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1、Lesson Thirteen Soldiers Heartby Louis SimpsonA Brief Introduction to AuthorLouis Simpson(1923)was born in Jamaica,West Indies.The son of a lawyer of Scottish descent and a Russian mother,he emigrated to the United States when he was 17 and went to study at Columbia University in New York City.Louis

2、 Simpson(1923)He served in the Second World War on active duty in France,Holland,Belgium and Germany.When the war was over,he returned to Columbia University to finish his studies.After that he became a teacher at that school and later at the University of California,Berkeley,and the State Universit

3、y of New York at Stony Brook.Louis Simpson has published 17 books of poetry and is widely acclaimed as a literary critic.A Brief Introduction to the TextWar,this complex phenomenon in our life,has been one of the most favorite subjects in art and literature as well as in serious academic studies.In

4、literature,war has been described as a conflict between justice and evil;a battle of wits and a demonstration of military powers;a display of noble patriotism and courage as well as a revelation of human wickedness,cruelty and stupidity.The text,however,does not deal with any of this.It is a first-p

5、erson narration of World War II veteran about his personal experience,his feelings and sufferings during the war and the physical and psychological scars the war left him with.Detailed Discussion of the TextParagraph 2:the life and death of an infantry soldierinfantry:the combat arm made up of units

6、 trained to fight on foot.Paragraph 4:I was discharged from the U.S.Army in 1945 and went home.to discharge:to allow or tell sb to goeg.She was discharged from the intensive care unit last week and transferred to a general ward.The judge found him not guilty and discharged him.Paragraph 5:One person

7、 had it thatto have it that:to say that sth is trueeg.We dont know for sure what caused the accident.One rumor has it that the princess was trying too hard to get rid of the photographers.Paragraph 7:Posttraumatic Stress Disorder,or PTSD,is a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experie

8、nce or witnessing of life-threatening events such as military combat,natural disasters,terrorist incidents,serious accidents,or violent personal assaults like rape.People who suffer from PTSD often relive the experience through nightmares and flashbacks,have difficulty sleeping,and feel detached or

9、estranged,and these symptoms can be severe enough and last long enough to significantly impair the persons daily life.Paragraph 8:Their main duty was to play playing cards or board games or reading a magazine.board game:A game of strategy,such as chess or backgammon,played by moving pieces on a boar

10、d and sometimes involving dice.Paragraph 9:Two of the guards were the kind Chekhov describes in“Ward No.6.”Chekhov:Russian playwright and one of the great masters of modern short story.In his work Chekhov combined the dispassionate attitude of a scientist and a doctor with the sensitivity and psycho

11、logical understanding of an artist.Chekhov(18601904)“Ward No.6”is a short story written by Chekhov.It describes a ward in a town hospital in Russia for patients who are suffering from mental illness.It is gloomy,damp,stinking and overcrowded.The ward guards treat the patients as prisoners,beating an

12、d abusing them constantly.Weapons Mentioned in the TextMachine gunMortarRifle Paragraph 13:Normandy:This a region in northern France along the English Channel where the allied invasion took place in the Second World War(June 6,1944),thus opening the second front against the German fascists.Ardennes:

13、This is a wooded plateau region in northeast France,southeast Belgium and Luxembourg where a bloody battle took place in the Second World War between 1944 and 1945.Paragraph 21:Somme:This is the name of the 150-mile long river in northern France where in the First World War the allied forces of Fran

14、ce and Britain launched a bitter attack against the Germans(July,1916).The bloody battle lasted four months with extremely heavy casualties on both sides(about 420 thousand for Britain,192,000 for France and440,000 for Germany).Questions for Discussion:Is the author eulogizing the heroic spirit show

15、n by the American soldiers in the Second World War?Is war a permanent human condition as the author says?What are the causes of international conflicts?How do we determine whether a war is just or unjust?Is there anything positive to be said about war?Synopsis of the Text:Part I.(Para.1Para.3):The d

16、escription of the authors war memories in France in he summer of 1944.Part II.(Para.4 end):The description of his life immediately after the war:how he goes back to the university to continue his education and how he breaks down and is diagnosed as suffering form“soldiers heart”,a mental illness resulting form being shot at and shelled for months on end.Assignment:Recount the narrators experience in about 200 words.1.How did he get“combat fatigue”?2.What were the symptoms?3.How was he and other veteran soldiers like him treated?4.How did his experience change him?Peace or War?