1、The Constitution of Plot,-Necklace,What is plot?,Plot is the meaningful manipulation of actions. Cleanth Brooks & Robert. P. Warren,How are the actions manipulated?,1. Frame Narrative structure 2. Linear Narrative structure 3. Ring Narrative structure,aaa,bbb,What is linear narrative structure?,1. a

2、 string 2. several units of actions(plot units),Linear narrative structure-string of plot units,borrow necklace,lose necklace,return necklace,identify necklace,1. Why did Mathilde want to borrow a necklace? what kind of inner impulse of her action? 2. Where did the author imply the authenticity of n

3、ecklace?,3. Where did the passage thrill you most? why? 4. What is your impression of Mathildes fate? How could you get ?,What specific devices did the author employ to constitute the plot units?,devices for constituting the plot units,foreshadowing,twist,ups and downs,hint,devices,linear narrative

4、structure,specific narrative devices,dramatic conflict,Dramatic Conflict,desire,obstacle,acts,denouement,Dramatic Conflicts,beauty and wealth,poor marriage,suffer and weep,chance for desire,show her beauty,no necklace,borrow necklace,lose necklace,return necklace,no money,borrow money work hard,iden

5、tify necklace,How strange life is, how fickle! How little is needed to ruin or to save!,climax,anticlimax,temporary settling,?,chance for desire,be ruined,be saved,Extended thinking,1. What ruined Mathilde?And what saved Mathilde?,2. What did the author actually hope to reveal through plot constitution?,3. What actions would happen after the original ending?,Linear narrative structure,specific narrative devices,dramatic conflict,Summary,desire,obstacle,acts,denouement,Homework,1. Try to analyze the trait of each character in the passage. 2.