Theme of the 《Guests of the Nation》异乡客主题分析.pptVIP

Theme of the “Guests of the Nation ---------------FROM THE ANALYSIS OF THE CHARACTERS The evil of murderous duty which lies at the center of the story. Napoleon Bonapate(1769-1821) suibe 黄子懿 suibe 黄子懿 * suibe 黄子懿 Company name suibe 黄子懿 suibe 黄子懿 * * * * Irishmen Englishmen 1 narrator、Irish His relationship with his prisoners, Hawkins and Belcher, grows from captor-captive into actual friendship. Irish He likes to argue politics and theology with Hawkins. CHARACTERS BONAPARTE NOBLE 1 narrator、Irish His relationship with his prisoners, Hawkins and Belcher, grows from captor-captive into actual friendship. Irish He likes to argue politics and theology with Hawkins. CHARACTERS BONAPARTE NOBLE 2 big English prisoner He is a polite, quiet fellow, who helps the old woman do her chores. second English prisoner He is smaller and more talkative than Belcher, often engaging Noble in religious and political debates. CHARACTERS BELCHER HAWKINS 3 the officer in charge of the group of Irish rebels He does not regard the English prisoners as friendly acquaintances as B and N does. intelligence officer An intelligence officer who brings the news that the Englishmen are to be executed. She owns the cottage where the action takes place, tending the house and feeding the men. CHARACTERS Jeremiah Donovan Feeney The old woman the theme duty responsbility humanity morality morality the theme humanity Is the individual absolved of guilt because he or she obeys a societal order? Does a society (military or otherwise) have the right to order an individual to commit acts that are in violation of personal morality? In this story can Bonaparte and Noble be forgiven for their actions because they were ordered to do so? * suibe 黄子懿 Company name suibe 黄子懿 suibe 黄子懿 * *