Unit 6 The Sound of Music (音乐之声)I
Understanding the Movie1. Backgoung Information (1)
In 1930's Austria a young nun is finding it hard to adjust to her new life in the abbey
The Abbess decides that the best thing to do is to send the nun (called Maria) into the world to discover life
She is sent to the von Trapp family to work as a nanny for Captain v Trapp's 7 children
V Trapp is a widowed ex-naval capt who lost his job when Austria lost its coast after the Treaty of Versailles
He is a proud nationalist and is worried about the rise of the far right in neighbouring Germany and talk of a union
V Trapp runs his household like a ship because he knows no other way and is in deep grieving for his wife
When Maria arrives on the scene she is met with opposition from the childre