SNTR Posté(e) le 29 octobre 2017 Signaler Share Posté(e) le 29 octobre 2017 Bonjour à tous, je dois préparer ma notion de littérature anglaise sur "L'écrivain dans son siècle" pour la rentrée. Quelqu'un pourrait-il m'aider à corriger mes fautes et me dire si mes propos sont pertinents ? Merci d'avance ! My presentation will deal with “The writer in his century”. A writer can be a witness of his time and he don’t hesitate to express his way of thinking and criticizes his own society through novels, satires or pamphlets. A writer can denounce social values in order to fight against society by using derision or irony. He also may awares the reader behind utopia or dystopia. That’s why we may wonder how writers criticizes society ? To answer this question, I will talk about the incipit of 1984 written by George Orwell and an excerpt from the épisode 1 of The Handmaid’s Tale created by Bruce Miller and finally, I will talk about an excerpt from the chapter 13 of The Handmaid’s Tale of Margaret Atwood which is my personal document. My first document is the incipit of 1984 written by George Orwell. This book tells the story of a man, Winston Smith who lives under a totalitarian regime in 1984. The scene takes place in London, in his flat. As he enters the flat, Winston hears a voice reading a list of figures, coming from a telescreen, which is part of the wall and can't be shut off. The sound only can be turned down. The presence of the telescreen is oppressive and stressful. Moreover, the author uses the word “party” which shows that the regime of 1984 is based on the Communist regime under the dictatorship of Joseph Staline. Furthermore, as Winston looks out the window, the environment looks cold and the city is colorless. He can sees posters plastered everywhere, depicting the enormous face of a man with a black mustache on which he can read “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU”. We have the impression that the character is constantly watched because the posters of Big Brother symbolize the constant vigilance of the State over. Now, I am going to talk about my second document,the beginning of the épisode number 1 of The Handmaid’s Tale of Bruce Miller. This serie is a movie adaptation of the book written by Margaret Atwood which relate the daily life of Offred, a handmaid who lives in an oppressive society. Even before the episode starts, we can hear police sirens. It prepares the viewers to a society controlled by its government, a police state or a dictatorship. The first shot is a crane shot and it appears that we are the ones chasing the car so we may be accomplice of the regime. Then, when the two characters are running in the forest, the image gets blurry, like when we panic or are about to faint. The sounds are muffled except for her breathing. It’s like we were living the scene in the skin of the woman. After an ellipsis, the next shot is full of references. Indeed, we can see a woman, and her position and clothes evoke Puritans from the 17th century. It reminds religious society and a return to past values. We don’t see her face as she’s against the light so she’s anonymous, she could be anyone. She’s facing the dark room, away from the light. It could be a metaphor for a life without freedom. Finally, I will finish my presentation on my personal document which is an excerpt of the chapter 13 of The Handmaid’s Tale. In the first paragraphs, Offred thinks about how she has too much time, she decides to practice exercising like Aunt Lydia advised. Then she remembers the naptimes in the Rachel and Leah Center and thinks it was to get used to times out. She is surprised to remember that they were truly tired and wonder about the fact that they were may be on drugs. Indeed, she never sees how her food is prepared and it explain Gilead’s success as how society controls women. Moreover, the Testifying scene come to her mind, when the Aunts orders the handmaids to describe Janine’s rape as her fault and as God’s will to teach her a lesson. This scene is shocking and shows how society put pressure on women. Indeed, women turn against women and blame themselves. Gilead’s wish is to blame women for their inability to have children while let them think society’s goal is to protect them. It evokes a rather narrow-minded society where religion is institutionalized. To sum up, I think the writers of 1984 and The Handmaid’s Tale reveal society of their time by criticizing them. With his novel written from 1945 to 1949, George Orwell denounce the totalitarian society of the Joseph Staline. On her side, Margaret Atwood wrote a dystopia against fanaticism by writing an apologia of the women rights. Her novel written in the 80’s criticizes the modern political scene in America. The religious right was gaining power in reaction to feminist movements. The Handmaid’s Tale shows how religion can be used as an excuse to reduce women’s rights, a political tendency which continues to occur all over the world. Lien vers le commentaire Partager sur d’autres sites More sharing options...
E-Bahut Jean B Posté(e) le 29 octobre 2017 E-Bahut Signaler Share Posté(e) le 29 octobre 2017 Bonjour et bienvenue sur e-bahut. My presentation will deal with “The writer in his century”. < Plutôt is going to car ta décision a déjà été prise A writer can be a witness of his time and he don’t < Aïe, l'énormité ! hesitate to express his way of thinking and criticizes his own society through novels, satires or pamphlets. A writer can denounce social values in order to fight against society by using derision or irony. He also may awares the reader behind utopia or dystopia. < Cette phrase est dénuée de sens et de toute façon tu ne peux employer qu'une base verbale derrière le modal may . Si tu as voulu dire qu'il peut aussi rendre le lecteur conscient de ce qui se cache derrière l'utopie ou la dystopie, alors il faudrait formuler quelque chose comme He may also make the reader aware of what utopia or dystopia conceals. Ne possédant pas de boule de cristal, il se peut néanmoins que je sois complètement à côté de la plaque. That’s why we may wonder how writers criticizes < Aïe, encore une énormité ! society ? < wonder induit une interrogation indirecte, la phrase est donc une déclarative qui se termine par un point. To answer this question, I will < cf ma première remarque talk about the incipit of 1984 written by George Orwell and an excerpt from the épisode 1 of The Handmaid’s Tale created by Bruce Miller and finally, I will talk about an excerpt from the chapter 13 of The Handmaid’s Tale of by Margaret Atwood which is my personal document. My first document is the incipit of 1984 written by George Orwell. This book tells the story of a man, Winston Smith who lives under a totalitarian regime in 1984. The scene takes place in London, in his flat. As he enters the flat, Winston hears a voice reading a list of figures, coming from a telescreen, which is part of the wall and can't be shut off. The sound only can be turned down. The presence of the telescreen is oppressive and stressful. Moreover, the author uses the word “party” which shows that the regime of 1984 is based on the Communist regime under the dictatorship of Joseph Staline. < Problème : il est mort en 1953 ! Furthermore, as Winston looks out the window, the environment looks cold and the city is colorless. He can sees < posters plastered everywhere, depicting the enormous face of a man with a black mustache on which he can read “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU”. We have the impression that the character is constantly watched because the posters of Big Brother symbolize the constant vigilance of the State over. Now, I am going to talk about my second document, the beginning of the episode number 1 of The Handmaid’s Tale of by Bruce Miller. This series is a movie adaptation of the book written by Margaret Atwood which relate < the daily life of Offred, a handmaid who lives in an oppressive society. Even before the episode starts, we can hear police sirens. It prepares < De qui ou quoi s'agit-il ? L'emploi d'un pronom ne doit pas être ambigu. the viewers to a society controlled by its government, a police state or a dictatorship. The first shot is a crane shot and it appears that we are the ones chasing the car so we may be accomplice of the regime. Then, when the two characters are running in the forest, the image gets blurry, like when we panic or are about to faint. The sounds are muffled except for her breathing. It’s like we were living the scene in the skin of the woman. After an ellipsis, the next shot is full of references. Indeed, we can see a woman, and her position and clothes evoke Puritans from the 17th century. It reminds religious society and a return to past values. We don’t see her face as she’s against the light so she’s anonymous, she could be anyone. She’s facing the dark room, away from the light. It could be a metaphor for a life without freedom. Finally, I will finish my presentation on my personal document which is an excerpt of from the chapter 13 of The Handmaid’s Tale. In the first paragraphs, Offred thinks about how she has too much time, she decides to practice exercising exercise like Aunt Lydia advised. Then she remembers the naptimes in the Rachel and Leah Center and thinks it was to get used to times out. She is surprised to remember that they were truly tired and wonders about the fact that they were may be could've been/might've been on drugs. Indeed, she never sees how her food is prepared and it explain < Tu le fais exprès ? Gilead’s success as how society controls women. Moreover, the Testifying scene come < Et allons donc ! to her mind, when the Aunts orders < Là, il faut m'expliquer ! the handmaids to describe Janine’s rape as her fault and as God’s will to teach her a lesson. < Rappel : un modal est obligatoirement suivi d'une base verbale This scene is shocking and shows how society put < Le sujet ne serait-il pas singulier ? pressure on women. Indeed, women turn against women and blame themselves. Gilead’s wish is to blame women for their inability to have children while letting them think society’s goal is to protect them. It evokes a rather narrow-minded society where religion is institutionalized. To sum up, I think the writers of 1984 and The Handmaid’s Tale reveal society of their time by criticizing them. With his novel written from 1945 to 1949, George Orwell denounce < Si c'est un présent c'est erroné, tu sais pourquoi, de même si c'est un passé. Relis-toi ! the totalitarian society of the Joseph Staline. On her side, Margaret Atwood wrote a dystopia against fanaticism by writing an apologia of the women's rights. Her novel written in the 80’s criticizes the modern political scene in America. The religious right was gaining power in reaction to feminist movements. The Handmaid’s Tale shows how religion can be used as an excuse to reduce women’s rights, a political tendency which continues to occur all over the world. Mon principal conseil : relis-toi toujours impitoyablement comme si tu lisais l'écrit de quelqu'un d'autre. Je sais pertinemment que c'est plus facile à écrire qu'à faire mais on y parvient avec de la pratique, je suis bien placé pour l'affirmer. Nul besoin de te rappeler que le jour J à l'heure H en juin prochain personne ne le fera à ta place. Dans ta grammaire, révise les règles d'emploi/omission du déterminant "the", c'est essentiel en anglais. Bonne continuation. Lien vers le commentaire Partager sur d’autres sites More sharing options...
SNTR Posté(e) le 30 octobre 2017 Auteur Signaler Share Posté(e) le 30 octobre 2017 Merci beaucoup ! Pour la référence à Joseph Staline, il est effectivement mort en 1953, mais le roman 1984 est publié en 1949, le but de l'auteur était donc bel et bien de critiquer le régime totalitaire du dictateur. Bonne journée à vous aussi. Lien vers le commentaire Partager sur d’autres sites More sharing options...
E-Bahut Jean B Posté(e) le 30 octobre 2017 E-Bahut Signaler Share Posté(e) le 30 octobre 2017 Il y a 2 heures, SNTR a dit : Merci beaucoup ! Pour la référence à Joseph Staline, il est effectivement mort en 1953, mais le roman 1984 est publié en 1949, le but de l'auteur était donc bel et bien de critiquer le régime totalitaire du dictateur. Bonne journée à vous aussi. "Pan sur le bec", écrirait le Canard Enchaîné ! Effectivement, j'avais bêtement oublié que "1984" est un roman d'anticipation. Ah vieillir, quelle vilaine fatalité ! Lien vers le commentaire Partager sur d’autres sites More sharing options...
SNTR Posté(e) le 30 octobre 2017 Auteur Signaler Share Posté(e) le 30 octobre 2017 Pour le coup je pense que je vais ajouter dans mon texte que ce roman est un roman d'anticipation Lien vers le commentaire Partager sur d’autres sites More sharing options...
E-Bahut Jean B Posté(e) le 30 octobre 2017 E-Bahut Signaler Share Posté(e) le 30 octobre 2017 Le 30/10/2017 à 16:15, SNTR a dit : Pour le coup je pense que je vais ajouter dans mon texte que ce roman est un roman d'anticipation Why not! En effet, je me demande si on lit encore cet excellent roman dans les lycées de France. Lien vers le commentaire Partager sur d’autres sites More sharing options...
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