<strong>LiterarySelectionsandAnalysis</strong><strong>（北航</strong><strong>2008</strong><strong>研）</strong><br/><alone></alone>—Andwhoisthebestpoet,Heron?askedBoland.<br/><alone></alone>—LordTennyson,ofcourse,answeredHeron.<br/><alone></alone>—O,yes,LordTennyson,saidNash.Wehaveallhispoetryathomeinabook.AtthisStephenforgotthesilentvowshehadbeenmakingandburstout:<br/><alone></alone>—Tennysonapoet!Why,he’sonlyarhymester!<br/><alone></alone>—O,getout!saidHeron.EveryoneknowsthatTennysonisthegreatestpoet.<br/><alone></alone>—Andwhodoyouthinkisthegreatestpoet?askedBoland,nudginghisneighbor.<br/><alone></alone>—Byron,ofcourse,answeredStephen.<br/><alone></alone>Herongavetheleadandallthreejoinedinascornfullaugh.<br/><alone></alone>—Whatareyoulaughingat?askedStephen.<br/><alone></alone>—You,saidHeron.Byronthegreatestpoet!He’sonlyapoetforuneducatedpeople.<br/><alone></alone>—Hemustbeafinepoet!saidBoland.<br/><alone></alone>—Youmaykeepyourmouthshut,saidStephen,turningonhimboldly.Allyouknowaboutpoetryiswhatyouwroteupontheslatesintheyardandweregoingtobesenttotheloftfor.<br/><alone></alone>Boland,infact,wassaidtohavewrittenontheslatesintheyardacoupletaboutaclassmateofhiswhooftenrodehomefromthecollegeonapony:<br/><alone></alone>AsTysonwasridingintoJerusalem<br/><alone></alone>HefellandhurthisAlecKafoozelum.<br/><alone></alone>ThisthrustputthetwolieutenantstosilencebutHeronwenton:<br/><alone></alone>—InanycaseByronwasahereticandimmoraltoo.<br/><alone></alone>—Idon’tcarewhathewas,criedStephenhotly.<br/><alone></alone>—Youdon’tcarewhetherhewasahereticornot?saidNash.<br/><alone></alone>—Whatdoyouknowaboutit?shoutedStephen.Youneverreadalineofanythinginyourlifeexceptatrans,orBolandeither.<br/><alone></alone>—IknowthatByronwasabadman,saidBoland.<br/><alone></alone>—Here,catchholdofthisheretic,Heroncalledout.InamomentStephenwasaprisoner.<br/><alone></alone>—Tatemadeyoubuckuptheotherday(5),Heronwenton,abouttheheresyinyouressay.<br/><alone></alone>—I’lltellhimtomorrow,saidBoland.<br/><alone></alone>—Willyou?saidStephen.You’dbeafraidtoopenyourlips.<br/><alone></alone>—Afraid?<br/><alone></alone>—Ay.Afraidofyourlife.<br/><alone></alone>—Behaveyourself!criedHeron,cuttingatStephen’slegswithhiscane.<br/><alone></alone>Itwasthesignalfortheironset.NashpinionedhisarmsbehindwhileBolandseizedalongcabbagestumpwhichwaslyinginthegutter.StrugglingandkickingunderthecutsofthecaneandtheblowsoftheknottystumpStephenwasbornebackagainstabarbedwirefence.<br/><alone></alone>—AdmitthatByronwasnogood.<br/><alone></alone>—No.<br/><alone></alone>—Admit.<br/><alone></alone>—No.<br/><alone></alone>—Admit.<br/><alone></alone>—No.No.<br/><alone></alone>a.Identifytheauthorandtheworkfromwhichthepassageisselected.<br/><alone></alone>b.Whatisthesymbolicmeaningoftheprotagonist’sname?<br/><alone></alone>c.Describehisgrowingprocess,whichisalsocalledBildungsroman—novelsofeducation/growth.<br/><alone></alone>d.Howishispersonalityisrevealedfromtheabovementionedselections?
<strong>LiterarySelectionsandAnalysis</strong><strong>（北航</strong><strong>2008</strong><strong>研）</strong><br/><alone></alone>—Andwhoisthebestpoet,Heron?askedBoland.<br/><alone></alone>—LordTennyson,ofcourse,answeredHeron.<br/><alone></alone>—O,yes,LordTennyson,saidNash.Wehaveallhispoetryathomeinabook.AtthisStephenforgotthesilentvowshehadbeenmakingandburstout:<br/><alone></alone>—Tennysonapoet!Why,he’sonlyarhymester!<br/><alone></alone>—O,getout!saidHeron.EveryoneknowsthatTennysonisthegreatestpoet.<br/><alone></alone>—Andwhodoyouthinkisthegreatestpoet?askedBoland,nudginghisneighbor.<br/><alone></alone>—Byron,ofcourse,answeredStephen.<br/><alone></alone>Herongavetheleadandallthreejoinedinascornfullaugh.<br/><alone></alone>—Whatareyoulaughingat?askedStephen.<br/><alone></alone>—You,saidHeron.Byronthegreatestpoet!He’sonlyapoetforuneducatedpeople.<br/><alone></alone>—Hemustbeafinepoet!saidBoland.<br/><alone></alone>—Youmaykeepyourmouthshut,saidStephen,turningonhimboldly.Allyouknowaboutpoetryiswhatyouwroteupontheslatesintheyardandweregoingtobesenttotheloftfor.<br/><alone></alone>Boland,infact,wassaidtohavewrittenontheslatesintheyardacoupletaboutaclassmateofhiswhooftenrodehomefromthecollegeonapony:<br/><alone></alone>AsTysonwasridingintoJerusalem<br/><alone></alone>HefellandhurthisAlecKafoozelum.<br/><alone></alone>ThisthrustputthetwolieutenantstosilencebutHeronwenton:<br/><alone></alone>—InanycaseByronwasahereticandimmoraltoo.<br/><alone></alone>—Idon’tcarewhathewas,criedStephenhotly.<br/><alone></alone>—Youdon’tcarewhetherhewasahereticornot?saidNash.<br/><alone></alone>—Whatdoyouknowaboutit?shoutedStephen.Youneverreadalineofanythinginyourlifeexceptatrans,orBolandeither.<br/><alone></alone>—IknowthatByronwasabadman,saidBoland.<br/><alone></alone>—Here,catchholdofthisheretic,Heroncalledout.InamomentStephenwasaprisoner.<br/><alone></alone>—Tatemadeyoubuckuptheotherday(5),Heronwenton,abouttheheresyinyouressay.<br/><alone></alone>—I’lltellhimtomorrow,saidBoland.<br/><alone></alone>—Willyou?saidStephen.You’dbeafraidtoopenyourlips.<br/><alone></alone>—Afraid?<br/><alone></alone>—Ay.Afraidofyourlife.<br/><alone></alone>—Behaveyourself!criedHeron,cuttingatStephen’slegswithhiscane.<br/><alone></alone>Itwasthesignalfortheironset.NashpinionedhisarmsbehindwhileBolandseizedalongcabbagestumpwhichwaslyinginthegutter.StrugglingandkickingunderthecutsofthecaneandtheblowsoftheknottystumpStephenwasbornebackagainstabarbedwirefence.<br/><alone></alone>—AdmitthatByronwasnogood.<br/><alone></alone>—No.<br/><alone></alone>—Admit.<br/><alone></alone>—No.<br/><alone></alone>—Admit.<br/><alone></alone>—No.No.<br/><alone></alone>a.Identifytheauthorandtheworkfromwhichthepassageisselected.<br/><alone></alone>b.Whatisthesymbolicmeaningoftheprotagonist’sname?<br/><alone></alone>c.Describehisgrowingprocess,whichisalsocalledBildungsroman—novelsofeducation/growth.<br/><alone></alone>d.Howishispersonalityisrevealedfromtheabovementionedselections?