The-Horse-Dealer’s-Daughter

TheHorseDealer’sDaughter小组成员：马艳苗茜茜王慧婷邹林妮娜ModernismModernismspanstheperiodfromtheendofthe19thcenturytothemiddleof20thcentury.Modernismisaveryvagueandconfusingterm.Itincludesimagism,cubismandexistentialismandsoon.DifferencefromVictorianAge,itemphasizestheneedtomoveawayformthepublictotheprivate,fromtheobjectivetothesubjective,preferringthesubconscioustotheselfconscious,andstresspassionandwilloverreasonandintellection.AbouttheauthorDavidHerbertLawrenceisaFamousBritishwriterandpoetinthe20thcentury.HeisBritain‘smostuniqueandoneofthemostcontroversialwriterwhoisregardedasoneofthegreatestwritersinEnglishliteraryhistoryLawrencethoughtsthatman’sspiritwasthwartedbyindustrializedWesternculture,emphasizedhisintellectualattributesratherthanhisnaturalorphysicalinstincts.Hisgreatnovels,SonsandLovers(1913),TheRainbow(1915),andWomeninlove(1921),concerntheconsequenceoftryingtodenyingman’sunionwithnature.SummaryofthestoryThestorybeginswithaconversationbetweenthreePervinbrothersandtheirsisterMabelwhomtheycall“bull-dog”.ThethreePervinbrotherswereaskingtheirsisterwhatsheintendstodowithherlifeaftershelefttheranchhouse.Buttheconsultationwasintriguedbythedisasteroftheirlife--theirfather’sdeath.Theyhadtofindaplacetosettlethemselvesdown.Joe,theeldestbrother,wasluckytofindhemarriedarichwomanandherfathercouldprovidehimwithawell-paidjob.FredHenry,thesecondoldestbrotherstronglyrequiredMabeltolivewithhersisterLucy.Malcolm,theyoungestamongthethree,askedMabeltobetrainedasanursewhilehewouldgowithFredtothesouth.Theyleftnosympathytotheirinnocentsister,whichmadetheirsisterdepressedaboutlifeandherself.Later,Mabelwenttotheceremony,tendingtohermother’sgravewhileDr.JackFergusson,aphysicianandfriendofthebrothers,sawshewasintheceremony.Hefollowedhertoapondand,withcontinuingfascination,watchedherwalkintoandfinallydisappearunderthemurkywater.Heranafterher,draggedheroutofthepond,andtookherhome.There,heundressedher,rubbedherskindry,andwarmedhernexttothehearthfire.Mabelawakenedinadaze,recognizedthedoctor,andaskedhimwhathehaddone.Realizinghernakednessbeneaththeswaddlingblankets,sheaskedhim,“Doyouloveme,then?”andbecamecertainoftheanswerherself:“Youloveme....Iknowyouloveme,Iknow.”Thedoctor,who“had,really,nointentionoflovingher,”ishorrifiedatherwordsandherkisses,yethefeltoverwhelmedandmustembraceherandadmitthatherwordsarereallytrue.Mabel’sjoyfulassuranceofhislovesoonpassed,however,andshesobbed,“IfeelI’mhorribletoyou.”“‘No,Iwantyou,Iwantyou,’wasallheanswered,blindly,withthatterribleintonationwhichfrightenedheralmostmorethanherhorrorlestheshouldnotwanther.”BothMabelandFergussonfellinlovewitheachother.Theydecidedtogetmarriedonthesecondday.TheendofthestoryleftuncertaintytothereadersbecauseitwasMabel’sgratitudeignitedthedoctor’sloveforher.Fergusson,aphysiciandoctor,wasaccustomedtothenakedbody.Buthislovebrokeoutundertheparticularcircumstance.Thelovewasexuberantbuttransient.Nooneknewwhetheritwasthetrueloveornot.The“reality”wouldmakethemcalmdownandfacethe“real”life.Mabelisstilllonelyandhelplessuntiltheendofthenovel.CharacteranalysisJoe冷漠unwillingtotakecareoffamilies自私Hedon’tcareaboutanything,sincehefelthimselfsafeAfterhisfatherdied,astheleaderofthefamily,heshouldtaketheresponsibilityoftakingcareoflittlebrothersandsister.Mabel:内心温柔善良：carefullyclippedthegrassfromthegraveandarrangedthepinky-whitesmallchrysanthemumsinthetincrossandspongedthemarbleheadstoneandthecoping-stone.WhenMabeldecidedtoendherlive,shedidn’tforgetherdearmother.Andthelastthingshecoulddoforhermomistocleanhertombcarefully.Afterexperiencingtheheart-breakoflosinghermotherandhavingastep-mother,thelittlegirlgotnolovefromherfamilies.Andshefeltalonewithoutanysenseofsecurity.Sheisolatedherselffromotherandrefusedtofeelthisworld.However,thiskindofsituationmadeherbeingmovedbykindheartedperson.Thatwaswhywhenthedoctorsavedherfromlakethelittlegirlbeingtouchedandpassionatelyinlovewiththedoctor.勇敢地追求爱情：Afterbeingsavedbydoctor,shethoughtthattherestillsomeonelovesherintheworld.ThensheexpressedherfeelingbravelyJack：勇敢善良：Hesavedthepoorgirlwhopreparedtosuicide,however,thedoctorhimselfisnotabletoswim.Hecouldnotbeartorefusetheadmirationofthegirlforworryingthepoorgirlwoulddothefoolish.ThemesandWritingTechniques1.ThemesAfterourdiscussion,wethinktherearetwobasicthemesinthisstorya.loveandremediationMabellovesthedoctorandheloveshertoo.b.theso-calleddevelopedeconomycivilizationimposehugedepressiononhuman.2.WritingTechniques(1)Theauthorsuseawiderangeofpsychologicaldescriptivemethodstodevelopplots.Therearethreehighlightsinthestory:Thefirsttimetheymeet.WhenjackpolitelyaskedMabelwhatsheintendtodo,Mabeljustglancedhimwithadangerouslook,whichmarkedhimveryunsettled.Hereadangerouslookdoesn'tmeanMabelholdhostilitytojack,theauthoruseaveryspecialwordtotellreadersjackisafraidofbeingluredbythegirl,whichishisunconsciouswishdepressedbythesociety.Aftergirlcameover,Mabelthoughtthedoctorlovedher.Butthedoctordidnotintendtoloveher.Buthewasafraidofpushinghertodeathagainifherefused.Andinhisdeepestheart,heknewheloveher.Thesetwoconflictideasfightinhismind