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作者: spacedunce5 (CJ) 看板: NTU09DFLL
標題: [私問] 文讀課本一篇小說問題答不出(高手請進)
時間: Sat Mar 6 00:04:46 2010
餘一班文讀課本pp87-99：Tobias Wolff, "The Rich Brother"
（網路上應該也有）
這故事平易近人，用字不深，饒富趣味，
讀完之後，想回答後面的問題，卻發現自己能力不足啊。
在此附上問題，請求高手解惑！
1. Are the brothers in the story developing characters or static ones?
Does either of them undergo a change, or do we simply learn more about
their established personalities as the story proceeds?
2. What point of view does Wolff employ in this story?（好啦這個我會）
Do Pete's perceptions of Donald seem fundamentally sound to you, or is it
necessary to go beyond them for a more objective appraisal?
3. Donald tells Pete that "you don't have any purpose in life. You're afraid
to relate to people who do, so you make fun of them" (par89). "You're
basically a ver frightened individual" (par91). Do you agree with this
analysis or not? Explain.
4. Do you believe Donald's claim that Pete tried to kill him when they were
children? Why or why not?
5. In one of Pete's dreams he is blind and dependent on Donald to take care of
him. Does Pete really need Donald? If so, for what?
6. Near the end of the story, Pete wants to know what Donald means when he
says "I don't blame you." What do you think he means?（我這題也會）
7. Could this story have been called "My Brother's Keeper"? Explain.（不禁想起
姜台芬上學期教的XD）
好啦重點都打完了。
我必須慎重澄清：我知道這篇不是必讀，
而我去讀它也絕不是因為立志要讀完整本課本（impossible!），
純粹是因為國文課太無聊，黃廷崴又剛好買了本新的文讀放在桌上。
那堂國文課被老師點了三次，破個人紀錄。
（OS：國文那麼爛還在混!!!!）
然後，這本課本是美國高中進階班用書，且比朗文大學文讀課本貴幾塊錢（舊版啦）。