【英文】美高英语课都干嘛？A Glimpse of my class－AP Literature & Composition

HELLO!! 在转到英文之前 先给大家介绍一下我今年的英语课－AP Literature (AP=Advanced Placement)。所谓这个课是AP level，就是说这门课已经到了大学一年级的难度。我在的高中虽然不是每个科目都有AP课程，但是相对比较主流／重要的科都有所相对的AP。今年到了11年级，我的英语课上了AP。一般上课主要的教材就是读各种各样的名著小说：老师会留30-45页的读书任务做为作业 然后第二天上课全班一起讨论。每本书读完后，都会要写一篇类似读后感的作文 要求大概是1000字左右(当然除了这样的比较长的作文，平时还会有各种短的assignments)。但是作文里不能写自己心里对这本书的感受／心得(不能出现I, My, Me)，必须通过plots quotes去理解作者要通过这本书表达什么。

 

从8月底开学到现在，我的英语课已经读了6本书：Never Let Me Go, East of Eden, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Great Expectations, Beloved, Pride and Prejudice. 下面我就简单跟大家分享一下我其中几片作文里的一些片段！我从来不是一个文科好的人，这门AP课对我来讲还是挺难的，所以分享我写的作文还是下了很大决心的哈哈哈。只是想给大家对比看看这边英语课跟国内语文课的区别：）

 

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

《别让我走》

"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

《远大前程》

"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

《宠儿》

"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

《傲慢与偏见》

"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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