph show about Ogilvie?How did the Duchess show her superior social position?Describe Ogilvies appearance and his voice.What kind of character is suggested by such description?What does the word“uncertainly”indicate about the Duke?Explain“Pretty neat set-up you folks got.”What doe
32、s paragraph 5 suggest about Ogilvies manners?Do you think she deliberately use the word“dcor”?Why?How do you understand“in an appreciative chuckle”?Why did Ogilvie suddenly lower his voice?Paraphrase“In what conceivable way does our car concern you?”What blunders did the Duke make?Why do you think O
33、gilvie was being deliberately offensive to the Croydons in the beginning?What did the Duchess mean when she said“What are you talking about?”Character Analysis Character I:The Description of Ogilvie Appearance:fat,piggy eyes,gross jowled face,obese body,incongruous falsetto voice,moving with surpris
34、ing speed Character:at first rude,sardonic,self-assured,shameless greedy,but finally subservient.E.g.,The way he deals with the cigar,sardonically;bite off the end of a fresh cigar;words spat forth with sudden savagery;blandness gone;When mentioning the lady friend,he glanced,grinning,at the Duchess
35、;falsetto voice took on a musing note;Whatever names you call things.I got to live too;This cigar botherin you?Language:uneducated,full of slang,colloquial,not grammatical.Character Analysis Character II:The Description of the Duchess Appearance:pale cheek with two high points,gray-green eyes Charac
36、ter:imperious,three centuries and a half of inbred arrogance,decisive,vigilant,very quick in response.E.g.,used“please”only once(para 61);look pointedly at the cigar;shot a swift warning glance;Would you kindly put that out!Language:formal,highly educated.E.g.,I imagine you did not come here to disc
37、uss dcor.Character Analysis Character III:The Description of the Duke Appearance:attempt to square his shoulders but failed Character:uncertain,ready to compromise,passive,despairingly.E.g.,“Thats interesting,I didnt know that.”The duke spoke as if he was speaking of sth.unrelated to the whole thing
38、.Language:upper class slang.E.g.,Its no go,old girl.Character IV:The Description of the Cigar First Part:1.(p.91)A wave of cigar smoke accompanied him in.2.(p.92)Ogilvie removed the offending cigar,knocked off the ash and flipped the butt.where he ignored it.Second Part:1.(p.93)Dont play games,lady.
39、He took out a fresh cigar and bit off the end 2.(p.93).Ogilvie waved the unlighted cigar.nose.3.(p.94)He lit the fresh cigar.4.(p.94).took his time,.puffing a cloud(won the first round)5.(p.96)He paused to puff again(enjoying himself)Third Part:(p.103)This cigar bothering you,Duchess?(absolute obedi
40、ence)Rhetorical Device Metaphor.the nerves of both.were excessively frayed his wife shot him a swift,warning glance.The words spat forth with sudden savagery.Ill spell it out.Her tone.withered.self-assurance.flickered.The Duchess kept firm tight rein on her racing mind.Her voice was a whiplash.eyes
41、bored into him theyll throw the book,.Rhetorical Device Euphemism:.and you took a lady friend.Metonymy:won 100 at the tables Onomatopoeia:appreciative chuckle clucked his tongueOgilvies Ungrammatical Language Whether they got fancy titles neitherwhether they had fancy title or not I seen you come in
42、I saw you come in The kid and the woman was hitwere hit f shed have droveif she had driven Theres things it pays to checktherere things You two wasyou two were They find who donewhen they find who did Mispronounced words,e.g.set for sit,musta for must have,kin for can,shoulda for should have,outa fo
43、r out of,gotta for got to,etc.Translation E-C:page.106 告诉你，公爵告诉你，公爵我在这座城里和这家旅馆呆的时间我在这座城里和这家旅馆呆的时间不短。不短。到处都有我的朋友。我给他们帮忙，他们也给我帮忙，到处都有我的朋友。我给他们帮忙，他们也给我帮忙，比如告诉我在哪儿发生了什么事等等。旅馆里的客人所比如告诉我在哪儿发生了什么事等等。旅馆里的客人所干的不正当的事，很少有我不知晓的。他们大多数人不干的不正当的事，很少有我不知晓的。他们大多数人不晓得我知道，也不认识我。他们以为他们那些晓得我知道，也不认识我。他们以为他们那些（小）秘（小）秘密密被隐藏
44、起来了。确实被隐藏起来了。确实也如此（可能）也如此（可能），除了像眼前这，除了像眼前这种情况之外。种情况之外。“嗨，不要嗨，不要仓促行事。仓促行事。”他的不协调的假嗓子带上了一他的不协调的假嗓子带上了一种种若有所思的声调若有所思的声调。“事情过去就过去了（发生的事情事情过去就过去了（发生的事情不可重来）不可重来）。到处乱跑（甚至到警察局自首）到处乱跑（甚至到警察局自首）并不能使并不能使已死去的孩子和母亲复生。已死去的孩子和母亲复生。再说再说，警察局那边，警察局那边对你的处对你的处理（对待你的方式），理（对待你的方式），你是不会喜欢的。你是不会喜欢的。是的是的，先生，先生，你是不会喜欢的。你是不
45、会喜欢的。”Translation E-C:page.106 克洛伊顿公爵夫人牢牢地控制着飞快奔驰的思绪。克洛伊顿公爵夫人牢牢地控制着飞快奔驰的思绪。她知道，她必须保持镇静和她知道，她必须保持镇静和头脑清醒（思维清头脑清醒（思维清晰）晰）。刚才的几分钟内，谈话变得好像很随便，。刚才的几分钟内，谈话变得好像很随便，似乎他们讨论的是件似乎他们讨论的是件家庭琐事家庭琐事，而不是，而不是生死攸关生死攸关的大事。她力图使谈话这样继续下去。她再次意的大事。她力图使谈话这样继续下去。她再次意识到领导的责任又落到了她的肩上。现在，她的识到领导的责任又落到了她的肩上。现在，她的丈夫正在紧张而又消极地注视着这个坏
46、蛋胖子和丈夫正在紧张而又消极地注视着这个坏蛋胖子和她之间的她之间的交锋交锋。没关系。对不可避免的事只好。没关系。对不可避免的事只好认认可（去面对）可（去面对）了。重要的事是要考虑到可能发生了。重要的事是要考虑到可能发生的一切事。的一切事。这时，这时，她想出一个主意。她想出一个主意。Translation E-C:page.111 他从不会被出乎意料的问题他从不会被出乎意料的问题难倒难倒。明年他们将生产更多的稻米。明年他们将生产更多的稻米。这事真难办这事真难办/这事真糟。这事真糟。他跃跃欲试。他跃跃欲试。这位老人仍然精力充沛。这位老人仍然精力充沛。这个小店出售花哨的小商品。这个小店出售花哨的小商
47、品。你想喝点什么？你想喝点什么？这个男孩正在猛长个儿。这个男孩正在猛长个儿。这个女孩是个神（好）枪手。这个女孩是个神（好）枪手。两位两位（要员）大人物（要员）大人物进行了私下会晤。进行了私下会晤。我们被安排在招待所里过夜。我们被安排在招待所里过夜。他发现自己陷入了困境。他发现自己陷入了困境。突然我想到了一个主意。突然我想到了一个主意。他的科学幻想小说在美国轰动一时。他的科学幻想小说在美国轰动一时。Translation C-E:page.112 There is no call for hurry.Take your time.(Dont be in a rush.Take your time
48、)Are you suggesting that I am telling a lie?(Do you mean)He tried every means to conceal the fact.(He attempts to cover up the fact by all means.)Our chance to succeed is very slim.Nevertheless we shall do our utmost.(We shall spare no efforts in spite of a slim chance.)We will have our meeting at 1
49、0 tomorrow morning unless notified otherwise.Neither of us is adept at figures.(is good at calculating)Would it be possible to reach that place before dark assuming we set out at 5 oclock(in the morning)?He was reluctant to comply with her request.I know you are a southerner.Your accent has betrayed you.We have no alternative in this matter.Double climaxClimax Duchess admit the hit-and-run ClimaxOgilvie agreed to drive the car to the northern states.
