MrKnowall教学内容Word格式文档下载.docx

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MrKnowall教学内容@#@ReadingMr.Know-all”：

@#@APost-colonialPerspective@#@Mr.Know-allisashortstorywrittenbytheEnglishauthorW.SomersetMaugham（1874-1965）,whoismostfamedforhisnovelOfHumanBondage.Besides,healsoearnshisreputationforhisplays,andshortstories.Itissaidthathehasbeenthehighestpaidwriteraroundtheworldinthe1930s.Heisrichintravelingexperienee,whichindeeddoesgreatfavortohisworld-renownedtravelstories.Thisstory,Mr.Know-all,isoneofthesemasterpieces.@#@ThisstorytakesplaceonashipfromSanFranciscotoYokohamaintheinterwaryears,thatistosay,thisstoryissetinspecialtime--intheyearsbetweenWorldWarIandWorldWarII.ThemajorcharacterisMrKeladaandthetidecharactersareMr&@#@MrsRamsayandthenarratorhimself.OntheshipfromSanFranciscotoYokohama,thenarratorhastoshareacabinwithMrKelada.ThenarratordoesnotlikehimbecauseheisnotanativeEnglish.Besides,MrKeladaalwayskeepstalking,intendingtoshowthatheknowsmuchmorethananyotherpeopleontheship,whichleavesthenarratortheimpressionofloquacityandvanity.Heisagoodmixerandhasknowneveryoneontheshipwithinonlythreedays.Duetohisloquacity,heisnamedMrKnow-all”，whichistakenbyhimasacomplement.MrRamsayistheonlypersonwhodebateswith@#@MrKelada.TheybetwithMrsRamsay'@#@pearlchain.MrKeladadealswithpearlbusinessandheisexpertinpearl,soMrKeladainsistsMrsRamsayyspearlchainispreciousandbetswithMrRamsayahundreddollarswhileMrRamsaydeclaresitaculturedonecostingonly18dollars.MrKeladacloselyexaminesthepearlchain.ButwhenheisabouttoannouncehisvictoryhecatchesasightofMrsRamsayspalyface.AtlastMrKeladachangeshismindandadmitsheiswrong,withtheriskofdamaginghisreputationandlosingonehundreddollars.Howeverthenextday,hereceivesaletterenclosedahundred-dollarnote.ThenarratorunderstandsthatMrKeladamakesawhitelieandatthatmomenthedosenotentirelydislikeMrKelada.@#@MrKnow-allistypicalpost-colonialliterature.Post-colonialliteratureisabodyofliterarywritingthatrespondstotheintellectualdiscourseofEuropeancolonizationintheAsia,Africa,MiddleEast,thePacific,andotherpost-colonialareasthroughouttheglobe.Post-colonialliteratureaddressestheproblemsandconsequencesofthede-colonizationofacountryandofanation,especiallythepoliticalandculturalindependenceofformerlysubjugatedcolonialpeoples;@#@anditalsoisaliterarycritiqueofandaboutpost-colonialliterature,theundertonesofwhichcarry,communicate,andjustifyracialismandcolonialism.[1]Thecontemporaryformsofpost-colonialliteraturepresentliteraryandintellectualcritiquesofthepost-colonialdiscourse,byendeavourringtoassimilatepost-colonialismanditsliteraryexpressions.@#@Asaresult,racehasbeenanimportantthemeinthepost-colonialliterature.Racism,underwhichrace-relatedissuesaremostlydiscussed,invoIvesthebeliefinracialdifferences,whichactsasajustificationfornon-equaltreatment,ordiscrimination,ofmembersofthatrace.Thetermracismiscommonlyusednegativelyandusuallyisassociatedwithrace-basedprejudice,dislike,discrimination,oroppression.SociologistDavidWellmandefinesracismasa“culturallysanctionedbelief”[2];@#@sociologistsNo?

@#@lA.CazenaveandDarleneAlvarezMadderndefineracismas“...ahighlyorganizedsystemofrace-basedgroupprivilegethatoperatesateverylevelofsocietyandisheldtogetherbyasophisticatedideologyofcolor/racesupremacy."@#@[3]Suchideologyofsupremacycanbetypicallyreflectedinpost-colonialtheoryandliterature,whoseoverlappingthemesincludetheinitialencounterwiththecolonizer,thedisruptionofindigenousculture,theconceptof“othering”,colonialoppression,whitesupremacy,andsoon.@#@MrKnow-allisagoodrepresentationofpost-colonialthemesandcanbebetterinterpretedbyunderstandingthementalitybehindthecolonistideology.Thisideologydividespeopleoftheonetimecommonwealthcountriesandtheirdescendantsintocolonizers—the“self”andthecolonizee—the“other”,anddevelopssuchmentalityintowhitesupremacy,discriminatingagainstallotherethnicities.@#@Thementalityofprejudiceanddiscriminationcanevenbeclearlyseenattheverybeginningparagraphs.Thefirstsentenceofthenarratoristhat“waspreparedtodislikeMaxKeladabeforeIknewhim.”WhythenarratorhassuchastrongemotiontoMrKeladaevenbeforeknowinghim?

@#@Ontheonehand,thenarratordoesnotwanttoshareacabinwithastrangerduringthe14-daytourfromSanFranciscotoYokohama;@#@ontheotherhand,asamoreintenseandimmanentreason,thenarr