☆TheMillionPoundBank-Note

MarkTwain

1.Writingbackground

2.Detailedplots3.ThemeandmeaningTheMillionPoundBank-Note☆WritingBackground↓The

young

man

in

million

pounds

is

a

true

portrait

of

Mark

Twain.

In

Nevada,

Mark

Twain

was

a

reporter

in

Virginia,

a

city

rich

in

gold

and

silver.

Under

the

gold

rush(淘金熱）

Mark

Twain

was

not

immune,

and

he

was

sensitive

to

rumors

and

new

opportunities.

At

that

time,

many

miners

who

had

discovered

gold

and

silver

mines

were

selling

their

shares(股票）

in

New

York

City

to

raise

funds,

so

Mark

Twain

put

all

his

savings

and

even

all

his

contributions

into

the

stock

purchase

of

silver

mine.As

the

stock

price

rose,

he

became

very

rich

and

came

to

Los

Angeles

to

live

a

luxurious

life.

But

then

one

day,

like

the

Internet

bubble

in

the

late

twentieth

Century,

the

enthusiasm

of

the

market

for

silver

stocks

disappeared,andsharepricesflewdown.MarkTwin,

liketheyoungmaninthemillion

pound,

became

penniless

or

even

bankrupt.

ThemeandMeaningTheme:Itcreatesmoneysupremacy(金錢至上）,whichholdsthatmoneyisnotonlyomnipotent（萬能的）,butalsothestandardtomeasureallbehaviors.Meaning:ThisnovelreflectsthecriticismofmoneyworshipandexposesallkindsofridiculousphenomenaexistinginEnglishsocietyatthattime.————————-————————————————————----------------------------------------------———————————————————————————————————————————————————----1231.Herrywasamining-broker(礦業(yè)經(jīng)紀人)andhewasaccustomedtoventureonsea.2.onedayheventuredtoofarandwascarriedouttosea.Thenhewaspickedupbyasmallbrig.(雙跪船）3.Thenhesteppedashoreinlondon,seedyandhungry.————————-————————————————————----------------------------------------------———————————————————————————————————————————————————----4564.Thegentlemencalledhimandlethimtogetintotheroom.Apairofbrothersbetonhim.→whatmightbethefateofahonestandintelligentstrangerwhohavenomoneybutthatmillionpoundbank-note,andnowaytoaccountforhisbeinginpossesionofit.5.Thegavehenryanenvelope.6.Thenhewentintoaeatinghouse.Whenheopenedtheenvelope,hewassurprisedtofindthatitwasamillionnotes.Therestaurantstaffdid'twantmoney————————-————————————————————----------------------------------------------———————————————————————————————————————————————————----7897.Herrywentbacktofigurethetruthbuttheywenttothecontinentforamonth.8.Heboughtansuitforamillionpounds9.hewasreportedinthenewspaper.Thenhewasinvitedtoaparty.————————-————————————————————----------------------------------------------———————————————————————————————————————————————————----10111210.ButsoonAdamgotintotrouble.Withthestockmarketslumped,itwassaidthatAdamwasacrook,thuseverydayanumberofdebtcollectorscametokeepdunninghimforbills.11.Fortunately,thedeadlineofonemonthfinallyarrived,andAdamsucceededtopaytheonemillionpoundbank-notetotherichbrothers,towhosesurprise,Adamdidnotacceptthejobtheyoffered.Thewholestoryendedwithcomedy,thatAdammarriedanexcellentwifeandgotaninterestof30thousandpoundfrombank.Fromthattime,heandhisfamilyhadahappylife.MainCharactersRelationships:AdamHenry(leadingcharacter):①HenrycomesfromSanFrancisco,andhedoesn'tknowLondonatall(Hewasatthebottomofsociety)②Heisveryhonest.Whenhemetthetwobrothers,hetoldthetruthtothem.③Heisveryhard-working.Hewantsworkbutnotcharity.(“Iearnedmypassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand”.)④Heisveryfrank.Hehasthegreatambitionandalwaysadmitit.(“Well,itmayseemlucktoyoubutnottome”)⑤Inthisnovel,heistheepitomeoftheauthor(Theyhavesilmilarexperience)Thetwobrothers(OliverandRoderick)：①Theyarerepresentativesofthewealthypeople.②The