新聞二甲 A100010052 林詩韻 Gritney 校際系 T101320209 呂婷 Sunny The Sojourner
Summary John Ferris has returned from Paris to the United States for his father’s funeral in Georgia. While waiting in New York he happens to see his ex-wife, Elizabeth. She invites him to dine that evening with her new husband and family. Elizabeth plays the piano- reminding John of what he has lost. He even portrays his current love, Jeannine, and her son. Back in Paris, between John and Jeannine’s boy, Valentin. John reaches out in an attempt to create an actual relationship.
Question 1.Why did Ferris go to the New York? a.To meet his ex-wife. b.To sojourn a new place. c.To attend his father’s funeral. d.To have a honeymoon with Jeannine.
2. What do papa Ferris and Elizabeth symbolize in Ferris’ life? a.Nothing. b.They were Ferris’ family at once. c.They were Ferris’ sojourn place. d.Above all.
3. Which sentence is correct? a.Jeannine is Ferris’ ex-wife. b.Ferris and Jeannine get married. c.Valentin is Ferris and Jeannine’s child. d.Elizabeth prepared a birth cake for Ferris in the story.
4. Which sentence is incorrect? a) Ferris falls in love with Bill. b) Jeannine is not divorced. c) Ferris doesn’t like Valentin. d) Ferris was close to his father.
5. Who is the sojourner? a) Papa Ferris b) Elizabeth c) Jeannine d) John Ferris
Analysis The Sojourner seems to be descriptive of John Ferris both in a physical sense- he never stays in one place for long, and a psychological sense- he is unable to form lasting relationships. He has lost a father, he has no wife, no son, no one to hold him in one place. There is a sense that John always brings too little to a relationship, and that too late.
新聞二甲 A100010052 林詩韻 Gritney
ReplyDelete校際系 T101320209 呂婷 Sunny
The Sojourner
Summary
John Ferris has returned from Paris to the United States for his father’s funeral in Georgia. While waiting in New York he happens to see his ex-wife, Elizabeth. She invites him to dine that evening with her new husband and family. Elizabeth plays the piano- reminding John of what he has lost. He even portrays his current love, Jeannine, and her son. Back in Paris, between John and Jeannine’s boy, Valentin. John reaches out in an attempt to create an actual relationship.
Question
1.Why did Ferris go to the New York?
a.To meet his ex-wife.
b.To sojourn a new place.
c.To attend his father’s funeral.
d.To have a honeymoon with Jeannine.
2. What do papa Ferris and Elizabeth symbolize in Ferris’ life?
a.Nothing.
b.They were Ferris’ family at once.
c.They were Ferris’ sojourn place.
d.Above all.
3. Which sentence is correct?
a.Jeannine is Ferris’ ex-wife.
b.Ferris and Jeannine get married.
c.Valentin is Ferris and Jeannine’s child.
d.Elizabeth prepared a birth cake for Ferris in the story.
4. Which sentence is incorrect?
a) Ferris falls in love with Bill.
b) Jeannine is not divorced.
c) Ferris doesn’t like Valentin.
d) Ferris was close to his father.
5. Who is the sojourner?
a) Papa Ferris
b) Elizabeth
c) Jeannine
d) John Ferris
Analysis
ReplyDeleteThe Sojourner seems to be descriptive of John Ferris both in a physical sense- he never stays in one place for long, and a psychological sense- he is unable to form lasting relationships.
He has lost a father, he has no wife, no son, no one to hold him in one place. There is a sense that John always brings too little to a relationship, and that too late.
vocabulary
ReplyDeletesojourner(n.)寄居者
unravel(v.)解開
anodyne(n.)止痛劑、安慰劑
marquee(n.)遮蓬
crêpe(n.)煎餅(這是法文)
catalyst(n.)催化劑
anarchy(n.)無政府狀態
cadence(n.)抑揚頓挫
jettison(n.)投棄
protean(a.)變化無常的