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第 40 題
📖 題組：
Often labeled a poet of memory, Li-young Lee, an Asian American, utilizes both the power and insufficiency of memory to discover his origins. Lee’s reliance on memory illustrates its capacity to achieve the mythic depth necessary to define himself and the reader. But, within the Euro-centric American tradition, does Lee’s work reflect only Asian American culture? Studies show that Lee not only belongs to the American tradition, but that his poetry, in its preoccupation with memory and the loss of origin, epitomizes it. Critics often limit Lee’s poetry to a purely Asian American reading, as Lee’s poetry often attempts to recover his Chinese heritage. Yet critics fail to realize that Lee’s heritage is redefined or even lost in his status as second-generation Asian American. This redefinition and loss are symptoms of American culture, which is predominately immigrant. Immigration, in fact, led to the possibility of America’s finding its origins in a collective and somewhat invented European mind in the first place. It is in this manner that Lee, as an immigrant, can similarly participate in the American tradition. Indeed, the key factor in Lee’s capacity to be traditional is exactly the way in which he utilizes memory to combat the nihilistic threat present in memory’s own potential to be lost. Lee’s poetry suggests that the American tradition is not bound to any single originating culture. Instead, this tradition is a search for origin arriving at the conclusion that all Americans, and in fact all people, share a universal and divine origin.
Often labeled a poet of memory, Li-young Lee, an Asian American, utilizes both the power and insufficiency of memory to discover his origins. Lee’s reliance on memory illustrates its capacity to achieve the mythic depth necessary to define himself and the reader. But, within the Euro-centric American tradition, does Lee’s work reflect only Asian American culture? Studies show that Lee not only belongs to the American tradition, but that his poetry, in its preoccupation with memory and the loss of origin, epitomizes it. Critics often limit Lee’s poetry to a purely Asian American reading, as Lee’s poetry often attempts to recover his Chinese heritage. Yet critics fail to realize that Lee’s heritage is redefined or even lost in his status as second-generation Asian American. This redefinition and loss are symptoms of American culture, which is predominately immigrant. Immigration, in fact, led to the possibility of America’s finding its origins in a collective and somewhat invented European mind in the first place. It is in this manner that Lee, as an immigrant, can similarly participate in the American tradition. Indeed, the key factor in Lee’s capacity to be traditional is exactly the way in which he utilizes memory to combat the nihilistic threat present in memory’s own potential to be lost. Lee’s poetry suggests that the American tradition is not bound to any single originating culture. Instead, this tradition is a search for origin arriving at the conclusion that all Americans, and in fact all people, share a universal and divine origin.
According to the passage, why does Lee write poetry?
- A Because he wants to participate in the Euro-centric American tradition.
- B He writes poetry because of he is afraid of losing his citizenship.
- C He writes poetry in order to combat the nihilistic threat and to define himself.
- D He writes poetry in order to explore the limits of memory.
思路引導 VIP
當我們想在文中找出作者創作的「動機」時，通常可以觀察作者試圖解決什麼樣的「心理困境」，以及他希望透過作品達成什麼樣的「自我追尋」。請回頭看文中描述「記憶功能」的句子，作者提到了哪些具體的威脅，以及他想確立什麼樣的個人定位？
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- 觀念驗證：這題你答得非常精確。文章第三段明確提到，李立揚利用記憶來對抗虛無主義的威脅 (combat the nihilistic threat)，而第一段也指出他藉此達到定義深度的必要性，進而定義自己 (define himself)。你成功連結了文中散落的關鍵訊息。
- 難度點評：本題難度為 Medium。這題的鑑別度在於「訊息整合」。選項 C 完美結合了第一段與第三段關於作者動機的描述，考生必須具備優異的全文掃描能力，並準確抓取「目的性」動詞（如 utilize, combat）才能選出最完整的答案。