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1、AppreciationofArabyQuestionstothinkabout:Setting(physical/psychological)CharactersTheme/themesPossiblestructureMajorwritingtechniquesMajorwritingtechniquesSettinggeographicalpsychologicalSettingGeographical:NorthRichmondStreetPsychological:solitary,isolated,lonely,orphaned:fa
2、therless/motherlessCharactersWhoareinthestory?CharactersTheghostofaprevioustenant,apriest;thenarrator(first-personnarrator),nameless;thenarrator’suncleandaunt;Mangan'ssister;MrsMercer;ayoungladywithanEnglishaccentinchargeofoneofthestallsofthebazaar.perhapsthebazaaritselfshoul
3、dbementionedamongthecharactersNorthRichmondStreet,whichispersonified（拟人化）:‘blind','quiet',withhouses'consciousofdecentliveswithinthem',gazingatoneanother'withbrownimperturbablefaces'.Theme/themes（1）Illusion(orientaldreams,easylove)vs.reality(shabbinessofsurroundings,instreeta
4、ndbazaaralike),hencesomegroupsofwordsandphrasesareusedtomakecontrastwiththeamorousepiphany（对爱情的顿悟）duringwhichthenarrator’sheart“leaps”,hiseyesfeedonMangan’ssister’sfigure,dress,andintimationofunderclothes(petticoat)andhiswholebodyis“likeaharp”.Theme/themes（1）Thegroupsofwordsa
5、ndphrasescontrastingwiththeamorousepiphany:“wild”garden;“darkmuddylane”;Mustywaste-roomlitteredwitholduselesspapers’,the“high,cold,empty,gloomyrooms’,the“ruinoushouses”;pagesofbooks“curledanddamp”and“yellow”pagesofbooks“curledanddamp”and“yellow”;“rustybicycle-pump”,“feeblelan
6、terns”,theinanity(浅薄、愚蠢）oftheconversationinthemarket;thepervadingreferencestomoney（对金钱的不断提及）intowhichallsplendourresolves（使光辉灿烂的事物消解）;Theme/themes（2）Thethemeoffrustration,astheboydealswiththelimitsimposedonhimbyhissituation.Theprotagonist(主人公)hasaseriesofromanticideas,aboutth
7、egirlandthewondrouseventthathewillattendonherbehalf.*Onthenightwhenheawaitshisuncle'sreturnsolatethathecangotothebazaar,readersfeeltheboy'sfrustrationmounting.Foratime,theboyfearsthathemaynotbeabletogoatall.Whenhefinallydoesarrive,,thebazaarismoreorlessover.Hisfantasiesaboutt
8、hebazaarandbuyingagreatgiftforthegirlarerevealedasridiculous.Theme/t
