【英文】美高英語課都干嘛？A Glimpse of my class－AP Literature & Composition

HELLO!! 在轉到英文之前 先給大家介紹一下我今年的英語課－AP Literature (AP=Advanced Placement)。所謂這個課是AP level，就是說這門課已經到了大學一年級的難度。我在的高中雖然不是每個科目都有AP課程，但是相對比較主流／重要的科都有所相對的AP。今年到了11年級，我的英語課上了AP。一般上課主要的教材就是讀各種各樣的名著小說：老師會留30-45頁的讀書任務做為作業 然后第二天上課全班一起討論。每本書讀完后，都會要寫一篇類似讀后感的作文 要求大概是1000字左右(當然除了這樣的比較長的作文，平時還會有各種短的assignments)。但是作文里不能寫自己心里對這本書的感受／心得(不能出現I, My, Me)，必須通過plots quotes去理解作者要通過這本書表達什么。

 

從8月底開學到現在，我的英語課已經讀了6本書：Never Let Me Go, East of Eden, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Great Expectations, Beloved, Pride and Prejudice. 下面我就簡單跟大家分享一下我其中幾片作文里的一些片段！我從來不是一個文科好的人，這門AP課對我來講還是挺難的，所以分享我寫的作文還是下了很大決心的哈哈哈。只是想給大家對比看看這邊英語課跟國內語文課的區別：）

 

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

《別讓我走》

"In the novel Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro highlights the identity development in the main characters as they progress through their lives. Focusing on the three distinct characters, Ishiguro depicts their struggles of finding their personal identities by demonstrating the different phases of their lives at Hailsham, the Cottages and when they are out for donations. The desire of finding the purposes of life and the sense of belonging is the paramount conflict the characters face. Clones suffer from not being able to experience their unitary identity as individuals. Ishiguro delivers the message to us that it is deeply important for everyone to find their position in the world and live out a meaningful life."

 

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

《遠大前程》

"Throughout the novel, Great Expectations, characters like Miss Havisham, Orlick and Magwitch are created by Charles Dickens to portray the concept of revenge. By emphasizing the dreadful endings for all revenge seekers, Dickens invites the readers to question the effectiveness of seeking revenge. Through his use of the symbolism of “darkness” and the parallels created between each revenge, Dickens warns the readers that being consumed by anger and dismay will not only lead to personal destruction but also bring devastation to the person who is targeted, attacked or used."

 

 

Beloved by Toni Morrison

《寵兒》

"Throughout the novel Beloved, one common failure is shared by all characters -- the inability to achieve mental freedom even though they are physically emancipated. Toni Morrison examines this aftermath of a lifetime of slavery by shedding light on the painful past of the characters as former slaves and revealing the inhumane destructions that have been brought into their lives. Morrison delivers the strong message of the hidden psychological pain inside these escaped slaves by manipulating the plot structure and maximizing the portion of storytelling from various point of views."

 

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

《傲慢與偏見》

"Marriages fill the storyline in Pride and Prejudice. Throughout the novel, Jane Austen advocates that the pivotal foundation and purpose of a marriage should be true love; however, she seems to undercut this idea by questioning the practicality of a marriage not being dangerously affected by other factors, such as wealth and social status of the characters."

 

 

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