贵妇人的肖像(英文ppt人物)

• InThe Portraitall these qualities of Minny beeause James used his cousin as the archetype of Isabel.
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Isabel's Archetype
• It is generally acknowledged that James's young cousin Minny Temple was the archetype of Isabel.
• Minny Temple was slim, graceful as well as active. She had restless body and mind and a splendid shifting sensibility. She was always interested in things around her and she had many questions and often sought for answers by herself. She was a young woman who possessed pretty appearance as well as wit and intelligence. She was in love with life and had immense dreams of it.
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Relations in this family
• quite complicated and special On the one hand, the members of the James family were taught to be independent and the family ideal was self-detachment, so they all had their own lives, could do what they wanted to do and did not interfere in each other’s matters; but on the other hand, they paid close attention to each other, hoping for the other members’ understanding, support and appreciation. In the turbulent James family, James’ way of avoiding the noise and quarrels was to sit back and observe.

The International Theme
• The meeting of America and Europe, American innocence in contract and contrast European decadence, and its moral and psychological complications.
Main Characters
• Being young and desirable, like most of James's heroines she gets much of her education from being loved • by the too aggressive Bostonian Caspar Goodwood, by the healthy, manly Lord Warburton, • by her cousin Ralph Touchett, • and by the dilettante艺术爱好者 Gilbert Osmond.
• Psychological realism: • “The house of fiction has not one window but a million” and at each of these windows hanging over the human scene “stands a figure with a pair of eyes... He and his neighbors are watching the same show, but one seeing more where the other sees less, one seeing black where the other sees white, one seeing big where the other sees small, one seeing coarse where the other sees fine. ‘fortunately’ by reason, precisely, of this incalculability of range.”

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Approach to interpret the novel
•The Americans in Europe America: youthful, passionate, free of fetters of traditions& conventions Europe: sophisticated, stable, abiding by traditions & conventions
Four parts of the presentation
1. Main characters analysis 2. James’s major concerns 3. Main approaches to interpret the novel 4. Inspiring questions and thoughts sharing
•Innocence not touched by deep experience in worldly matters The innocents are candid and humane The experienced are corrupted and affected
Isabel Archer: prey of the experienced but maintain her innocence a.m.a.p Gilbert Osmond & Madame Merle: losing innocence, hypocritical Henrietta Stackpole: relatively innocent, but a perfect example of the useful life Pansy:a delicate incarnation of innocence

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sophisticated and smart malicious(恶毒的) represent the traditional and sophisticated European social(社交聚会). As the mistress of Osmond, money is the only thing she wants.
4.Innocent and confident
Isabel firmly believes that she can create her life with her own mind and decision, so she takes no notice of others. She doesn't know the scheme of Osmond and Madame Merle until she marries Osmond.
Madame Merle
3.Erudition(博学）and the pursuit of truth
She has a good knowledge of literature and new thouguts. As a result of it, she prefers the spiritual wealth to the money and social status. That is the reason why refuses two rich men's proposal and marries Osmond who is an poor artist.
Ralph
Ralph is the Isabel's cousin, who has an incurable disease (pulmonary). He loves Isabel very much and cares for her all the time. Ralph is honest, kind, and also has a sense of humor.