论《灰姑娘》中神力的象征意义.docx
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论《灰姑娘》中神力的象征意义
Abstract
CinderellaisacharacteroffairytalecreatingbyBrotherGrimm.Itisaboutadutifulandgood-heartedgirlwhoisabusedbyherstepmotherandsisters,andsheisworkinginkitchendayandnight.Afterwards,shegetsthehelpofdivinepowerbecauseofhertreatingfriendlyforanimalsandtouchingthegod.Aftergoingthroughtheobstructionofherstepmotherandsisters,shelivesahappylifewiththeprince.Later,peopleuse“Cinderella”todescribethosewhoarebeautiful,kindandloyal.ThisessayanalysesdeepsymbolismsfromtheprocessCinderellagettinghappylifewiththehelpofdivinepowerthatwecanexpoundthedeepersignificanceofCinderella’simagefromthreeparts,pursuingofmoralperfection,respectingfornatureandmakingupthedeficientfeelingofhumanbeings.
Keywords:
Cinderella;divinepower;symbolism;morality;nature
摘要
灰姑娘是格林童话中塑造出的童话人物形象,讲述的是一个孝顺且心地善良的女孩子,长期受到继母和姐姐们的虐待,在厨房里做女佣,每天都是灰头土脸脏兮兮的,后来由于善待小动物而且孝感动天,所以得到了神力的帮助,在历尽继母和姐姐们的阻挠后终于和王子快乐地生活在一起的故事。
后来人们常用“灰姑娘”这个词去形容那美丽、善良和忠诚的女孩。
本文在分析灰姑娘借助神力的帮助而获得幸福的过程中挖掘其深刻的象征意义,即从追求道德完善,尊重自然和弥补人类匮乏感三方面来解读灰姑娘更深沉意义上的形象。
关键词:
灰姑娘;神力;象征意义;道德;自然
1.Introduction
ThestoryofCinderellaiswell-knowninthetreasuretroveoffairytaleintheworld.Onceuponatime,therewasapoorgirl,hermotherdied.Cinderella’sfathermarriedastepmother,andshehadtwodaughters.Thetwodaughterswereveryabominable;theytookawaytheclothsfromthegirl,onlygivingclothesinragsforherandcallingher“Cinderella”.Oneday,herfatherwenttoadistantplaceandgaveherabranchofhazeltree.Sheplanteditinhermother’sgrave.Astimewentby,thebranchofhazeltreegrewup.Everyday,therewasastrangebirdparkinginthebranchtosatisfylittlegirl’swill.Oneday,thekingheldadancingpartyforchoosingawifefortheprince.But,stepmotherdidn’tallowCinderellatoattend,whileherdaughterswouldgo.Thebirdgaveaprettydressforherattendingpartywhenshewishedinhermother’sgrave.TheprincewasattractedbyCinderella.Finally,afterseveraltwistsandturns,Cinderellahasahappinesslifewiththeprince.Thebeautiful,kindness,hard-workingandloyalheroinewasthroughthehardlifeoftemperandwiththehelpofdivinetogetthefinalhappiness.
Fortheresearchofdivinepowerandthemeaningofsymbolinthisworkindomesticresearch,TheSymbolicSignificanceofDivinePowerinCinderellaofLinXiaowenismorecomprehensive.Asweknow,theprototypeofCinderellaisenjoyedpopularsupport.EveryonelovesandenviesCinderella.Theyimagethattheycangetprotectionbydivineandgainhappinesslifelikeheroneday.Atthesametime,Ialsowanttoknowdeeply:
WhyCinderellacangetthehelpofdivine?
Whythelovelybirdshelphersomanytimes?
Howthehazeltreescangivehersplendiddancingclothesandgoldendancingshoes?
Thisistheuniqueaestheticthinkingfairytalebringstous.So,thisessayattemptstoanalyzethedivinesymbolisminCinderellaforthethreepartsthatpursuitofmoralperfection,respectfornatureandmakeupthedeficientfeelingofhumanbeings,tellingpeoplethattheyshouldhandletherelationsbetweenhumanandhuman,humanandnature,humanandsocietycorrectly.
2.TheSymbolicMeaningofDivinePower
Fairytaleisakindoffantasycolorificfictionworksinchildren’sliterature.Also,fairytaleisthemostsymbolicmeaninginstyletype,anditssymbolandmetaphorbeautyisinnateestheticscharacteristics.Symboloffairytaleisexpressingbythefairytale’simageorthewholeactivitiesofpeopleeventhewholecontentsofthestory.Thelifereflectsinfairytaleisnotthereallifeitself.Thesymboliccharactersinfairytalesalthoughhavethesamefeatureinbeingasymbolofcharacters,thingshaveacertaincharacteristicsimilaritiestoeachother;inanysenseareappropriateandconsistentbynomeans.Wedon’tputthefeature,action,languageandsomedetailsoffairytale’simagesintosociallifesosimplyandaddassumptionandanalogytoit.Wedon’tthinksomethingmusthavereasonssothatdetermineoneimagetopresentoneperson,oneplotalludetoanything,evenlinksomepoliticalconceptswithclassrelationstogether.Infact,thesymbolicimageoffairytalecanonlygeneralizeacertaincharacter,notincludingthosewhoarethesymbolofall.Weshouldseethepurposeofthisfairytalefromtheimage,character,thewholemeaningdescribedaboutstoryofthefairytaleworks,andweseewhatitsings,whatitironies,whatithintsandwhatitreveals.Weshouldseewhetherauthorscancatchasymbolofimportantfeaturesandcharactersofsomepeopleandthings,andthesymbolismhehastakenhavepositivesignificanceornot.Onlyinthisway,canwecorrectlyunderstandthesymboloffairytales.Cinderellaistheclassicworkinfairytale,throughtherichimagination,fantasy,exaggerationandsymbolismwaytoshapeimage,reflectinglifeandconductingideologicaleducationofchildren.Thelanguageisvivid;storylineisoftentwistsandturns.
DivinepowerplaysanimportantroleinCinderella.Anditcancomefromitsownstrengththatcangetthroughtheirowneffortsorcongenitalconditions;divinepowercanalsocomefromtheextraordinarypowercreatingbyoutsideworld,withthehelpofdivinepower,peoplecangetwhattheyexpect.Inthefairytale,divinepowerhassymbolicsignificance.
Symbolisoneofthebasicartistictechniques.Itreferstoaparticularthinginexternalcharacteristic,containingsomeprofoundthoughtsofartistortheartisticmethodsexpressingsomerichandspecialsignificancereasons.Usingtheartistictechniquesofsymbolcanmakeabstractconceptmoreconcreteandvisualize,malethecomplexprofoundthingeasierandsingle.Itcanalsoextenddescribingtheimplication,createakindofartisticconception,inordertoarousepeople’sassociationandenhancetheworksexpressionandartisticeffect.(Todorov,2004:
26)
Asakindofaestheticsform,symbolismusuallyreferstoaunique,completeimagesystemasfoundation,thenperformorimplyabeyondthisimagesystemofrichanddeepaestheticsartisticconceptionasthewayofexpression.Therefore,thebasiccharacteristicsofsymbolicartisticshouldbe:
firstly,itshouldhasauniqueandcompleteimagesystem,notonlylocallyandevenisolateddetailimage;secondly,itshouldbeabletoperformorimplythatimageofsystembeyondarichanddeepaestheticsartisticconception.Thatistosay,itshouldnotbejustasimpleanalogyandone-wayimageinterpretation,musthavethemeaningofphilosophicalconnotation,andshouldbeofdeepintegrationbetweenfigurativeandabstract.
Generallyspeaking,“Cinderella”istheincarnationofbeauty,kindnessandloyalty.ButfromadeepersensetoreadtheappearanceofCinderella,especiallytheprocesssheobtainedthehappylifewiththehelpofdivinepower.Whatwecanexcavatethedeepsymbolicmeaningisthatifhumanwanttolivelongerandpeacefullyontheearth,weshouldhandletherelationshipcorrectlybetweenhumanandhuman,humanandnature,humanandsociety.Itissaidthatthepursuitsofmoralperfection,respectsociallaw,reachfortheharmonyamonghuman,natureandsocietyonthebasicofrespectingfornatureandunderstandingthelackofoneselfanddeficient.
3.PursuingtheIntegrityofMorality
Divinepowercancomefromitsownstrengththatcangetthroughitsowneffortsorcongenitalconditions.“Cinderella”istheincarnationofbeauty,kindnessandloyalty.Throughherowndivinepower,pursuingtheintegrityofmorality,andwarningpeopleshouldimprovethemselvesandtheirmoralcultivation.
Moralityisakindofsocialideologyinwhichpeoplelivetogetherandtheirbehavioroftheprinciplesandnorms,withthefivefunctionsofunderstanding,regulation,education,evaluationandbalance.Moralityoftenrepresentsthepositivesocialvalues,sincetheroleofjudgmentbehaviorjustifiedornot,however,differenttimesanddifferentclasses,itsmoralvalueswillchange.(WangHaiming,2001:
32)
Recognizedfromthecurrenthumannature,themoralresponsibilitiesofthingsdonotharmothersasacriterion.Inessence,menarebornnaturallywell,whichmeansmanisbornonlyinstinct,butnotadiscipline.So,everyoneneedsinstinctofexteriorrestrictionandinnerrestriction;exteriorrestrictionisalaw,butthefunctionoflegalsanctionsagainsthumaninstinctisonlyanattempttoharmothersincommunitysuchasthehumanaspectsofmajorhazards.Therefore,weneedinnerrestrictionthatismoralitytorestricttheinstinct,whileitisnotillegal.Nomatterpeoplearegoodnessorevil,theinfluencesofmoralitytopeopleareprofoundandlasting.Theevil,moralitypromptedhimtomuchfromgood;thegood,moralitypromptedhimtocontinuefromgood.Moralityasthenormtopeople’sbehaviors,oftenrepresentsthepositivesocialvalueorientation,playsaleadingandpromotingthefunctionofpeopletoperformgood.Itisbecauseofmoralstrength,oursocietywillbecomewarmandharmonious.ForfairytaleCinderellawithacycleofmysteryinthismoralpowerthatisdivinepower,itisregardedtoauthorsasakindofpowertopromotereligionatthepast.Butinouropinion,theteachingbeforehermotherdied“Dearchild,begoodandpious,andthenthegoodgodwillalwaysprotectsyou”,whichwastheessenceofauthororthefairytaleitselftocallingadeepandpursuinganardenthumangoodnessnature.
3.1Thephilosophiescomeinfairytale
Fairytaleistheproductthatcombingwithfantasyandreallife.Themostdistinctivefeaturesoffairytalefantasyissurreal,oneofthefantasyworlddoesnotexistinrea
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