James Fenimore Cooper
(1789 - 1851)
Born in a wealth family
best known for his stories of frontier life and pioneer adventure.
lived abroad from 1826 - 1833, and during this time he defended American democracy in his writings
The Pioneers-
The Slaughter of the Pigeons
Setting
Time: Close to April; when the snow disappeared
Place: Otsego County, New York; village of Templeton
Major Character
Natty Bumpoo: in his early seventies, six feet tall; gray eyed, sandy hair, robust, but thin to emaciation.
The Slaughter of the pigeons
Respect nature
Cooper reveals the concept of respecting nature (pigeons) by the descriptions dialogues between Natty Bumpoo and other characters (Judge Temple, Edward, Billy Kirby, and other man among the "sportsman" group..etc. )
People in town vs. Natty Bumpoo
Men, women and children with fire-arms, the French ducking-gun…etc.(444)
"What's that, old Leather-stocking!.. Grumbling at the loss of a few pigeons." (446)
Unsportsmanlike execution (444)
"This comes of setting a country,…here have I known the pigeons fly for forty years...as harmless as a garter-snake. (446)
People in town vs. Natty Bumpoo
"You've grown mighty boasting, sin you killed the turkey…(446)"
"It's made the same as all other creators, for man's eating, but not to kill twenty and eat one."(446)
"It's much better to kill only such as you want, without wasting your powder and lead,…I come out for…(447)"
People in town vs. Natty Bumpoo
"Victory! Victory! We have driven the enemy from the field.(448)"
"Sport!"it is princely sport…thousands of the blue-coated boys on the ground so every women may have a pot-pie..(448)
Use, but don't waste. Wasn't the woods made for the beasts and birds to harbour in (447)
People in town
After the first burst of sporting, the shooting of pigeons became a business, for the remainder of the season, more in proportion to the wants of the people.
- 优酷视频444hhh > ducking-gunetc(444)
-
ducking-gunetc(444)
下载该文档 文档格式:PPT 更新时间:2006-01-09 下载次数:0 点击次数:1文档基本属性 文档语言: 文档格式: ppt 文档作者: Toby 关键词: 主题: 备注: 点击这里显示更多文档属性 经理: 单位: 分类: 创建时间: 上次保存者: le402 修订次数: 5 编辑时间: 文档创建者: 修订: 加密标识: 幻灯片: 9 段落数: 47 字节数: 44172 备注: 0 演示格式: 如螢幕大小 上次保存时间:
- 下载地址 (推荐使用迅雷下载地址,速度快,支持断点续传)
- PPT格式下载
- 更多文档...
-
上一篇:CF《穿越火线》爆笑CG"色即是空"!.3gp - 视频 - 优酷视频 - 在...
下一篇:浙江大学学报(农业与生命科学版) 35(4):444~449,2009
点击查看更多关于优酷视频444hhh的相关文档
- 您可能感兴趣的
- 优酷视频 优酷视频下载 优酷搞笑视频 如何下载优酷视频 优酷视频怎么下载 优酷视频看不了 怎样下载优酷视频 优酷视频加速器 优酷视频打不开 优酷视频下载器
- 大家在找
-
- · 现代厨房管理课件ppt
- · 初一英语上册听力
- · 辞职理由怎么写
- · 小械褉谐械泄袨斜
- · 大电流直流电源开关
- · .androidsecure
- · 跤王电视剧全集
- · labview图像处理教程
- · 5kw柴油发电机价格
- · 一站到底江苏卫视503
- · 三星液晶电视机报价
- · 锥体外系反应
- · 广州郎晖广告有限公司
- · 宁波市城建设计研究院
- · 2011浙江省行测真题
- · 水泥物检操作培训视频
- · 六年级上册期中试卷
- · 美型妖精大混战54回
- · 红杏暗香之色玺
- · 2010txt小说排行
- · photoshop自学网
- · 机电一体化技术教案
- · 厨房装修风水色彩
- · catia安装方法
- · qq飞车名字男帅气
- · 2012年日历表word
- · 硝酸铵钙生产厂家
- · 养殖专业中职学校
- · 天正win7cad2010
- · 对数函数图像
- 赞助商链接