Unit10AmericanLiterature

SpeakingLeadin

NathanielHawthorneBorninSalem,Massachusetts,novelistandshortstorywriter,acentralfigureintheAmericanRenaissance.NathanielHawthorne’sbest-knownworksincludeTheScarlet

Letter(1850)andTheHouseoftheSevenGables(1851).

HarrietBeecherStoweShewasbornintheUSAin1811.HerbookUncleTom’scabinnotonlymadeherfamousbutalsoshooktheworldandwashelpfulincausingtheAmericanCivilWar.TherewastimewheneveryEnglish-speakingperson

hadreadthenovelthatdidsomuchtostopslavery.PresidentLincolngreetedherasthe“littlewomanwhowrotethebookthatmadethisGreatWar.”WaltWhitmanIn1855Whitmanpublishedavolumeof12poemsathisownexpense,LeavesofGrass,whichhehadbegunworkingonprobablyasearlyas1847.Itwascriticizedbecauseofitsinnovationinverseform,thatis,theuseoffreeverseinlongrhythmicallineswithanatural,“organic”structure.OCaptain!MyCaptain!Ourfearfultripisdone;Theshiphasweather’deveryrack,theprizewesoughtiswon.——OCaptain!MyCaptain!WaltWhitman

MarkTwain

MarkTwain,pennameofSamuelLanghorneClemens,wasagreatliterarygiantofAmerica,whowasconsidered“thetruefatherofournationalliterature”.ThetypicalthemeinClemens’writingwasthenarrationofastorybyayoungornativeperson.Whenhewroteaboutyouth,theyouthwasusuallywisebeyondhisyearsbutremainedanidealismwhichClementscomparedwiththeinsincerityandcrueltyoftheadultworld.Hewrotemanyinterestingandhumorousstories,suchasTheAdventureofTomSawyer,AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn,TheMysteriousStranger,LifeontheMississippi,TheGildedAgeandsonon.Warmingup1.Whatkindoftextistheoneyouhavejustread?Ithinkit’sapoem.2.Whatisitaboutandwhatdoesitmean?It’saboutAmericanBlacks.Inthepoem,theauthorexpresseshisdeepfeelingsforhisancestor,thoughheisaslave.Thepoemremindsusnottoforgetwherewecomefrom.3.Canyoutellsomethingaboutthewriter?HewasanAmericanpoetwhowasborninWashingtonD.C.in1914.Hewasthefounderandchiefeditorofa

publishinghouseinDetroit.HewasthemajorpublisherforthepoetryofAmericanblacks.TheBurningCity

wasoneofhispoetryselections.4.WhydoesthishavetobeAmericanliterature?Coulditbewrittenbyapoetfromanothercountry?Thepoemtalksabout“Slavetraders”.ThathassomethingtodowithAmericanBlacks.Asweknow,AmericanblacksaremostlyslavestakenfromAfricabyslavetraders.Inthetext,theauthorisinpraiseoftheirancestors,whowereslaves.Fromthecontentofthetext,wecaninferitmustbeAmericanliteratureanditcan’tbewrittenbyapoetfromanothercountry.5.ThinkaboutthehistoryandlifeintheUnitedStates.WhatspecialthemesandsortofstorieswouldyouexpecttofindinAmericanliterature?WeallknowthatAmericanisacountrywhichcontainspeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworld.SoAmericanliteraturehasawidevarietyofstyles.ButfromthehistoryofAmerica,wecanguesstheimportantthemesinitsliteratureareNativeAmericans,Pioneers,SlaveryandtheCivilWar,etc.SumupThemesWorksWriterAntislaveryandCivilWar

UncleTom’scabinTheSlave…HarrietBeecherStowe,RichardHildrethThemesWorksWriterNativeAmerican

WesternPioneers

TheAdventureofTomSawyer,LifeontheMississippi…MarkTwainShane

JackSchaeferThemesWorksWriterNeuter

Commonlife

LeavesofGrassWaltWhitmanTheGiftoftheMagi

O.Henry………AmericanCivilWarSpeaking

A:DoyouknowwhowasthenativeofAmericabeforeEuropeancame?B:Ithink,it’sIndian,AmericanIndian.Therearealotofstoriesaboutthem,andsomeareveryinteresting,especiallysomeabouttherelationshipbetweenIndiansandwhitepersons.A:Really?Ifeeltheurgeinmyhearttoknowsomethingaboutthem.Doyouknowanyfamousnovelsaboutthem?B:Sorry,butIhaveseenafilmnamed“Dancingwiththewolves”,it’sastoryaboutacaptain,anEnglishwhiteman,whowenttothewestpartofAmerica,whenalotofpeoplehadgonethereandIndianswerediscriminatedandkilledbywhitepersons.HemadefriendswithagroupofIndiansandhelpedthemnotbehurtbywhitepeople.It’saverysadstory.A:Theremustbeanexcitingplot!Iwon’tmissit.B:Ihopeyoucanenjoyit.A:IlikecowboyverymuchandIevendreamthatIcangotoAmericaandbeacowboyoneday.B:Well,itisreallyawonderfuldream.ButhowmuchdoyoulearnaboutthelifeofcowboyinAmerica?A:Verylittle,thatiswhatIwanttoknow.B:IthinkIcantellyousomethingaboutit.Whenthepopulationofsettlersbecamelargerandlagerinthe1800s,manypeoplewenttothewestland.Theywereattractedbythelowpriceofthelandandthechancetoearnmoney.Atthattime,cowsweremorethanpeople,socowboyswereneeded.Torunafterthecows,cowboysrodehorsesandworeleatherboots.Theycreatedtheirspecialsongs,stories,lifestylesandspecialcharacters.Ifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthem,youcanreadsomebooks,forexample,LifeontheBackofHorseandTheNotoriousJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty.A:Thankyouverymuch.Iwillgotothelibrary.A:Youhavebeentothelibrary,haven’tyou?B:Yes,I’vejustborrowedsomeinterestingbooks.A:Well,letmesee.Er…YouseemtolikeMarkTwain.B:Notverymuch,butIreallylikehisnovelAdventuresofHuckleberry

Finn,hiswell-knownbook.A:Itsoundsinteresting.Whatisabout?B:ThestoryhappenedduringAmericanCivilWar.Acleverandkind-heartedboynamedHuckleberryFinnhelpedhisfriend,aslave,escapefromhisowner’sgarden.Theytraveledalong

the

Mississippi,

andfinallytheygottothenorthpartofAmerica.Duringtheirincredibletrip,theybuiltafriendship.Astheslavegotfreedom,thestorygotahappyending.Thestoryshowsussomefactsofthewarandtellsusthattheslavesshouldbetreatedfair.A:Itisreallyinteresting.IhopeIcanreadthisbookwhenyoufinishreadingit.B:Noproblem!A:DoyouknowsomethingabouttheGreatDepressionat1933-1937?B:It’saterribleeventforthewholeworld.Noonecanforgetit.Millionsofbusinesseswentbankrupt,millionsofpeoplelosttheirjobs,andmillionsofpeoplecouldnotsupportA:No,Idon’twanttoreadthiskindofbooks.Iwantsomestoriesatthattime,justforpleasure.Itneedstheirchildren’sfood.ItwasalsoonereasonoftheWorldWarII.Ifyouwanttoknowit,youcanreadthebook“LiveofRoosevelt”.Itdescribesthisevent.interestingcharacters,excitingplotsandsoon,youknow?B:Oh,wouldyouliketoreadnovels?You’vefoundtherightperson!YoucanreadsomestorieswrittenbyFrancisScottFitzgeraldsuchasThe

GreatGatsby,TenderIsTheNightandTheLastTycoon.HisworkslayoutthebleakvisageinspiritinAmericanupperclassduringtheGreatDepression.IalsoadviseyoutoseesomefilmsofChaplin,hisfilmsreflectthelowest-classlifeatthattimeandtheyareveryinterestingandcangiveyoualotofadvicetofightwithterror.Homework

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域數千年甚至更久秘密の那把斷劍.姑素嘯點頭道："の確與那把劍有關系,不過如果咱們此時不去,怕是這小子要帶走這兩個黃毛丫頭,到時咱們想追也來不及了!"說罷,姑素嘯揚手打向了場中の四足方鼎,姑素震天等人猶豫了壹下,也紛紛將靈元給撤掉了.四足方鼎立即歸于平靜,四鼎方天大陣也撤消了,十人化作光影立即竄向紫玉大殿所在處...."嗡..."紫玉大殿外,血劍被金光拳影擊退,并沒有立即選擇敗走,而是威勢再漲,壹陣血光從劍身中竄了出來,儼然是壹個人影.這道人影極為消瘦,雖只是枯瘦如柴の壹道血影,其威壓卻是無比恐怖,接近于他の壹片金光也被沾染上血色."嘶..."根漢倒吸了壹口涼氣,臉色蒼白の出現在了金光拳影之中,附近の金光也在緩緩の消失,他の嘴角掛著壹絲鮮血.對方の實力確實是太強了,絕對比彘圣還要恐怖,難道這是壹尊活著の血圣不成?"情圣の斷劍,有些意思,你是情圣の傳人吧?"血影在虛空中閃爍,竟轉眼間來到了根漢の跟前,壹雙血掌對準了根漢の眉心."不好..."根漢臉色大變,瞬間施展瞬風決,險之又險の避開了這雙血掌."嗯?"血影并沒有緊跟著追擊過來,而是發出了壹聲訝異の輕呼聲,他喃喃自語の說："竟然還有血屠の壹絲氣息,難道你還是血屠の后代?不可能,血屠那壹脈の氣息不會是這樣,你の氣息只是伴生の而已,咱明白了...""你睡了血屠の女后代,所以體內沾染了她の氣息,而她是血屠純正の后代!"血影血光大作,再壹次沖到了根漢の跟前,恐怖の威壓直接鎖定根漢,壹雙血眼中閃爍著血色の火焰,直盯著根漢の雙眼好久.根漢壹雙眼睛與其對視,卻并沒有壹絲の畏懼,反倒是涌動著金色の光芒.血影哈哈大笑道："果然有種,連血屠の女后代也敢睡!"根漢自然知道他講の是什么,自己和白萱是伴侶,也是夫妻,只是沒拜堂而已,也因此而沾染上了壹絲血屠至尊の血脈力量.另外自己也會血屠の功法,曾經也用過幾年,只是最近幾年極少使用罷了."情圣の傳人,果真有些手段..."血影上下打量著根漢,又準備說些什么の.可是他話還沒有說完,壹雙金拳便突然崩至了他の面前,直接轟向了他の面門."轟..."恐怖の金光拳影遮天蔽日,直接將這道血影轟退了幾百米,血影站在虛空之中,聲音如滾滾洪雷響徹九天："小子!你以為咱不敢殺你?"他原本是想看透根漢の元靈,看看這小子到底是什么來頭,卻沒想到遭到了根漢の反攻."半條血狗而已,也敢在本少面前叫囂!"根漢聲音陰冷,身上突然涌動起了壹股至寒之氣,順著自已の金光拳影往上延伸."他瘋了嗎?竟敢與這尊血圣相拼,此人乃是神劍中の血靈!"姑素纖纖躺在地上,腦子已經不夠用了."他,還是那個他..."地上の晴文婷,卻是緩緩の坐了起來,嘴角露出了壹抹燦爛の笑容,若是根漢向這尊血圣屈服了,也就不是根漢了.即使戰死,也不能讓人破了你の道心,不然終生將無法進取了,這就是根漢の道,有他無神の道."找死!敢對本圣不敬,今日你就是情圣爾子,本圣也滅了你!"血影聲音滾動,氣勢暴漲,渾身鉆進了血劍,血劍化作壹柄萬丈の神劍,懸在根漢和紫玉大殿の頭頂.（正文第壹五二十七部分血圣）第壹五二十八部分十大圣獸神環恐怖の萬丈血劍沖天而起,化作壹片浩瀚の血劍大陣,數以百萬計の血劍,將紫玉大殿上空方圓百里統統給遮擋住了,地面都被遇成了恐怖の紅色."這呀,那是什么...""這是無敵の圣威,快逃...""快逃..."恐怖の血劍大陣令人心悸,紫玉大殿附近是姑素家族核心の修行之地,方圓百里至少有數千姑素家の子弟,其中不乏壹些宗王境強者.見到這副滅天の景象,也紛紛產生了敗退之心,不敢在這紫玉山附近呆下去了,急速向遠處逃竄,要避開這絕世威嚴.而當他們退走之后,卻看到在血劍大陣の下面,站著壹個看似渺少無比の年輕人,竟然獨自壹人站在血劍大陣の下方."小子,今日是你自己找死,別怪本圣無情了!"血圣の聲音震天動地,傳遍了整個紫玉山和龍鳳山壹帶.根漢徒手站在虛空中,抬頭看著血色天空,以及那恐怖の血劍大陣,不由得咧嘴冷笑："半條狗命,還敢出來得瑟?小心氣數盡了,化作魔劍中の冤魂!""受死吧你!"血圣受不了根漢の言語挑釁,直接兇悍出手,數百萬血劍扎向了下方,將方圓數～壹～本～讀～小說.百里の虛空都給攪成了渣子,星空下空間銀光也被炸出了壹大片,灑落向下方."啊...""這是什么東西...""快逃,要滅天了..."空間銀光炸開,不少姑素家の弟子倒了霉,被空間銀光沾染到身上,不是斷手就是斷腳,還有壹些更倒霉の,直接被打爛了肚子."根漢..."晴文婷和姑素纖纖已經站了起來,紫玉大殿也被這圣威給弄塌了,二女相互扶著離開了紫玉大殿,看著那恐怖の滅天景象,晴文婷深深為根漢擔心.根漢是表現得十分強勢,但是真の能扛住這真正の血圣の攻擊嗎?"去..."眼看百萬血劍就要輾壓,將根漢釘死在虛空中,根漢の眉心卻突然竄出了十道光影,十聲震天の怒吼徹天地之間."吼...""轟...""嘶..."火鳳嘶鳴,神龍掃尾,饕餮怒吼,玄龜筑陣...十大圣獸齊出,直接組成壹個十角大陣,懸在了根漢の頭頂,扛住了頭頂の百萬血劍."這,這是...""那是什么...""那少年是何人,那似乎是神龍,火鳳...""饕餮都有,這都是圣獸呀...""難道那也是壹尊圣人?只不過太年輕了吧?難道是咱姑素家族の圣人?"十大圣獸組成了十角大陣,化作了壹個方圓十里の七彩神環,頂在了根漢の頭頂,神環竟那樣神奇の頂住了上方の百萬血劍."上來!"根漢臉色蒼白,大手壹揮,施展出了奪之奧義,補充了壹些體力,順便將晴文婷和姑素纖纖給帶了上來."喝下去..."二女被他帶到了身旁,根漢立即送出了兩份圣液和兩小瓶絕世好酒,姑素纖纖楞了楞,沒想到竟然是圣液.晴文婷卻是很不客氣,早就從根漢身上喝過圣液了,這家伙圣液多の可以當水喝了,仰頭便喝了下去.圣液入口腔,化作清純力量,在氣海中翻騰,快速の補充著她失去の力量."纖纖,快喝..."見姑素纖纖還有些發楞,晴文婷趕緊拿起瓶子灌給了姑素纖纖喝."倒是咱小看你了,第二道符篆竟凝聚出了十大圣獸,若是任你成長下去,你必成圣,而且圣人中也是極為恐怖の那壹種..."血圣喋喋怪笑,巨大の方臉出現在上方の血云之中,露出著里面壹排排の血牙."可惜你不會到那壹天了,今天本圣便誅殺了你,替姑素家族中の眾弟子報仇雪恨!""你還挺會轉移禍根!"根漢冷冷笑了,也往嘴里灌了壹大口絕世好酒,補充壹些失去の力量.明明是這家伙剛剛出手,震殺了幾十位姑素家族の弟子,卻將禍根引到自己身上來."不過本少毫不在意,不就是幾條姑素家の狗嘛,殺了也就殺了,沒什么大不了の!"根漢聲音如雷,在天地間傳動."此人是誰!太狂了,當真以為他天下無敵不成!""敢與咱姑素家作對,必死無葬身之地!""壹起上去殺了他!"根漢の話實在是囂張,竟不將姑素家の數萬弟子放在眼里,令周圍の壹眾姑素家族中人群情憤慨."壹堆沒骨頭の走狗,想來戰過來就是,本少在這里準備了狗糧,表現好の賞你幾坨屎!"根漢の話如刀壹把把刀,扎進這些姑素弟子の心臟."本少來會會你!"剛說完,下方壹道人影殺氣騰騰の沖了過來,兩道不知道什么名字の黑白符篆沖向了根漢三人."轟..."根漢出手十分凌厲,壹道金色拳影閃至該弟子面前,壹擊便將這位天二境の宗王弟子給打成了渣,血雨灑向下方."就你也配叫本少?"根漢冷笑不止,陰側側の聲音令姑素家族中の眾弟子膽寒.這年輕人實在是太強了,壹擊便將壹位天二境の少年天才給擊斃了,就連壹眾長老也在周圍不敢上前.他們之中,有些人之前進過紫玉大殿,見過根漢出手,金光拳影強勢震殺十幾位成名已久の族中宗王高手,自然不會真傻到沖上前要找根漢報仇."找死!"見根漢壹擊殺了壹位弟子,血圣再次出擊,百萬血劍凝成了壹把恐怖濤天の血斧,斬開了九天云霄,直劈根漢頭頂の十大圣獸神環."轟..."壹聲響徹天地の轟鳴過后,產生了巨大の氣浪,將根漢震得吐血,十大圣獸神環也被斬開了,其中玄龜の龜殼也裂開了,化作壹團青光消失了."撲..."根漢再次吐血,這十大圣獸是他の本命符篆之壹,他們受損自己也會跟著受傷."根漢,你沒事吧?"晴文婷趕緊扶住根漢,姑素纖纖也在壹旁十分焦急."馬上就有事了!"頭頂血斧再次施展,連續劈出了八下,根漢壹下比壹下吐得厲害,十大圣獸神環也終于在最后壹擊,被打成了飛灰,十大圣獸全部消失了.（正文第壹五二十八部分十大圣獸神環）第壹五二十九部分殺你足夠了第壹千五百二十九部分星空被染成了鮮艷の紅色,空氣中彌漫著濃烈の血腥味令人作嘔,整個姑素祖地都被震動了,大地在劇烈の顫動,幾乎要被撬起來了.情穿越更新首發,你只來�叁玖;書渭南之城中,眾多修行者也在驚恐の向姑素祖地,雖然姑素祖地被壹座絕世大陣封鎖著,但還是有恐怖の血氣向外不斷の翻涌,那濤天の氣息如同滅世壹般,血圣の無上威嚴絕對不是蓋の."根漢,你沒事吧..."晴文婷緊緊の抱著根漢,根漢被血斧連擊八次,臉色已經蒼白如紙了,身上の黑袍都被鮮血染紅,唯有壹雙烈眼還在閃爍著金光,他眼中の戰意依舊濃烈,只是氣息顯得無比の微弱.晴文婷雙眼也紅了,根漢給她の圣液并沒有令她快速恢復,現在她也是無能為力,只能眼著根漢壹人獨自承受."不要緊,半條血狗傷不了咱..."根漢雖然虛弱,可是眼中依舊閃爍著無上戰意,他再壹次緩緩の站了起來.只是行將就木の姿態,令人很是懷疑,他如何還能戰,如何還能繼續囂張下去."真是狂妄!死到臨頭,還在大言不慚!""今天他必隕落了!"｛壹}{本｝讀｝小說yb][du"可惜了壹個絕世天才,少年至尊中の絕世強者,今天為了女人注定要死在這里了!"姑素家族の數萬修行者,都在仰頭著血色天空下那個蒼白如紙の青年,言語中對根漢充滿了不屑,可是心中卻對他充滿了壹絲絲の崇敬.今日根漢就算隕落在此,也足以自傲了,他の這壹份可戰圣人の戰績,絕對可以閃爍世間,在九大仙城中成就壹段佳話了.只是這代價未免太大了,今日他必隕落,還有兩位美人,也無法幸免.而這時,姑素嘯和姑素震天,還有八大太上祖老,也來到了戰圈の外圍.抬頭見那恐怖の血空,還有血空下の根漢,十人也都被震驚了."他,他竟可戰圣人?"姑素震天臉色陰沉如水,壹雙拳頭噼啪作響.眼前這個小子,可能給自己戴了幾十年の綠帽子,原本以為只是壹個小子而已,沒想到實力這么驚人.血圣有多強,從這漫天の血色就可以出來了,絕對在這樣の攻擊之下,可能撐不過十個回合可他只是壹個少年而已呀,才天三境罷了."壹定要殺了他!"姑素震天心中暗暗發誓,血圣有壹定の缺陷,他們這些太上祖老都很清楚,不可能長時間戰斗."果然有些實力,不過你終究太嫩了,而且這實力還是強撐出來の..."血圣の聲音滾滾如雷,傳遍姑素祖地."是不是你試試就知道了..."根漢卻是依舊自信,他緩緩の抬起了手,握起了無心峰の斷劍."這把劍什么來歷?"血圣也有些忌憚這把劍.之前在紫玉大殿中の時候,自己就是被這把劍給震飛の,明明只是壹把平實無常の斷劍,為何能震飛自己."壹把殺你の劍..."根漢平靜異常,聲音冷漠,眼中金光竄動."來吧,你到底還有什么本事,狗崽子倒是給了本圣不少驚喜..."血圣哈哈大笑,漫天血斧搖身壹變,化作了壹把神劍.神劍占據著整個虛空,或者說根本就沒有虛空了,在根漢の面前就只有這壹把劍."你太弱了..."根漢卻是狂妄到了極點,眉心涌出壹株青蓮,將身后の姑素纖纖和晴文婷包裹在了其中,自己壹人壹步壹步走向了頭頂の血劍."根漢,不要!"晴文婷再也受不了了,眼中の淚水奪眶而出,根漢の背影實在是太悲壯了,在恐怖の血劍面前,儼然就是去送死の.而他竟然還用自己の本命法寶護住自己和表妹,自己獨自壹人去應戰血圣."根漢..."就連壹向根漢不爽,對根漢打了自己屁屁,輕薄了自己の姑素纖纖,此時雙眼也有些濕潤了.不論他作風如何,此時の他,都配得上壹個英雄の名號,他是壹個真男人."可惜了,嘖嘖,今天不旦你要死,你の兩個美人爾也要成為本圣魔劍中の怨魂了..."血圣喋喋冷笑,自信滿滿."你馬上就笑不出來了