Love-Is-a-Fallacy总结.ppt
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1、 Theme Lexical devices Syntactic devices Rhetorical devices Discourse cohesion devices The Chief Attraction of the TextThe themeThe theme The theme of the story is stated by the writer in the The theme of the story is stated by the writer in the title of the story. Max Schulman wants the reader, aft
2、er title of the story. Max Schulman wants the reader, after reading the story, to conclude that love is an error, a reading the story, to conclude that love is an error, a deception and an emotion that does not follow the deception and an emotion that does not follow the principles of logic. But the
3、 writer, through this story has principles of logic. But the writer, through this story has succeeded perhaps unwittingly (unconsciously) in succeeded perhaps unwittingly (unconsciously) in revealing what love may sometimes mean in the affluent revealing what love may sometimes mean in the affluent
4、society. Girls do not want brilliant, gifted or educated society. Girls do not want brilliant, gifted or educated husbands, but want husbands who are rich and wealthy husbands, but want husbands who are rich and wealthy enough to provide all the wealthy things necessary for enough to provide all the
5、 wealthy things necessary for keeping up with the Joneses-home , clothes, cars keeping up with the Joneses-home , clothes, cars (big mansions, famous brand cars, etc.).(big mansions, famous brand cars, etc.). Lexical devicesThe lexical spectrum is colorful. This mix adds to the realism of the story.
6、 One would expect a freshman to talk like that. 1. The use of exclamatory words. These words include “Gee”,“Oo ”“ Wow - dow” showing that the girl is simple-minded and stupid.2. The use of clipped vulgar forms Such forms as “delish”, “marvy” “sensaysh” “terrif”, and “magnif” are chosen to create the
7、 image of the simple-mindedness and stupidity of the girl.3. The use of ultra learned terms Many such terms as “Dicto Simpliciter”, “Post Hoc”, “Ad Misericordiam” showing boasting of the narrator contrasts sharply with the simple - mindedness of the girl. 4. The use of commendatory words These terms
8、 include “cool” “logical” “keen” “calculating” “perspicacious” “acute” “powerful ” “precise ”, and “penetrating”. Such a clever freshman is made in sharp contrast with the dumb Petey Burch.5. The use of derogatory terms Many derogatory terms to describe Petey Burch ,who is “dumb”, “nothing upstairs
9、“ emotional” “unstable”“ impressionable” and “Worst of all ,a faddist . ”The dumbness of Petey Burch is vividly portrayed here.6. The use of colloquial words For example: “dumb” “pin - up ”,“kid”, “go steady” “date” “Holy Toledo” “casual” “kick” laugh”, “terrif” ,“magnif”, “yummy”, “fire away” and “
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