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The Lady, or the Tiger?

The Lady, or the Tiger?. Book VI Teacher: Flora Lai October 21, 2012. 1. 短篇故事. 本篇為文學類型中歸屬於 fiction 部分的短篇故事( short story )。短篇故事的情節通常是集中在某個單一的事件上,多半只有少數兩、三個人物,故事背景、情節鋪陳等因礙於篇幅,較小說( novel )單純許多。 短篇故事最為盛行的時期是在 十九世紀到二十世紀初 ,大多刊載於當時的雜誌上,特別是在美國出版的雜誌。. 2. 作者簡介. 本文所參考之原著作者為法蘭克 ‧ 理查 ‧

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The Lady, or the Tiger?

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  1. The Lady, or the Tiger? Book VI Teacher: Flora Lai October 21, 2012

  2. 1. 短篇故事 本篇為文學類型中歸屬於fiction部分的短篇故事(short story)。短篇故事的情節通常是集中在某個單一的事件上,多半只有少數兩、三個人物,故事背景、情節鋪陳等因礙於篇幅,較小說(novel)單純許多。 短篇故事最為盛行的時期是在十九世紀到二十世紀初,大多刊載於當時的雜誌上,特別是在美國出版的雜誌。

  3. 2. 作者簡介 本文所參考之原著作者為法蘭克‧理查‧ 史塔克頓(Frank Richard Stockton , 1834-1902),是一位美國幽默小說家 ,其至今仍為人所熟知的作品曾經風行於 十九世紀後期的數十年間,是一系列為 孩童所撰寫的童話故事。 史塔克頓出生於美國賓州的費城,他的父母共育有十三位兒女,他排行第七,從小便非常喜歡說故事,時常講述童話給兄弟姊妹聽。史塔克頓的父親是一知名教會的牧師,他並不贊成兒子從事文學創作。於是,史塔克頓毅然離家,開始憑靠從事木刻而自立更生,直到父親去世為止。

  4. 史塔克頓最有名的短篇故事即是“The Lady or the Tiger?”(1882),之所以撰寫這篇故事是起於他在當時所參加的一個文學性社團,是為供社團成員頌讀而編寫的。完成後受到成員們熱烈的迴響與討論,促使史塔克頓因而將其投稿刊登於Century Magazine 。而令他驚訝的是,這篇故事也同樣受到大眾的注目,進而引起諸多層面的爭辯。當時,讀者們詢問的信件如潮水般湧至,令史塔克頓應接不暇,但是他始終拒絕解開那一直讓大家納悶不已的謎底。直到今日,這個故事仍舊具有引起讀者大眾的好奇及種種揣測的張力。

  5. Dramatic Plot Structure A literary plot has five elements: • Exposition • Rising Action • Climax • Falling Action • Resolution

  6. Dramatic Plot Structure • Exposition During a plot’s exposition, the author gives background information about the story and introduces the story’s characters and setting. The exposition also introduces the main conflict. • Rising ActionRising action is the series of events that lead up to the climax, or most dramatic moment, of the story. • Climax The climax is a story’s most dramatic and revealing moment. It usually comes near the end of a story and satisfies the reader’s curiosity about what happens.

  7. Dramatic Plot Structure • Falling ActionThe falling action follows the climax and describes the results of the climax. • Resolution The resolution, or denouement, comes at the end of the falling action. • “The Lady, or the Tiger?” has a trick ending—readers must supply the resolution.

  8. The Lady, or The Tiger?—Frank Stockton Setting

  9. The Lady, or The Tiger?—Frank Stockton • Connecting to the Story Would you trust your life to a friend? Before you read the story, think about the following questions: • Which is a stronger emotion—love or jealousy? • How completely can one person ever know and understand another?

  10. The Lady, or The Tiger?—Frank Stockton BIG IDEA Matters of Life and Death As you read this story, notice how the characters value life and death in different ways.

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