宠儿beloved读书报告全英.docx
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宠儿beloved读书报告全英
宠儿beloved读书报告(全英)
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题目Ashackleagainstblackslaves
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11商本3
姓名:
周江美
学号:
11203023319
书名:
Beloved
作者:
ToniMorrison
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love.Sethesuffersthelossofmotherlove.ThatiswhysheinsistsonholdingBelovedtoherselfattheexpenseofthedeathofthebabygirl.Shewantstomaintainherownmother-hood.Sethe’svaguememoryoftheoriginofhernamecauseshertosufferaseriousidentitycrisis.ForSethe,toregaintheoriginofhernamemeanstoreclaimherrelationalidentityandhersenseofculturalroots.
Beloved:
ThenameofSethe’sghostdaughterBelovedisderivedfromBeloved’、headstone.Setheexchangesherbodywiththeengraverforthename"Beloved”engravedfromtheheadstoneofherdeaddaughter.Tenminutesforsevenletters.Withanothertencouldshehavegotten"dearly”too?
Shehadnotthoughtto
askhimanditbotheredherstillthatitmighthavebeenpossiblethatfortwentyminutesahalfhoursay,shecouldhavehadthewholethingeverywordsheheardthepreachersayatthefuneral(andalltherewastosay,surelyengravedonherbaby'、headstone:
dearlyBeloved.Butwhatshegotsettledfor,andwastheonewordthatmattered.Shethoughtitwouldbeenoughtorunamongtheheadstoneswiththeengraver.Thatshouldcertainlyheenough.Enoughtoansweronemorepreacheronemoreabolitionistandatownfullofdisgust.Sethewantsdesperatelytonameherdaughterevenbymeansofhavingsexwithdisgustingengraver.Sheneedstogiveherdeaddaughteranidentitytoconnecther.ThereforewhenthebabyghostreincarnatestoheayoungwomanshemaynameherselfBeloved.AndSetheisabletorecognizeher.Theword"Beloved”istakenfromRomans.Thesentencegoeslikethis"ThosewhowerenotmypeopleIwillcall`mypeople',andherwhowasnotbelovedIwillcall`beloved',Belovedisn’tlikeanAfricanname.Butitdoesexpresshermother'、innerfeeling.Belovedisadornedandkilledshe,infactenjoysCod'、loveormoreexactlymother'、namingisofgreatsignificanceinBeloved.
Mr.Garner:
Mr.Garnerthe"benevolent“masterofSweetHomewhoboastshimselfoftreatingslavesas"men",alsonameshisslavesalphabeticallyasPaulA}PaulD}PaulF}andgivestheslavesthefamilynameofhisown.PaulDisoneofaseriesofPaulsjustasSixmayhethesixthofasimilarseries.Eventhe"benevolent"Mr.Garnernegatestheslaves’identityandcontrolsthepowerofnaming.PaulDisnotatruemanasMr.Garnerclaims.Hedoesnothavethefortunetoenjoyhismanhood.Hehastowearanironbitinhismouthlikeananimalasapunishmentforescaping.Inhiseyeseventheroosternamed"Mister”isallowedmoremanhoodthanhe}sincehespeakstohimself"Misterhelookedsowfree.Betterthanme…Misterwasallowedtoheandstaywhathewas.ButIwasn’tallowedtoheandstaywhatIwasEvenifyoucrookedhimyou’dhecrookingaroosternamedMister”thingwaslessthana"IwassomethingelseandthatChickensittinginthesunonatubPaulDisdeprivedofhisandhismanhoodunderslavery.
BabySuggs:
BabySuggsneverknowsherrealname.Therefore,sheenjoysnofreedomnogin,andno"self"underslavery.Mr.GarnercallsherJennyWhitlowsincethat'atonherbillofsalewhichmayderivefromherformermaster'、name.AfterhersonallepurchasesherfreedombyworkingonSundaysfor5yearsSuggsdecidesnameherselfas"BabySuggs”,thoughMr.Garnerconsidersthat"Mrs.BabySuggs’tnonameforafreedNegro"口Forthoseslaveswhoaredispersedacrossthecountry}anameisanimportantclueintheidentificationoftheir
missingfamilymembers.Babyishowherhusbanddearlycalledher,andsuggestherhusband’、nameanditis"allshehadleftofthe`husband'sheclaimed".BynegatingheroriginalnameMr.Garnerdeprivesherofthepossibilitythatherhusbandmightfindher,ashec;aninquireafterherbytheonlynameheknowshertopossess.Afterall,Mr.GarnerwhoagreestoletHallepurchasethefreedomofhismotherBabySuggsislessinterestedinthelivesofhisslavesthanselfsatisfiedwithhisgenerosity,carryinghisdominanceanddisplayinghisgancebydirectingthenamingofhisexclaves.Underthisinsulatedcircumstances.HoweverBabySuggsnalnametokeepconnectedwithherhusbandretainsherorigin,evenifitdoesnotfitthestandardsofwhitenaming.Theyarenotappropriatewordsfornames.ItsoundsawkwardwhenDenvercallsher"GrandmaBaby.
StampPaid:
StampPaid'、renamingofhimselfalsoindicateshiseffortstofightagainstthewhitehegemonyandtoobtainanewidentityStampPaidchallengesthewhitepowerbyrenaminghimself"LetmetellyouhowIgotmyname"""TheycalledmeJoshuaIrenamedmyself".StampPaidrenamedhimselfafterbeingforcedtogivehiswifetohismaster'、son.Agravesacrificehemadeduringhisenslavementhascausedhimtoconsiderhisemotionalandmoraldebtstohepaidofffortherestofhislifewhichaccountsforhisrenaminghimself"StampPaid”Anewnamesuggestsanewlife.UpontakingthenewnameandthenewidentityStampPaiddedicateshimselftohelpingdeliverthefugitiveslavesacrosstheOhioRiver.Hewantstoextendhisdoubtlessnesstootherpeoplebyhelpingthempayoutandoffwhatevertheyowesinmisery.LikeBabySuggsStampPaidrejectsnamesgiventothembywhites}andestablishesanewidentityasafreeandusefulpersonfirstbyrenamingthemselves.
4.Plotsummary
ThegeneralplotofBelovedisasfollows:
AformerslavenamedSetheisthe
protagonistofthenovel.EighteenyearsagosheescapedfromSweetHome,the
plantationwhereSethepreviouslylivedinKentuckywithherhusbandHalleand
anotherfourmaleslavesincludingSixo,PaulA,PaulDandPaulFtoOhio,afree
statewherehermother-in-lawlived.Aheadofhershesentherthreebabies,one
yet-unnamedgirlandtwolittleboys.OnherwaytoOhioshegavebirthtoanother
daughter,Denver.Gooddaysweresoshortthattheslaveownerschoolteachercametocatchherbeforeshewasawareofthis.Sethedecidedtomakeherbabiesfreeby
killingthem,butshewasstoppedaftercuttingthethroatofthe"crawling-already"
daughter.Shereceivedajailsentencebecauseofdestructionofproperty(thechildisa
slavewhobelongstotheslaveownerandslaveownershaverightstopursueslaves
acrossstatebordersaccordingtotheFugitiveBillin1793andin1850).Bythetime
Sethewasreleased,Beloved,theghostofthedeadbaby,hadcometohauntthehouse.
Unabletoendurethemischievousspiritandoutoffearoftheirmother,thetwoboys
lefthome,andbeforelonghermother-in-lawdied,onlySetheandDenverwere
left.Thissituationdidn'tchangeuntilPaulDarrivedwhodrovetheghostoffthe
house,andthenheandSethebecamelovers.However,anunknownandstrange
youngwoman,whoappearedtobetheagethatthedeadbabywouldhavebeen,in
additionshecalledherselfBeloved.Inthefollowingdays,Sethetookherasthedead
baby,soshewasverysorryforherandlovedher.Onthecontrary,Belovedinduced
PaulDandforcedhimfirstoutofthehouseandthenoutofSethe'slife.ThenBelovedtorturedSethephysicallyandmentally.Denver,anxiousabouthermother's
life,soughthelpfromtheblackwomeninthecommunity.Underthecollectiveforce
ofthecommunityBeloveddisappeared,andDenvergrewupaftergoingthroughso
manythings.Shefoundthecouragetomakelifeplans.Thestoryendswithahappy
endingthatPaulDreturnedtoSethewhowalkedoutoftheshadowofthemiserable
past.
5.Mythoughts
Lifeisprevioustoeveryone.However,inordertomakeherdaughterfree,Sethekilledherowndaughter.Whatcanbemorepreviousthanlife?
Thatfree!
Someonewanttolive,however,theycannot.Maybetheywerediedwhentheyborn.Orevendieborn,whereas,someonedonotcherishtheirlife.Forme,Ijustmadeastupidthing.Imadearguewithsomeoneelse.Iwassoangry,sosad,thatIlostthehopeofliving,Ichosetodropintotheriver.Thateverythingwouldbegone.Iwillneverfeelanypain,neverfeeldepressed.Butotherpeoplecomesby,theycometocallpublicsecurity,andsometeachercometosaveme.Iwasembossed,thatmanyofpeopleknowIdidastupidthing.Untilnow,Iwasstillsorrow.Thatwasmyexperience.Someonewanttolive.Someonewanttodie.ForBeloved,shewantedtolive,butshecannot.Inchinesesaying,shewaswrongborn.Shecannotbeblack.Shecanchoosetobeachildofwhitepeople,thefactisalwaysmerciless.Icanunderstandthefeelingthathermotherkillher,shewastoyoung,shedoesnotunderstandanything,buthermother,whogivebirthtoher,cannotbelievethatshekilledherowndaughter.Shewantedtorevenge,yes,revenge.Forme,maybeIwilldothattoo.BecauseIdonnotknowanythingaboutslavery,butIonlyknowIwaskilled.
Sethe,asamother,noonecanlovemuchdeeperthanher,she,asablackslavery,livedalifeinmuchevenworsethandog,orcat,shewasbrave,shewantedtogoawaysuchlife,unfortunately,inthewaytofree,shegivebirthtoBeloved.Shehadalreadyexperiencethatlife,chooseliveinaterriblelifeordie,somadeaendingtoherdaughter’slife.Wecansayshewasacruelmother,wecanalsosayshewasagreatmother.Atonehand,shekilledherdaughter.Atanotherhand,shelovedherdaughter,soshenamedherdaughter,beloved.
Sethehadnofault,belovedhadonnofault,thefaultwasAmerican.
Atthebeginning,EnglanderhadinvadedIndian,andtheytreatedtheminawayoflivestock.Theydonotfeelashamed,howridiculous.
Inthebook,thereisasentence,"SixtyMillionandmore"Th
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