The-Ones-Who-Walk-Away-from-Omelas-张汉熙高级英语第二册课件.ppt

3. Structure analysis 1. Paras 1- 6: the happiness of the Omelas people A.?the celebration of the Festival of Summer B.?the author’s comment on the Omelas people and their happiness C.?the joy of the Festival of Summer 2.?Paras 7-9: the misery child in the cellar A.? the misery and suffering of the child B.? the relation between the child and the people 3.?Paras 10-14: the people’s attitudes towards the child A.? anger, outrage, impotence B.?accepting the terrible justice of reality after their tears and anger C.?walking away * 4. Language appreciation This text is an allegorical story narrated in an unusual way. First, the author uses short four short paragraphs (2,7,11, and 13) to introduce new topics or ideas. These short paragraphs are more effective and forceful than ordinary topic sentences. * Next, the author states her views while telling the story. For example, in paragraph 3, she exclaims, “O miracle! But I wish I could describe it better.” This informs readers that she is constructing this city in her mind. Two lines below that, she suggests to readers that they imagine the city on their own so that it can be at its best. In this way, she invites them to join her creation. * ? Moreover, the writer uses a lot of specific words describing sound and color to paint a verbal picture of the city of Omelas and to describe the joyous celebrations that were being held. Here are a few examples: bright-towered, sparkled with flags, red roofs, painted walls, robes of mauve and grey, Green Fields, streamers of silver, gold and green, burned with white-gold fire, sunlit air, dark blue sky, a shimmering of gong and tambourine, a cheerful faint sweetness of the air, joyous clanging of bells, etc. * Similarly she successfully paints a very vivid and poignant picture of the misery and suffering of the child. There is also a variety of sentence structures to be found: long periodic or loose sentences with a string of participial phrase modifiers, varied with short po