美国文学课后答案The final revision was on November 23, 2020
一Questions
did Franklin write his Autobiography
Franklin says that because his son may wish to know about his life, he is taking his one week vacation in the English countryside to record his past. He also says that he has enjoyed his life and would like to repeat it
made Franklin decide to leave the brother to whom he had been apprenticed
His brother was passionate, and had often beaten him. The aversion to arbitrary power that has stuck to him through his whole life .After a brush with the law, Franklin left his brother.
did he arrive in Philadephia
First he set out in a boat for Amboy, the boat dropped him off about 50 miles from Burlington, the next day he reached Burlington on foot, in Burlington he found a boat which was going towards Philadelphia, he arrived there about eight or nine o’clock, on the Sunday morning and landed at the Market Street wharf.
4.What features do you find in the style of the above selection
5.It is the pattern of Puritan simplicity, directness, and concision(言简意赅). The narrative is lucid(易懂的), the structure is simple, the imagery is homely(朴素的).
二、Questions
三、 many characters does Poe include in The Cask of Amontillado What are these names
四、Montresor, Fortunato and Luchesi
五、2. What drink are the French most famous for
六、Wine
七、 Montresor have something of great value to him which we might consider to be his treasure
八、His pride and the pride of his French family heritage. Perhaps his devious plot of revenge.
九、 Montresor seem to have much respect for Italians
十、Montresor does not have much respect for Italians. He feels the French are superior, especially with respect to wine.
十一、 was Fortunato's insult
十二、Poe does not tell us directly, but only implies it in the third paragraph
十三、 wine does Montresor use to lure Fortunato into the catacombs
十四、"Amontillado" (the Spanish wine; Montresor's ruse to lead Fortunato down into the catacombs.
十五、 does Montresor entertain Fortunato with wines from his collection
十六、Montresor wants to get Fortunato drunk enough to be able to trap him in his plan of vengeance.
十七、 what two ways does Montresor imprison Fortunato
十八、He fetters (chains and locks) Fortunato to the wall of the catacombs.
十九、He builds a wall to close Fortunato off in a small corner of the catacombs, where Montresor will leave him to die.
二十、 what ways is The Cask of Amontillado grotesque First, which of Montresor's actions are abnormal
二十一、The whole obsessive plot of vengeance.
二十二、The fettering and entombment of Fortunato.
二十三、Montresor's sick sense of humor.
二十四、 there anything grotesque about Fortunato
二十五、His obsession with alcohol. His drunkenness. His tendency to berate Luchesi (he may have been drunk and may have insulted Montresor in a similar fashion). His manic laughter.
Questions
is the narrator What wrong does he want to redress
Montresor.
Fortunato,one of wine experts insulted him, so he wanted to murder him.
is the pretext he uses to lure Fortunato to his wine cellar
He baits Fortunato by telling him he has obtained what he believes to be a cask of Amontillado a rare and valuable sherry wine.
Fortunato is anxious to determine whether or not it is truly Amontillado, so he goes to the vault with Montresor.
happens to Fortunato in the end
He was walled up alive behind bricks in a wine cellar.
briefly how Poe characterizes Montresor and Fortunato as contrasts
Poe uses color imagery to characterize them. Montresor face is covered in a black silk mask, In contrast, Fortunato dresses the motley-colored costume of the court fool, who gets literally and tragically fooled by Montresor's masked motives. The color schemes here represent the irony of Fortunato's death sentence. Through the acts, words, and thoughts of Fortunato,we know He is greedy, he was lured into the dark and somber vaults just because a cask of Amontillado. This is also due to his bad habit of bibulosity(酗酒）. He lost himself on hearing the wine. At the same time, he was cheated by his enemy, which reflected his ignorance. When he heard the pretended compliment from Montresor, he became very boastful and arrogant.He was easily confused by the superficial phenomena and failed to watch out for others. He couldn’t tolerate that others were stronger than him. For example, Montresor always stimulated him with Luchresi who was good at connoisseur（鉴赏） in wine. Under the impulse of vanity, he fell into Montresor’s terrible trap. In fact, he was careless and foolish and didn’t find that the danger was approaching him. He looked down upon Montresor and others.He didn’t realize his foolishness until the death was coming. Talking from the appearance, Monstresor was a well-educated and “kind” businessman. He enjoyed the honor and respect in the city. But in fact, he was an evil and awful person. His inner feelings were so cruel that they even made people tremble. Under his rich appearance was the dirty soul and despicable character. We couldn’t see any glorious virtues in his mind. Instead, his heart was cold and dark. It was the revenge that threw Montresor into the deep evil valley.
红字Questions : is the prison the setting of Chapter 1
No matter how optimistic the founders of new colonies may be, they are quick to establish a prison and a cemetery in their “Utopia,” for they know that misbehavior, evil, and death are unavoidable.
This belief fits into the larger Puritan doctrine, which puts heavy emphasis on the idea of original sin—the notion that all people are born sinners because of the initial transgressions of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. he is therefore using the prison building to represent the crime and the punishment which are aspect of civilized life What is the implication of the description of the roses
The rosebush symbolizes the ability of nature to endure and outlast man's activities.
The narrator suggests that roses offer a reminder of Nature's kindness to the condemned; for his tale, he says, it will provide either a “sweet moral blossom” or else some relief in the face of unrelenting sorrow and gloom.
the appearance of Hester Prynne and the attitude of the people towards her.
