【正文】 nd a sculptor, who fell in love with his own statue of Galatea, later brought to life by the goddess of love, Aphrodite, at his prayer. The king married his statue girl. Frankenstein: the title character in a novel (1818) by Mary W. Shelley: he is a young medical student who creates a monster that destroys him He planned to be Pygmalion, to fashion an ideal wife for himself。 but he became Frankenstein for Polly ultimately rejected him. His creature (Polly) attacked by seizing and squeezing his throat. Desperately he tried to stop the feeling of panic that was overwhelming him. Para 151: I staggered back overe by the great wickedness of Petey‘s traitorous act. Para 153: assured future: a safe and secure future. Character analysis Summary plot theme characters point of view tone/ atmosphere climax ? The narrator of the story, Dobie Gilles, a freshman in a law school struggled against two antagonists: Petey Burch, his roommate whose girl friend he planned to steal。 and Polly Espy, the girl he intended to marry after suitable reeducation. In order to make Polly a suitable wife for himself, Dobie gave her a series of lessons on logical fallacies on a few nights‘ dating. Yet what he had done backfired on him when Polly refuted all his arguments as logical fallacies before finally rejecting him, just because Burch owned a raccoon coat that all fashionable people on campus were wearing. In fact it was Dobie himself who gave Burch the raccoon coat for the privilege of dating the girl. The Plot ? Protagonist: Dobie Gilles ? Antagonists: Petey Burch, Polly Espy ? Tone: humorous, satirical ? Point of view: first person ? Climax: Para 147150 when Polly refused to go steady with Dobbie because she had already promised to go steady with Petey Burch. 1. What do you think of Polly‘s choice? 2. What is the implication of the title? 3. Who does the writer satirize? Why? 4. What writing techniques are used in the text? Questions for discussion Love is a fallacy. What implication does the title contain? Love is a fallacy. Two meanings: 1. There is a deceptive or delusive quality about love. (―Fallacy‖ is taken in its ordinary sense.) 2. Love cannot be deduced from a set of given premises. Love is an error, a deception and an emotion that does not fellow the principle of love. (―Fallacy‖ is taken as a specific term.) What implications does the title contain? Love is a collaborative work of art. What implications does the following metaphor contain? ? Love is a collaborative work of art. a) Love is work. b) Love requires cooperation. c) Love requires promise. d) Love requires shared responsibility. e) Love requires munication. f) Love is an aesthetic experience. g) Love involves creativity. h) Love cannot be achieved by formula. i) Love requires how you see the world. What implications does the following metaphor contain? Theme Love is a fallacy. (To be specific, ?love is an error‘, a deception and an emotion that does not follow the principles of logic. Through the story, we can find that in the affluent society, girls do not want brilliant, gifted or educated husbands, but want husbands who are rich and wealthy enough to provide all the things necessary for keeping up with the Joneses – home, clothes, cars, etc.) Who does the writer satirize? ?The whole story is a piece of light, humorous satire, satirizing a smug, selfconceited freshman in a law school. 1. American colloquialism and slang 2. Informal style short sentences elliptical sentences to increase the tempo of the story dashes 3. rhetorical devices 4. sharp contrast in the language 1) the law student uses ultra learned terms standard English 2) clipped vulgar forms, slang words gee, magnif, terrif, pshaw, 5. inverted sentences 6. Dialogues and direct quotations Writing techniques Change of emotion 1. favoring her with a smile 2. chuckled with amusement 3. chuckled with somewhat less amusement 4. forcing a smile/ ground my teeth 5. croaked, dashed perspiration from my brow 6. bellowing like a bull ?Topic: Love is … ? Argumentation: argument amp。 supporting evidence Group work Exercise