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虹的象征意义
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《Rainbow》symbolicsignificance
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English
SchoolofForeignLanguages
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Class1Grade2006
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May11st,2011
吉林师范大学
毕业论文(设计)
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《虹》的象征意义
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2006级1班
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2011年5月11日
Abstract:
ThethesisisastudyofsymbolisminthenovelTheRainbowwhichiswrittenbyD.H.Lawrence,themostfamouswriterin20thcentury.Literarysymbolismisaveryfamousandimportanttopicinliteraturestudy.
Thenovelisoneofhisclassicnovelswhicharefullofsymbols.Throughanalyzingthenovel,thechangeofideasonmoralvalues,love,andreligionshowsclearly.Throughthestudyofthechange,theconflictbetweentraditionallifeandnewlifebecauseoftheIndustrialRevolutionandthedevelopmentofthesocietyisexpressedclearlybyLawrence.Lawrenceisgoodatusingsymbolisminnovelcreating.Throughtheanalysisofthesymbolsinthenovel,aprofoundmeaningisdiscovered.ThestudyofsymbolismisalsoaverygoodwaytostudyotherworksofLawrenceandtheinfluencefromLawrence.
Keywords:
industrialconflicts,symbolism,emotionalconflicts
摘要:
本论文是研究小说中的虹,这是由劳伦斯,在20世纪最著名的作家写的一个象征。
文学的象征意义是非常有名,在文学研究的重要课题。
这部小说是他的古典小说之一,通过分析小说,道德价值观,爱情,和宗教节目清楚观念的变化。
通过变化的研究,传统的生活和新的生活,因为工业革命和社会发展之间的冲突时明确表示。
劳伦斯善于运用象征主义小说创作。
通过分析小说的符号,发现具有深远的意义。
这项研究的象征意义也是一个很好的方法来研究劳伦斯和劳伦斯的影响的其他作品。
关键词:
工业冲突;象徵主义;情感冲突
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Introduction
DavidHerbertRichardsLawrence,bornon11September1885inEastwood,wasanEnglishnovelist,poet,playwright,essayistandliterarycritic.HeisthefourthchildofArthurJohnLawrence,whoisapoorminer.Heisatalentedwriter.Duringhis20yearsinliterarycreation,hewrotemorethantennovels,around800poems,threetraveloguesandsoon.AmonghisbestknownnovelsareSonsandLovers,TheRainbow,WomeninLoveandLadyChatterley'sLover.
TheRainbowwaswrittenin1915.ItismainlyastoryaboutthreegenerationsoftheBrangwenfamily.Histargetlinkedinthefamilialrelationshipsinthethreegenerations.ThestoryinthefirstgenerationisbetweenBrangwenandLydia.BrangwenisatraditionalBritishfarmerwho“hadnotthepowertocontroverteventhemoststupidargumentsothathewouldadmitthingsthathedidnotintheleastbelieve".Therewasnochangeinthevillageforcenturies.LydiaisaPolishwidowwithalittledaughter,Anna.Becauseofthecuriositytotheforeigncountry,Tomfellinlovewithher.ShemarriedBrangwenandbroughtherdaughterAnna.Atfirst,theyhadaveryhappylife.Astimegoesby,lovefadedaway.However,theconflictbasedondifferentculturebegantoshowup.ButfinallythemarriagechangedintoaveryplaintonealthoughBrangwenwantedtobedifferentbymarringaforeignlady.
ThesecondgenerationisAnnawhowasacharacterthroughoutthewholenovel.Anna'slovetiesinwiththecontinueddominanceofpatriarchalsysteminEnglishsocietyofthetime.Annawasagirlwholovedindependenceandfreedom.Shewantedtobecomeaproud,uncommonwomanwhenshegrewup.Shewasfullofrebelliontopurchaseherdreamsofbeingaproud,uncommonwoman.However,asthetimewentby,herdreamwentoutbecauseofthepowerfultraditionalcultureanddecrepitmainstreamthoughts.Thensheadjustedherdreamtoherparentsandfamily.ShefeltinlovewithhercousinWillandgotmarriedwithhim.WilliamBrangwenisTomBrangwen’snephew.HecomestoliveatMarshFarmwhileworkingatalocalfactoryWill’spassiveanddeferentialcharacteraretwoqualitiesthatsuitAnna.Heexpresseshisindividualityinhiswoodcarvingsandhisappreciationforchurcharchitectureandart.Aftergettingmarried,Anna’sdreamstoparentsandfamilyblewoutagain.WillandAnnahadtotallydifferentideastolifeandfaith.Willlikedrainbowsonthechurchdome.Heconsideredthatmorebeautifulthanotherrainbows.However,Annaconsideredtherainbowinnaturewasthemostbeautifulone.Willhadverytraditionalidealaboutmarriagewasforgivingbirth.ButAnnathoughtthatloveshouldbethebasisofmarriage.Aftersomequarrelsandconflictsbetweenthecouple,theybegantothinkwhatelseleftexceptsexbetweencouple.Whenthedreamwentout,AnnabecameatoolgivingbirthbabiesandWillchangedintoamanwhohadnootherideasexceptearningmoney.Theytriedtochangetheirlivesbutfailed.
Thethirdgeneration’srepresentisUrsulaBrangwen.Shewasfamiliarwithhermotherindreamsofindependentandfreelife.Buthercharactersonindependenceandfreedomweremuchstrongerthanhermother.Whenshewasalittlegirl,shewaslikehermotherwhowasrebellingtothetraditionallives.Butherideasaboutlifeweremorefantasticandhigherqualifiedthanhermother.Shehatedthenarrowroomandquarrelparents.Inthatcase,shedecidedtoleavehome.Shewantedtobeindependentpersonlikemen.Shestartedtoworkaftergraduationfrommiddleschool.Herideaaboutlifewasbeautifulbutalsobehitbycruelreality.Thefailureofherjobasatutorwasthefirsthitbyreality.Afterthatshedecidedtostudyincollege.Sheconsideredthatshewouldreachherideallifeincollege.However,herdreamwasshatteredagain.Afterthetwofailures,sheputherhopetoherboyfriendlikehermother.Butfinallyshebrokeupwithhim.Herdreamwentoutthirdly.Afterthethreetimesoffailures,shebecamematureandbegantounderstandtherealityofthesociety.Itwasjustalightringwhichcouldbeverybrightbylookingonthesurface.Exceptpartsofthecirclewasfullofdarknessandhopeless.
Thenovelisaboutfamilyrelationship.Thedescriptionofthenovelparticularlyfocusesontheemotionalandsexualdynamics.Becauseofthesexualdynamics,allcopiesofTheRainbowwereseizedandburnt.ThenovelwasnotallowedtobepublishedinBritainfor11years.
Symbolism,thatdoubleformofexpression,havinganativeandinnocentformforthelargerpublicandahiddenmeaningfortheintelligentinitiate,iswellknowntohavebeentheresourceofthemedievalfreethinkingteacherwhowasforcedtopickhiswaywiththeutmostcareamongtherocksoftheInquisition.Itlinkstwodifferentitemstogetherbyfreethinking.
InWinfried’sbooknamedHandbookofsemiotics,theauthorconsideredsymbolismisanindirectmeaningandanalogy.Jones’sdefinitionofsymbolismisstillwidelyaccepted,writesLegalin1991.Asymbolrepresentsthatthereisasymbolwherelanguageproducescompoundsignswhosemeaning,notcontentedwithdesignatingonething,designatesanothermeaningwhichcanonlyberealizedbyandfromitsowninternalorganizations[1].Symbolismisonekindofthewritingskills.Itindicatesthebeauty,andconveystheauthor’sthoughts,complicatedandsubtleemotionandfeelingscircuitouslythroughsymbols,hints,images,metaphor,associatefreeandthemusicalityofthelanguage.Therealityisdarkandvariable,illusoryandpainful.TheSymbolizationcanbeusedtohidetherealitybutleavinghintstoit.Inthatcase,theliteraturecannotleavethebasisofrealitybutalsokeepthebeautyofliterary.
ThereasononstudyingthenovelisjustthestudyingofLawrence’sSymbolism.TheRainbowisoneoftherepresentedworkstoD.H.Lawrencewhowashighlycontroversialin20thcentury.Lawrenceisfamousforpsychologicalanalysisandconflictsinindustrialsituation.Butmostoftimehedidnotspeakouthisideastraightly.Heusedalotofsymbolstoinstead.Asoneofhisrepresentedworks,therearealotofsymbolsusedinthenovel.Inthatcase,itisaverygoodchanneltostudyD.H.Lawrenceandhissymbolization.
Ⅰ.SymbolsofSocialConflictsandAnalysis
OneofthemostobviouscharactersofLawrence’sworksissymbolism.Hisworksarefullofsymbolswhicharedesignedinverycommonplots.D.H.Lawrence,whowasthefirsttopointoutthesomberstrangenessoftheseAmericanwritings,intheirownwayaspessimisticandmetaphysicalasthoseofVictorianEngland—turntothewordsymbolismtocharacterizeitsspirit.Thethemeisabouttheconflictsbroughtbyindustrialchanges.BecauseoftheIndustrialRevolutioninBritain,people’slivesbegantobechanged.ThenovelTheRainbowchoseavillagewhichwaschangedlittlebylittlebecauseoftheMinedevelopmentasthesceneforthestory.Therearealotofsymbolsinthisstoryaboutthetwoaspects.
1.1SymbolsofOldSocialLifestyle
Lawrencepaidalotofattentiontothechangeofpeople’slivesinindustrialdevelopment.Hisfatherwasaminerwhoknewnothingbutworking.Hismotherwasaladywhowaswell-educated.Lawrencegrewupinaveryunstablefamilyenvironmentwhichlethimthoughtalotaboutthetwodifferentclasses.Becauseoftheinfluencefromhisfamilyenvironment,Lawrencehadspecialsenseaboutlivesintheconflictofindustrydevelopmentandtraditionalsociety.
Inthenovel,thesymbolofthechurchisasymbolofGodandroyalty.Thereareseveralpartsmentioned.Atthebeginningofthenovel,thereisasimpledescriptionaboutthechurch:
“twomilesaway,achurch-towerstoodonahill,thehousesofthelittlecountrytownclimbingassiduouslyuptoit”.Itsymbolizesthetraditionallife.Highchurchtoweronthehighhillsymbolizesthehighsocialpositionoftraditionallife.Everyday,thosecommonpeoplewatchthechurchandpraytoit.“Heturnedagaintothehorizontalland,hewasawareofsomethingstandingabovehimandbeyondhiminthedistance”.FromthedescriptionofBrangwens’feelingonthechurch,theinfluenceoftraditionallifetothemisverydeeptoseveralgenerations.AndTomalso
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