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一、INTRODUCTION选文简介: 本文选自美国作家卡伦·库什曼(Karen Cushman)的小说《露西之歌》(The Ballad of Lucy Whipple)。与多数反映现实的美国当代少年文学作品所不同的是,酷爱历史的库什曼在《露西之歌》中展示的是19世纪中叶加州淘金潮的画卷。小说的主人公露西是西部拓荒的代表。为了实现母亲的梦想,年仅12岁的露西不情愿地随母亲踏上了西进的行程。他们在加州一个名为Lucky Diggins的小镇落脚后,以开寄宿店为生。三年来,露西一家人历经磨难,其中既有失去亲人的苦痛,又有家园被付之一炬的无奈。他们虽然没能一夜暴富,但露西却在与淘金者、当地土著和黑人的接触中逐渐迷恋上了这片土地和这里的人们。节选的这段文字是露西写给已经搬到Sandwich Islands的母亲的一封信。信中露西表明了自己的心迹:她不再急于回
First, INTRODUCTION selected article introduction: This article is selected from the American writer Karen Cushman (Karen Cushman)’s novel “The Ballad of Lucy Whipple” (The Ballad of Lucy Whipple). Unlike most contemporary American juvenile literary works that reflect reality, Cushman, who loves history, is shown in The Song of Lucy, a picture of California’s gold rush in the middle of the 19th century. Lucy, the protagonist of the novel, is a representative of the pioneering west. In order to realize his mother’s dream, Lucy, who was just 12 years old, reluctantly set foot on the journey to the west with her mother. After they settled in a small town called Lucky Diggins in California, they started living in boarding stores. In the past three years, the family of Lucy has suffered hardships, including both the loss of loved ones and the helplessness of their homes. Although they failed to make a fortune overnight, Lucy was gradually infatuated with the land and people here in contact with gold diggers, local indigenous and black people. The excerpt was from Lucy’s letter to the mother who had moved to the Sandwich Islands. In the letter Lucy shows his heart: she is no longer eager to return