英美短篇 说unit 15 The Desiree’s Baby.pptVIP

Unit 15 Desirees Baby Kate Chopin Outline About the author Important works Background Information Warm up questions Plot summary Analysis Symbols About the author—Kate Chopin  (1851-1904) Born on February 8, 1850 in St. Louis, Missouri. An American regionalist writer of short stories and novels. considered as a forerunner of feminist authors of the 20th century. Important works The Story of an Hour (1894) The Storm (1898) At Fault (1890) The Awakening (1899) Chiefly interested in capturing the flavor of Louisiana life. Characters: Louisiana Creoles (法国和西班牙殖民者后裔)and Cajuns(加拿大定居的法国人后裔). The major concerns: The roles of women in society and the woman’s responsibilities to her family, her community, and herself. Women’s self-realization Literacy themes Kate Chopin had different lifestyles throughout her life. These lifestyles provided her with insights and understanding that permitted her to analyze late 19th century American society.Many of her stories and sketches were about her life in Louisiana and incorporated her less than typical portrayals of women as their own individuals with wants and needs. Chopin may have been utilizing her creative writing skills to relay a nonfiction point of view regarding her belief in the strength of women Background——Terms: Regionalist writer: uses words or phrases peculiar to a particular region Gender: is both an effect of biology and a social construction. In patriarchal societies, that construction will tend to favour men over women. Gender role: refers to the behavioural role or quality socially and culturally sanctioned for males and females. Gender identity: refers to the self-awareness of one’s biological, social and cultural characteristics. It is the conformation and approval of one’s sexual identity. Gender identity is the internalisation of gender role, while gender role is the externalised form of gender identity; both are based on biological elements. Femininity: submissive, pas