Analyzing Kate Chopin's 'The Awakening'
Kate Chopin
The Story of an Hour
English Reading III Presentation
AE2C Group 2
October 8, 2014
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0281 Quentin Pan
0290 Linda Wang
0156 Roxanne Chang
0414 Jessie Lee
0911 Mina Ko
1195 Enzo Lin
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Our Presentation (1)
• Since the instructor had covered the writing background of Kate Chopin’s The Awakening
(1899), we will start from summarizing the story plot.
• After the overview of the story, we will think about few questions on pages 16-17 on your textbook. 3
Our Presentation (2)
• Then we’re going to present some personal opinions to you.
• In the end we’re going to review some important words or expressions in the story.
• Of course you’re welcomed to ask some questions if you do not fully understand our
presentation. …show more content…
The joy of freedom had lasted only for few minutes.
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(continued)
• I personally think that there’s one more irony in the story. In the fifth paragraph, ―She could see in the open square before her house…‖ depicts a soothing image of ―spring time‖.
However, she could see the beautiful scenery only through the tiny square, and it seems to tell us that the beautiful future prospects are far away from her ability to reach. So… what season do you think the story occurred?
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Vocabulary Review (1) be afflicted with – suffered from (diseases) intelligence – information or news aquiver – trembling because of strong emotion sob – to cry noisily while taking in short and sudden breaths
• repression – the act of not allowing a feeling to be expressed • subtle – difficult to understand or perceive
• elusive – hard to find or capture
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Vocabulary Review (2)
• self-assertion – insistence on one’s own
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importance or wishes to run riot – to get out of control importunity – an insistent or pressing demand triumph – a great success or achievement unwitting – not aware of what is really
The Story of an Hour
English Reading III Presentation
AE2C Group 2
October 8, 2014
Members
•
•
•
•
•
•
0281 Quentin Pan
0290 Linda Wang
0156 Roxanne Chang
0414 Jessie Lee
0911 Mina Ko
1195 Enzo Lin
2
Our Presentation (1)
• Since the instructor had covered the writing background of Kate Chopin’s The Awakening
(1899), we will start from summarizing the story plot.
• After the overview of the story, we will think about few questions on pages 16-17 on your textbook. 3
Our Presentation (2)
• Then we’re going to present some personal opinions to you.
• In the end we’re going to review some important words or expressions in the story.
• Of course you’re welcomed to ask some questions if you do not fully understand our
presentation. …show more content…
The joy of freedom had lasted only for few minutes.
15
(continued)
• I personally think that there’s one more irony in the story. In the fifth paragraph, ―She could see in the open square before her house…‖ depicts a soothing image of ―spring time‖.
However, she could see the beautiful scenery only through the tiny square, and it seems to tell us that the beautiful future prospects are far away from her ability to reach. So… what season do you think the story occurred?
16
Vocabulary Review (1) be afflicted with – suffered from (diseases) intelligence – information or news aquiver – trembling because of strong emotion sob – to cry noisily while taking in short and sudden breaths
• repression – the act of not allowing a feeling to be expressed • subtle – difficult to understand or perceive
• elusive – hard to find or capture
•
•
•
•
17
Vocabulary Review (2)
• self-assertion – insistence on one’s own
•
•
•
•
importance or wishes to run riot – to get out of control importunity – an insistent or pressing demand triumph – a great success or achievement unwitting – not aware of what is really