新知識
◎世界三大奇幻小說家: Ursula K. Le Guin, J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Louis
●Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (US /ˈɜːrsələ ˈkroʊbər ləˈɡwɪn/; born October 21, 1929) is an American author of novels, children's books, and short stories, mainly in the genres of fantasy and science fiction. She has also written poetry and essays. Le Guin exploits the creative flexibility of the science fiction and fantasy genres to undertake thorough explorations of dimensions of both social and psychological identity and of broader cultural and social structures.
Ursula K. Le Guin
●J.R.R Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE, FRSL (/ˈtɒlkiːn/;[a] 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high-fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.
J.R.R Tolkien
●C.S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, broadcaster, lecturer, and Christian apologist. He held academic positions at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925–1954) and Cambridge University (Magdalene College, 1954–1963). He is best known for his works of fiction, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain.
C.S. Lewis
◎Fantasy: 1) imaginary world 2)magical creature 3)sword and sorcery
● High/ Low fantasy
◎ Ursula K. Le Guin
★Hugo Award (by Hug Gernsback: a publisher)
★Earthsea ( 地海戰記）
A Wizard Earthsea 宮崎吾郎翻拍的電影
Set in the fictional archipelago of Earthsea, the story centers around a young mage named Ged, born in a village on the island Gont. Displaying great power while still a boy, he joins the school of wizardry, where his prickly nature drives him into conflict with one of his fellows. During a magical duel, Ged's spell goes awry and releases a shadow creature that attacks him. The novel follows his journey as he seeks to be free of the creature.
A Wizard Earthsea
◎Parable: 人世間的小故事講天國大道理
★New Testament 浪子回頭記（→迷失羔羊） eg. The Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son
A parable is a succinct, didactic story, in prose or verse, which illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles. It differs from a fable in that fables employ animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature as characters, whereas parables have human characters.
◎Elysium(film): science ficiton
Elysium is a 2013 American science fiction film produced, written and directed by Neill Blomkamp. It stars Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Alice Braga, and Sharlto Copley. The film takes place on both a ravaged Earth, and a luxurious space habitat (Stanford torus design) called Elysium. The film itself offers deliberate social commentary which explores political and sociological themes such as immigration, overpopulation, health care, worker exploitation, the justice system, and social class issues.
Elysium
◎Utopia
★Plato's Republic
★禮記大同篇
★Anarchism 無政府主義
◎Snowpiercer: 1) based on a graphic novel(以圖片為主的小說）
(film): Snowpiercer (hangul: 설국열차; hanja: 雪國列車; RR: Seolgungnyeolcha) is a 2013 English-language South Korean-Czech science fiction thriller film based on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette.[4] The film is directed by Bong Joon-ho, and written by Bong and Kelly Masterson.
Snowpiercer
◎The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
★1st paragraph: 5 sense
★It's a parable
★a utopian
★Salem Oreagon
◎The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games is a trilogy of young adult dystopian novels written by American novelist Suzanne Collins. The series is set in The Hunger Games universe, and follows young characters Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark.
The Hunger Games
◎Dystopia （用未來反諷當下） eg. 1984 (by George Orwell), Brave New World( the phrase is from Shakespeare's— The Blizzard)
★Big Brother
◎George Orwell
●Animal Farm (allegorical novella)
Animal Farm is an allegorical novella by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. According to Orwell, the book reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union.
★Statinist era
Animal Farm
◎Saint Thomas More
Sir Thomas More (/mɔər/; 7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated by Roman Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist. He was also a councillor to Henry VIII, and Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to 16 May 1532. He also wrote Utopia, published in 1516, about the political system of an imaginary ideal island nation.
Saint Thomas More
◎Films
●The Island 絕地再生
★clone 複製人
●Demoliton Man 超級戰警
●The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
◎Coming of age
★ceremonies eg. confirmation, coming of age day (Japan)
◎Scapegoat 代罪羔羊
A scapegoat is a person or animal which takes on the sins of others, or is unfairly blamed for problems. The concept originally comes from Leviticus, in which a goat is designated to be cast into the desert with the sins of the community.
Scapegoat
◎KHANACADEMY.com
●Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People
Liberty Leading the People (French: La Liberté guidant le peuple [la libɛʁte ɡidɑ̃ lə pœpl]) is a painting by Eugène Delacroix commemorating the July Revolution of 1830, which toppled King Charles X of France. A woman personifying the concept and the Goddess of Liberty leads the people forward over a barricade and the bodies of the fallen, holding the flag of the French Revolution – the tricolour flag, which remains France's national flag.
Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People
◎當獨裁成為事實，革命就是義務
生字筆記
◎apocalyptic 啓示
coronation 加冕禮
procession 行進[U]
flutter （旗幟等）飄動，飄揚
venerate :to honour or very much respect a person or thing
atrocity : the fact of something being extremely cruel, violent, or shocking
para- eg. parable, parachute
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