the kindness of strangers.ppt

The Kindness of Strangers
Warming—up
Author
Introduction to the test
Language study
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Warming--up
What do you think of strangers? Do you think that they are helpful? Why or why not?
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Author
Tennessee Williams (1911—1983)
One of America’s greatest playwrights, and certainly the greatest ever from the South, Tennessee Williams wrote fiction and motion picture screenplays, but he is acclaimed primarily for his twenty-five full-length plays—nearly all of which are set in the South, but which at their best rise above regionalism to approach universal themes
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Introduction to the test
Background information
Americans are known as a generous people. In recent decades, however, things have changed. People seem to have e more and more indifferent to other people’s needs. Crime rates have increased seriously. More and more people are worried about the general moral decay. But the author of the article tries to tell people that based on his personal experience, things are not as bad as people believe. In fact, one can still depend on the kindness of strangers in this country.
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Hitchhiker
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Introduction to the test
Plot: The author traveled across the States alone to find out if people were willing to help strangers.
Setting: People in the United States seem to have e more and more indifferent to other people’s needs.
Protagonists: “I” and the people helping “I”
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Theme
The author of this article tries to tell people that based on his personal experience, one can still depend on the kindness of strangers in the United States.
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Structure of the text
Part 1 (paras. 1— 4 ) about: The reason why the author decided to start on this journey.
Part 2 (paras. 5 —7 ) about: The author’s plan for the trip.
Part 3 (paras. 8 —11 ) about: The author was treated with kindness everywhere he went.
Part 4 ( —15 ) about: The author’s experience at the Wilson’s.
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