美国戏剧《等待老左》.pptxVIP

?Waiting for Lefty;background;克利福德·奥德茨Clifford Odets（1906-1963）;Waiting for Lefty is about a taxi driver’s strike . A union meeting is going on . While the drivers are trying to decide whether to go on a strike , the union boss , who has already sold out to companies , is trying to keep them from striking . 剧情围绕着出租·汽车司机罢工委员会成 员讨论是否罢工而展开,故事发生的时间 正是罗斯福总统执政初期。这时的美国, 在世界性经济危机的打击下,经济萧条,工 业凋弊。资产阶级为了把经济危机造成的 巨大损失转嫁到工人身上,加紧了对劳动 人民的剥削和压迫,致使本来就生活在水 深火热中的广大劳动人民更加贫困。面对 资本家的压迫和剥削越来越多的劳动人民参加 罢工和示威,为反对资本家的剥削、为争取生 存权利而英勇斗争。;Theme; character; Florence and Sid In Scene III, Florence and her boyfriend Sid are tragic lovers, unable to marry because of their poverty. Their situation resembles that of Joe and Edna in Scene I. They see that they are victims of the money men whose system keeps them lonely and trapped— highly insulting us, as Florence says. The pathos of their reluctant parting is only leavened by the suggestion that his heartbreak leads Sid to join the navy. Florence says she will follow Sid anywhere, but he tells her to be realistic. ; Dr. Benjamin A talented and dedicated young surgeon, Dr Benjamin learns in Scene VI that he is losing his job because of the discriminatory policies of his hospitals directors. The experience persuades him of the truth of communist theory and fires his determination to fight the capitalist system. He is tempted to emigrate to Russia, in order to work under a system of socialized medicine but decides to stay in America even though this means giving up the medical career for which his parents sacrificed so much to provide him. He takes a job as a cab driver and becomes a member of the stake committee. ; Dr. Barnes; Phillips; Fayette and Miller The head of a large industrial corporation, Fayette is clearly in the capitalist camp. In Scene II, he offers his employee, the lab assistant Miller, an attractive but unsavory proposition, a generous raise and promotion if he will only agree to help develop fearsome chemical w