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§Fiction:

→the form of any work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not real, but rather, imaginary and theoretical—that is, invented by the author.

(1) Problem novel

(2) Initiation and Quest (Journey)

(3) Bildungsroman勵志/成長

(4) Fantasy/Adventure (genre) 幻想/冒險

(5) Detective fiction 懸疑/推理

§The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas -  Ursula K. Le Guin

→It is a philosophical parable with a sparse plot featuring bare and abstract descriptions of characters; the city of Omelas is the primary focus of the narrative.

→In the story, Omelas is a utopian city of happiness and delight, whose inhabitants are intelligent and cultured.  

*文字優美的描寫文(descriptive)→includes five senses

*filth, darkness, misery (→Eg: Les Misérables 悲慘世界)

*犧牲的代罪羔羊(scapegoat)

→多是弱勢族群(Eg: virgin, child, Jesus…)

→atonement救贖

(Eg: Hunger Games)

*“Procession means the moving step.”→keep on going

*Words:

Shimmering(擬聲字)

§Adolescent

→not children anymore

→is not an adult

§Suffix ending (stands for people):

→artist, teacher, actor

→contestant, protestant, flight attendant, applicant

§Fantasy 三大奇幻小說家

(1)   Narnia – C.S. Lewis

(2)   Thes Lord of the Rings– T.R.R.Tolkien

(3) Earthsea - Ursula K. Le Guin

§“No one is an island, entire of itself.” – John Donne

 “And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.”

*Everyone in individual. 為自己負責。

*Night falls; yellow-lit windows 點燈(家的溫暖→舒適圈)

*Procession 本身就是一種樂趣

§The Road Not Taken – Robert Forst

→詩:淺顯易懂

“I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”

*frosty 糖霜

§Lord of the Flies

→primordial insects

→Ralph主述者，有領導者風範

→Piggy 被欺負的小孩，眼鏡可以用來生火

→多是有信仰的choir boy

→from England(太陽帝國)

*Exposition:

→cause for isolation: war (有反核意味)

→resources: horn, Piggy’s glasses

→fear? Unknown beast, myth

*Conflicts:

→leadership

→humanity/savage cruelty

→minority

*Climax:

→破除beast的迷思

→最後海軍出現的時候，leadership 就不再是問題