• 2022-06-04
    LiterarySelectionsandAnalysis(北航2008研)
    —Andwhoisthebestpoet,Heron?askedBoland.
    —LordTennyson,ofcourse,answeredHeron.
    —O,yes,LordTennyson,saidNash.Wehaveallhispoetryathomeinabook.AtthisStephenforgotthesilentvowshehadbeenmakingandburstout:
    —Tennysonapoet!Why,he’sonlyarhymester!
    —O,getout!saidHeron.EveryoneknowsthatTennysonisthegreatestpoet.
    —Andwhodoyouthinkisthegreatestpoet?askedBoland,nudginghisneighbor.
    —Byron,ofcourse,answeredStephen.
    Herongavetheleadandallthreejoinedinascornfullaugh.
    —Whatareyoulaughingat?askedStephen.
    —You,saidHeron.Byronthegreatestpoet!He’sonlyapoetforuneducatedpeople.
    —Hemustbeafinepoet!saidBoland.
    —Youmaykeepyourmouthshut,saidStephen,turningonhimboldly.Allyouknowaboutpoetryiswhatyouwroteupontheslatesintheyardandweregoingtobesenttotheloftfor.
    Boland,infact,wassaidtohavewrittenontheslatesintheyardacoupletaboutaclassmateofhiswhooftenrodehomefromthecollegeonapony:
    AsTysonwasridingintoJerusalem
    HefellandhurthisAlecKafoozelum.
    ThisthrustputthetwolieutenantstosilencebutHeronwenton:
    —InanycaseByronwasahereticandimmoraltoo.
    —Idon’tcarewhathewas,criedStephenhotly.
    —Youdon’tcarewhetherhewasahereticornot?saidNash.
    —Whatdoyouknowaboutit?shoutedStephen.Youneverreadalineofanythinginyourlifeexceptatrans,orBolandeither.
    —IknowthatByronwasabadman,saidBoland.
    —Here,catchholdofthisheretic,Heroncalledout.InamomentStephenwasaprisoner.
    —Tatemadeyoubuckuptheotherday(5),Heronwenton,abouttheheresyinyouressay.
    —I’lltellhimtomorrow,saidBoland.
    —Willyou?saidStephen.You’dbeafraidtoopenyourlips.
    —Afraid?
    —Ay.Afraidofyourlife.
    —Behaveyourself!criedHeron,cuttingatStephen’slegswithhiscane.
    Itwasthesignalfortheironset.NashpinionedhisarmsbehindwhileBolandseizedalongcabbagestumpwhichwaslyinginthegutter.StrugglingandkickingunderthecutsofthecaneandtheblowsoftheknottystumpStephenwasbornebackagainstabarbedwirefence.
    —AdmitthatByronwasnogood.
    —No.
    —Admit.
    —No.
    —Admit.
    —No.No.
    a.Identifytheauthorandtheworkfromwhichthepassageisselected.
    b.Whatisthesymbolicmeaningoftheprotagonist’sname?
    c.Describehisgrowingprocess,whichisalsocalledBildungsroman—novelsofeducation/growth.
    d.Howishispersonalityisrevealedfromtheabovementionedselections?
  • a.ThepassageisselectedfromJamesJoyce’sAPortraitoftheArtistasaYoungMan.b.Stephen’snameisanallusiontoSaintStephen,thefirstChristianmartyr.StephenDedalus,likeSaintStephen,hasconflictswiththeestablishedreligion.DaedalusisatragicfigureinGreekmythology.HeissaidtohavebuiltthelabyrinthforKingMinos,butlaterheisshutupinatowertopreventhisknowledgeofthelabyrinthfromspreadingtothepublic.DaedalususesfeatherandwaxtomakewingsforhimselfandhissonIcarustoflyawayfromCrete.Whentheyarepreparedforflight,Daedaluswarnshissonnottoflytoohigh,becausetheheatofthesunmaymeltthewax.ButIcarusistoohappytofly,sohefinallyfliestooclosetothesunandfallsintothesea.Thismythechoesthecentralthemesofthenovel—refusaltofollowthepathofthefather,individualrebellionanddiscovery.c.Abildungsromanisacoming-of-agekindofnovel.ItaroseduringtheGermanEnlightenment,andinit,theauthorpresentsthepsychological,moralandsocialshapingofthepersonalityofausuallyyoungmaincharacter(theprotagonist).APortraitoftheArtistasaYoungMandevelopsaroundthelifeofamiddle-classIrishboy,StephenDedalus,fromhisinfancyinthestronglyCatholic,intenselynationalisticenvironmentofDublininthe1880stohisdeparturefromIrelandsometwentyyearslater.Asasmallboy,Stephenseesatthefamily’sChristmaspartyhowhiseldersarebitterlydividedandquarrelwithoneanotherovertheChurchandtheIrishpatriotParnell.AtJesuitschools,Stephenisunsympatheticallytreatedbyhisfellowschoolmatesandhismaster.InadolescencethesensitiveStephengraduallybecomesconsciousoftheoppressivepressuresfromthemoral,politicalandspiritualenvironment;withrepeatedfrustrationsandfutileisolation,heturnstosavagephysicaldesireasanoutlet.ConsequentlyheistormentedwithhissenseofmoralsinandfrightenedbytheterrorsofthelastjudgmentandthehorriblepunishmentinHelldescribedinthesermons.Toremovetherestlessagonyfromhismind,hemakesaconfessionofhissinsandthrowshimselfintotheembraceofthechurch.Afteraprolongedperiodofreligiousdevotion,Stephenisrepelledbythepassionlesschillinessoftheorderedlifeand,finally,rejectsthecalltothepriesthood.Atamomentofrevelationontheseashore,Stephensuddenlyrealizesthattheartisticvocationishistruemission.Toaccomplishthismission,Stephendecidestocastoffallthosethattrytotiehimdown—“hisfamily,hisreligion,hiscountryandhisfleshlydesire”byleavingIreland.d.Intheabovementionedselections,StepheninsistsByronisthebestpoetwhileothersthinkTennysonisthegreatestone.Theboysattackhim,tryingtogethimtochangehismind,butherefusestodoso.ItindicatesthatStephenisaveryindependentboyandhissensitivityisatoddswithcommonpeople.

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