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1、FinalPaperName:Candice2016206077Stephanie2016206073Quella2016206100Date:2017/12/22Glass:Tues12Mask“WhenIwalkedoutoftheprisoncelltowardsthedoorleadingtofreedom,Ihavemadeitclearhisownpainandresentmentifnotabletostaybehind,soinfactstillinprison.”Thisisawell-knownquotefromNelsonMandela,whichisnow,broadc
2、astingintheloudspeakerfromthewarden.Hewantsallthepeoplewhowillwalkoutofthisgatecanbefullofmercyandredemption.Nevertheless,thefactoftenturnsouttodeviatefromtheexpectation.Itsallphooey!Damnit!Onlyfoolbelievesinthosethings!”Stephensays,thenhestridesoutofthegatewithhisworn-outclothesandthescaronhisface.
3、Heis50yearsoldnow,aftertwodecadeskeptinasmall,darkandmoistcellbecauseofaninjustice.Twentyyearsago,duringhisbraveactiontosavealittlegirlindanger,hekilledtherobberbyaccident.Butlawwasn,tonhisside,butontheevis.Hewassentencedtothehell,whichtotallychangedhim.Heusedtobeacourteous,wan-heartedyoungman,butno
4、whehatesthisunfairworld.Hechoosestobeabruteandrudemanandkeepshimselffarawayfromthecrowds,especiallyjinxedchildren.Whenhecomesbacktohishometown,aremoteandnoisysmallcity,heishatedbyeveryone.Thereisalwayslotsofgossipandslanderonhim.Inpeople,seyes,heisaonehundredpercentbadman.Andtheadultsalwaystelltheir
5、kidstokeepfarawayhim.However,thekidsarenaughtyandcurious.Ononehand,theyarescaredofhim,butontheotherhand,theyjustwanttomakeamonkeyofthisoldman.Sometimes,theythrowrubbishinfrontofhisdoor,andsometimes,theymaycatchabeeoranyotherinsectstofrightenhim.Finally,Stephencannotbearthediscriminationandjokesanymo
6、re,hemoveshishousetoanotherdistrict.Heonlyhasonefamily,onefriendDante,hisdog.OnlyDantecanlistentohimandaccompanywithhim.Buthestilllivesapoorlife.Forthecriminalrecordinhisfile,Stephenwasrejectedbytheemployeesoverandoveragain.Ifsagloomy,cloudyday.Stephenwalksaroundthetown.FromallaroundtheJingleBellrin
7、gs.Passengersrushfasttotheirhouseswiththeneonsignflashedonandoff.Hehasnoideawherehecangetajobtolivealife,afterallhestillneedstofeedDante,whichiswithhimforalmostyearsinhislife.Doyouhearthat.theclubattheHughStreetcornerislookingforwardclownsactorasthesymboloftheclub.Highpaybutthereisastrictrulethatthe
8、oneshouldkeepthemake-upuntilhegoesbacktohisownhome?,Apassengertoldhiswifebesideshim.Whatanunreasonablerule!NobodywantstogotHiswifeanswered.tWhoknows./Thepassengersays.Stephen,seyesburstintosparklinglikehefinallygraspsatstraws.Hecomesbacktohisapartmentasfastashecanandfindsansuitofoldcrownoutfitscaven
9、gedfromotherpeoplesgarbage.Heputsonthecostumeandmake-upcarefully.Throughouttheprimphemaintainedadignifiedsilence.Outofexpectation,theoldStephenbeatsalltheothercompetitorsandgetthejob.FromthenonStephenmakesupatdawnandgoestotheclub.Afterall-dayPerformance,heleaveswiththemoonlightEverybodyinthetownlove
10、shim.Stephenisareallyfunnyguy.Hecanplaybeautifulsongsanddancehilariously.Ateveryfestival,heisalwayshandingoutcandiestochildrenontimeinfrontoftheclubdoorandtouchingkids,rosycheeks.1.oveisalwayswithcuriosity.Whoheis,wherehelivesandhowhelookslike?Thesequestionspreyonaudiencesmindespeciallyalittlegirlca
11、lledDannie.Shehassparkleandblackeyeswithlongbrowncurlyhair.Shelookslikeanangel.EveryweekendsheispresentattheclubinordertowatchStephen,sshow.Aftertheshow,sheisusedtohelpinghimtocleanthestagebehindherparents.ButStephennevertalkstoher.Onenight,Stephenputsonthecostumeasusualandwalksintotheclub.Hestartsh
12、isperformanceasahappyclown.Hefeelsatpeacelookingattheaudiencesjoyfuleyes.Heiskindofterrifiedbythisfeeling.Afterhisperformance,hegoesbackstagetodothefollow-upwork.Withinhisexpectationmaybewithsomeexpectations-heseesDanniewalkingin.44Couldyoupleaseshowmethelittlemagicagain?Ireallylikeit.Sheventures.Su
13、ddenlyStephendoesntknowwhattodoandhowtorespondtoher.Hefeelsawarmblushrisetohischeeks.44OOkay,hewantstogivethepositiveansweratthemoment.Buthereupon,hesmellssomething,likeburning.44Stayhere,llgoouttoseewhathappened?Hewalkedoutquickly,withDanniessweetvoicebehind一“Comebacksoon,please.Ireallywanttoseethe
14、magic!,Hewalksout.Thewholeclubisinamess.Peoplearescreaming,runningouttotallyamess.44Whathappened!,someonescreamed.ttTheysaidit,sthecandlehadsetthecurtainsonfire!Justrun!”someoneanswered.Stephenfrozewithterrorasheseestheblaze.Panicseizeshim.Thenhislegsstartsmovingwithouthiscommand.Heisrunningoutwitht
15、heterrifiedcrowd.“Idon,twanttodie.1can,tdie.Danteiswaitingformeathome.1can,tdie.moutofprisonnow.Idon,twanttodie!”hesaystohimselfasheruns.44ShesaidshewillwaitmethereuntilIcomeback,anothervoicearisesinhismind,“sheisstillthere.,Hehalts“Sheisstillthere,waitingforme.Hehesitates.4ButIdontwanttodie.Hehalts
16、atthegate.Helooksoutandfeelsthesafetyoutside.Nextsecondhislegsstartmovingbacktotheblazinginfernobeforehisthought.44Whattheheckyouaredoing!Youmightdie!Justanaughtygirl,lt,snotworthytoriskyourownlife!”Stephentosseshisheadtothrowthevoiceoutofhismind.Hedidn,tstophispace.SeeingDannieisstillthere,safeands
17、ound,Stephenheavesasighofrelief.“Wh-wherehaveyoubeen?Firefireeverywhere.msoscared.,Danniesobs.Stephenfeelsblushedagain,buthedoesn,thavetosayanythingthistimethereisnotimetosayanything.Thefireisspreadingveryfast.HeliftsDannieandwrapshertightlywithhisownbody,andthenpreparestobreakthesiegeofblaze.“Dontw
18、orry,girl.Youwillbealright/5HecomfortsStiltedlyasrunning.Hecanfeelhimselfburnedbytheblaze.Heholdshereventighter;Hefeelssuffocated.Heisgraduallylosinghisconsciousbuthestillkeepsrunning.Theexitissonear.Sonearthathecansmellthecoldfreshairoutside.Hemakesadartforthedoorwithallhismight.Hemakesit.iImadeit.
19、Hethought.HeputsDannieonthegroundcarefully.Sheisfine,withoutinjury.Butheisburnedseriously.Hecollapsesontheground.“Mr.Clown?What,sthematterwithyou,Mr.Clown?HeIP!”Thisisthelastsoundhecouldhearbeforelosingconsciousnesscompletely.Thenhefallsintothedarkness.Fewdayslater.44Haveyouheardaboutthat?Itssaidtha
20、tanoldmanhasmovedintotheScott,sHouse.Veryweird.Acoupleofmiddle-agedwomanarechatting.44Scott?WhichScott?”askedanotherwoman.44Scott.TheyhavealittledaughtercalledDannie,remember?Alovelylittlegirl.”“Oh,thatScott!”“IthasbeenseenthattheoldmanoftengoesfetchDanniefromschool.Andhehasascaronhischeek,likeaburn
21、scar.Idon,tknow.”Maybeit,sjustthegrandpa.Whoknows?”CharacterStephen:physiology1. Heisa50-year-oldman.2. Heisreleasedfromtheprisonafter20yearssentence.3. Healwayswearsworn-outclothes.4. Thereisascaronhisface.5. Heusedtobecourteous,butnowhemannersrudely.Sociology1. Heisinthebottomofthesocial.2. Helive
22、sasinglelifewithhisdogDanta.3. Hewasrefusedbymanyemployeesandfinallybeacceptedtobeaclown.4. Helivesinaremoteandsmalltownwheregossipiscommon.5. Hewashatedbyallthepeopleafterhewasreleased.6. Butasaclownunderthemask,hewasacceptedbythepeopleandwaslikedbyDannie.7. Finally,heregainedthereputationhedeserve
23、d.Psychology1. Atfirst,hewaswarmheartedbutheunderwentmisunderstanding.2. Thenhehatestheworldandtryhisbesttokeepawayfromcrowd.3. Whenheworksasaclown,heishilariousandeasy-going.4. HewasmovedbyDannieandgraduallylovesher.5. Atlast,hedecidedtoattheriskoflosinghisownlifetosaveDannie.InconclusionHeisapoorm
24、anwhowasdeeplyhurtbythelawandjustice.Heisdiscriminatedbytheneighborsbecauseofthegossip.Sohetriestohidehimselfthekindone,underthemaskofclownandtriedtoactrudely.Butheisalwaysakindmaninhisinnerheart.HiskindnessisarousedbyDannie.Inconclusion,thefirstchangeofhimreflectsthecrueltyofprejudiceanddiscriminat
25、ioninthisworld.Andthesecondchangereflectsandpraisethehollyhumanity.DanniePhysiology1. Sheis7yearsold.2. Shewasbeautifulandlikealittleprincess.3. Shealwayswearselegantdresses.4. Sheisinnocentandcute.Sociology1. Sheisinamiddle-classfamily.2. Shehasahappyfamily.3. Sherepresentsthepeoplefullofkindnessan
26、dinnocence.4. First,Stephendidntlikeher,butfinally,theyhavedeepemotion.Psychology1. Shedidn,tdiscriminateStephenasadults.2. Atfirst,shewascuriousaboutStephen.3. ShelovedStephen.InconclusionSheisaninnocentgirlwhomovesStephenandgiveshimcouragetofacehimselfwithouttheclown,smask,andmakeshimakindmanagain
27、.SheneverhatesStephenasotheradults.Therefore,shereflectsthebrightpartofhumanity.Sheteachesouradultstobejusticeanddecent.PointofViewInourdailylife,therearesomebiasinourthoughts.TheoldimpressionoftenmisleadsOurjudgementonsomebody.ThecharacterStepheninourstoryisexactlythepersonwhoismisunderstood.Attheb
28、eginning,Stephenisawarm-heartedperson,whoprotectedachildfromdangerbutkilledtherobberbychance.Unfortunately,hewasputintoprisonundeservedly.Afterbeingreleasedfromprison,hedeservedapplauseandcheers,howeverhegotnothingbutunfairtreatment.Peopleregardhimasabadmanwhohurtsothersandkeepshimatadistanceevencut
29、himdeeplybycruelremarks.People,slogicisthatheisabadpersonbecausehewasinprison.Whywasheintheprison?Becauseheisabadperson.WewanttotellthatWeshouldtakeoffourcoloredglassesandknowsomeonewithourhearts.Afterbeingreleased,hebecamerudeandweird.Butwhenheputonclownmask,hebecameeasy-goingandpopular.Thismarkmea
30、nsrevealingthetruth.Puttingclownmarkmeanshecantakeofftherudenessmasktobuildforprotectinghimselffromgossip.Wechoosethethirdnarration.Hereisthereason.Wewanttoexpressmorepeoplesfeelingandbehaviortodescribethesurroundingenvironment.Usingthethirdnarrationcanreachit.WeletthecharacterbeinprisonsothatWecang
31、ettheoriginreasonformisunderstanding.Hemustdosomethingwrongsopeoplecanmisunderstandhim.AndStephensmoving,rudenessandunemploymentcanmakesenseofhispressurefromothers.SettingGenerallyspeaking,thestoryhappensinasmallandclosedtown.Allthepeopleinthistownknoweachotherandtheylikegossiping.So,it,seasytoisola
32、tesomeweirdo.Itseasytoproducesomesenselessdiscrimination.WhenStephengivesperformanceasaclown,heisinatumultuousclub.It,sbecausewewanttoproduceajoyfulandlivelyatmospheretomakethecontrastthatwhenStephenbecameaclown,hebecamejoyfulandexcitedatthesametime.Hecanleaveallthosesorrowinhislifebehindtemporarily.