Lesson 7 Miss_Brill.pptVIP

Miss Brill Katherine Mansfield Catherine Mansfield (1888-1923) New Zealand-born British writer known for her short stories Famous works The Garden Party 《花园茶会》 Miss Brill 《布里尔小姐》 A Dill Pickle 《莳萝泡菜》 The Woman at The Store 《杂货店里的女人》 Stories are known for the use of stream of consciousness Features of writing Stream of consciousness Small details of human behavior A reflection of grief in life Bitter depiction of marital [m?r?t(?)l] relationships痛苦的婚姻关系的描写 Miss Brill’s life and Character…… Her life: 1.Old fur 2.Teaching English in France 3.Reading to an sick old man 4.An almond makes a difference 5.Living in a tiny room Characters: Poor Old Lonely sensitive Fur neckpiece Go on。。。。。。。。。 The story ends with her realizing that she is not really needed in the busy world. At the end of the story Miss Brill hears a cry, this cry is Miss Brill. The theme of ……. sometimes people can be happy through living in an illusion. However, this kind of happiness is fragile and can be easily destroyed. Unfortunately, modern society does not provide a place for everyone. Inevitably, there are those people, often elderly, who become marginalized; they live alone, friendless and mostly ignored. therefore, Miss Brill tries her best to find the sense of belonging. However, at the time she falls into her illusion and feels that she is included by the society , the young couple’s words break her dream and drag her to the reality. 1. Miss Brill was glad that she had decided on her fur.布里尔小姐很高兴自己还是决定戴上了狐皮围巾。P90 …she had chosen to wear her fur neckpiece. decide on/upon something: to choose something or someone after thinking carefully eg. Have you decided on a date for the wedding? 2. She had taken it out of its box that afternoon, shaken out the moth-powder, given it a good brush, and rubbed the life back into the dim little eyes.下午她把它从盒子里拿了出来，抖掉防蛀粉，好好地刷了一遍，把没有光泽的小眼睛擦得又恢复了