文档介绍：The Nightingale and the Rose
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet, London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s
the author of The Nightingale and the Rose
The main story
It was mainly about a young student fell in love with a girl and tried to please order to express his love for the girl, he needed to give her a red rose.
However, it was a cold winter, and it was not possible for him to find a red rose. So he was very sad and sat on the ground crying.
A Nightingale was moved by this young man and helped him get a red rose by sacrificing her life.
But in the end, the girl refused this rose and the poor rose became meaningless. The Nightingale had already died.
Text Analysis
Part 1 (Paras. 1-12): Nightingale struck by “the mystery of love”
Part 2 (Paras. 13-34): Nigtingale looking for a red rose to facilitate the love
Part 3 (Paras. 35-45): Nightingale scarificing her life for a red rose
Part4 (Paras. 46-54): Student discarding the red rose
structure
Images in this tale
Nightingale--- a truthful, devoted pursuer of love, who dares to sacrifice her own precious life
Student--- not a true lover, ignorant of love, not persistent in pursuing love
Images
The Butterfly represents one kind of people who like flattering. They don't judge things themselves but depend on others.
The Daisy represents some coward people who have concern towards others but dare not show this concern directly.
Discussion---- writing features
Fairy tales
Characteristics:
personification of birds, insects, animals and trees
vivid, simple narration --- typical of the oral tradition of fairy tales
repetitive patten
What is the genre of this story? And its characteristics?