1 About the author 2 3 Summary Vocabulary

목차 1 About the author 2 3 Summary Vocabulary 4 Opinion

About the author James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851)

Summary #Chapter 1 The eclipse of the sun, which you have requested me to describe, occurred in the summer of 1806, on Monday, the 16 th of June. Its greatest depth of shadow fell upon the American continent, somewhere about the latitude of 42 deg. Throughout the belt of country to be darkened by the eclipse, the whole population were in a state of almost anxious expectation for weeks before the event. I had then a father and four brothers living, and as we paced the broad hall of the house, or sat about the family board, our conversation turned almost entirely upon the movements of planets and comets, occultations and eclipses. We were all exulting in the feeling that a grand extraordinary spectacle awaited us - a spectacle which millions then living could never behold. Soon the sun himself rose into view. I caught a glimpse of fiery light glowing among the branches of the forest, on the eastern mountain. I watched, as I had done a hundred times before, the flushing of the skies, the gradual illuminations of the different hills, crowned with an undulating and ragged outline of pines, nearly two hundred feet in height, the golden light gliding silently down the breast of the western mountains, and opening clearer views of grove and field, until lake, valley, and village lay smiling in one cheerful glow of warm sunshine.

Vocabulary eclipse glow

Vocabulary consult darkened

Summary #Chapter 2 The writer imagines the solar eclipse before he sees it. Everything stops to see the solar eclipse and even the normal lights at home are turned off. In total silence, there is a sad tone to hear, not about the "Lone Bird of the Night. " At 11: 12 a. m. , the moon looks as clear as ever, and it is seen as a huge circle. Confident that there is a larger "existence, " the writer realizes that it is a very small part of the sky and the earth. Then the sun rises and the light of the sun comes out through the darkness. This reminds the writer of small and ordinary things compared to natural wonders and grandeur.

A key word Acknowledge Enthusiastic Definite

A key word Broad Sentence of death

Summary #Chapter 3 So there was a teacher, who had his own niece. His niece had been born with a problem that was saying certain words incorrectly. He began to beat her severely and she finally died. He arrested, tried for a murder, and date was set for his death. But he was a good man in this little town, the people who know him had signed request for a pardon. Because village people already knew he had great regret about what he had done, and they also felt sympathy for him. So he didn’t hanging because of a letter from the Governor.

Summary #Chapter 3 When the writer saw him, the prisoner(the teacher, murderer) described like he has marked at his cheek by the tears, and his whole body was worn by shame and deep regret for what he had done. This unhappy murderer seemed to stare upward at the extraordinary sight of the eclipse. The writer earn the lesson from this miserable murderer. It was contrast of the powerless of the human when they feel the nature’s power. When the writer came back from the court house, there was ‘A great change’. In this chapter he felt power of nature from the murderer and when the writer saw the great nature and huge mass of material substance(the moon).

Vocabulary Beyond all doubt Request Majesty

Vocabulary contrast Dull yellow Delicate

Summary #Chapter 4 The writer imagines the solar eclipse before he sees it. Everything stops to see the solar eclipse and even the normal lights at home are turned off. In total silence, there is a sad tone to hear, not about the "Lone Bird of the Night. " At 11: 12 a. m. , the moon looks as clear as ever, and it is seen as a huge circle. Confident that there is a larger "existence, " the writer realizes that it is a very small part of the sky and the earth. Then the sun rises and the light of the sun comes out through the darkness. This reminds the writer of small and ordinary things compared to natural wonders and grandeur.

Vocabulary absence Alter(V) forecast

Vocabulary Afterward valley(N)

Opinion I learned about when I was in high school. After reading this story, I began to think about how small I am compared to the natural phenomenon of a total eclipse. It became a feeling of gratitude for the trivial and the mediocre things around me. I also want to see this magnificent and amazing natural phenomenon myself. If I have a chance, I would like to see the solar eclipse and feel the ecstasy of nature.

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