The lagoon Joseph Conrad 10300120149 孙怡枫
The Lagoon Joseph Conrad 10300120149 孙怡枫
Joseph Conrad Joseph Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski 3 December 1857-3 August 1924 Polish author, English writer Strain of romanticism Precursor of modernist literature Personal experiences in the french and british merchant navies Famous novels: The Nigger of the Narcissus(1897), Heart of Darkness(1899), Lord Jim(1900), Nostromo (1904), The Secret Agent (1907), Under Western Eyes(1911)
Page 2 Joseph Conrad Joseph Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924 Polish author, English writer Strain of Romanticism Precursor of modernist literature Personal experiences in the French and British merchant navies Famous novels: The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' (1897) , Heart of Darkness (1899), Lord Jim (1900), Nostromo (1904), The Secret Agent (1907) , Under Western Eyes (1911)
The Lagoon Composed in 1896 and first published in Cornhill Magazine in 1897
Page 3 The Lagoon Composed in 1896 and first published in Cornhill Magazine in 1897
The Lagoon Main characters The white man(tuan Traveler who captains a sampan propelled by Malay oarsmen. He was not given a name, but was called Tuan, which is a respective title of Sir s Arsat: The protagonist, a Malay who has been living in a small house on a lagoon with his wife, both of whom escaped the chase of the ruler
Page 4 The Lagoon The white man (Tuan): Traveler who captains a sampan propelled by Malay oarsmen. He was not given a name, but was called Tuan, which is a respective title of Sir. Arsat: The protagonist, a Malay who has been living in a small house on a lagoon with his wife, both of whom escaped the chase of the ruler. Main Characters:
The Lagoon Plot Main Story line(3rd person narrative The white man stayed at arsat s house in the lagoon for resting in the night, and during the time Arsat's wife was seriously ill. Next day morning the wife died and the white man asked arsat to go with him but Arsat declined Recall in retrospective(1st person narrative) Arsat fell in love with a girl who was a servant to the ruler one night he and his brother escaped with the girl in a boat. When other men of the ruler chased after them, the brother was killed. And Arsat didnt stop to save the brother but sailed away with the girl and finally settled down in the lagoon
Page 5 Main Story line (3rd person narrative): The white man stayed at Arsat’s house in the lagoon for resting in the night, and during the time Arsat’s wife was seriously ill. Next day morning, the wife died and the white man asked Arsat to go with him but Arsat declined. Recall in retrospective (1st person narrative): Arsat fell in love with a girl who was a servant to the ruler. One night, he and his brother escaped with the girl in a boat. When other men of the ruler chased after them, the brother was killed. And Arsat didn’t stop to save the brother but sailed away with the girl and finally settled down in the lagoon. The Lagoon Plot: