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对于大卫科波菲尔中人物的形象分析
AnAnalysisofImagein
DavidCopperfield
Chapter1
Introduction
"DavidCopperfield",themasterpieceofDickens,wasa
semi-autobiographicalwork.InMay1849toNovember1850,theinstallmentwaspublished.Inthepreface,Dickenssaid:
“Itismyfavoritechild.”
ThenoveldepictedDavid'sexperienceswhichwerefilledwith
sufferingsandlaughters.DickensportrayedthecolorfulpictureofBritishsociety,thetypicalimageofdifferentsocialclasses,especiallytheendlessstruggleofDavidinthefaceofadversitywhichleftadeepimpressiononus.Davidwasunabletoenduretheabuseofhisstepfather,bitingthefingersofhisstepfather,savagelybeaten.Asaresult,hewaslockedinaboardingschool.Afterhismotherdied,hewassenttothefactoryasachildbyhisstepfather.Fromthenon,helivedahardlife,withoutenoughtoeatorwearandsufferedallkindsofabuseandtorture.However,Daviddidnotsuccumbtothemercyoffate,painstakingly,andfinallyfoundhisauntBetsey.Thekind-heartedauntshelteradoptedhimandlethimgotoabetterschool.WhenheknewthatAuntBetseywasbankrupted,butinstead,hestudieddiligentlywithperseveraneeallkindsofabuseandtorture.Finally,aftermakingefforts,hebecameawriterandachievedsuccess.Atthesametime,othercharacterswereclearandvivid.PeggottywasanursewhotookcareofDavidandDavid'smothercarefully,shewasremarkablyloyal.Outwardly,auntBetseyappearedaseverewoman,butsheshowedthatshewaskindbylovingDavidandothers.Inaddition,Hamwasnoble,braveandhonest.
Mr.Murdstoneswasfierceandcruel.Steerforthwasselfishandarrogant.
1.1IntroductiontotheAuthor
Dickenswasthemainrepresentativeofrealismliteratureinthe19thcentury.Theartofwittywords,nuancedpsychologicalanalysisandrealismwerecombinedtogethercloselyinhisworks.Hewasparticularlyfamousforhisvividcomiccharacterizationsandsocialcriticism.Hewas
thefirstauthorwhohadwrittenofthepoorwithfidelityandsympathy.
HisworkswerefamousduringnovelsoftheVictorianageandamongthegreatclassicsinallfiction.
DickenswasborninFebruary,1812,atLandport,Portsmouth.Hewasthesecondofeightchildren.Hisfatherwasaclerk,hardworkingbutimprudent,latercaricaturedasMr.MicawberinDavidCopperfield.In1822,thefamilymovedtoLondon,whereCharleshadtoleaveschooltosupporthisimpoverishedfamily.In1824,hisfatherwasputintoprisonfordebt.Attheageof12,Dickenswassenttogoingtoworkatafactory.Hewrapped
andlabeledfor6shillingsaweek.Afterwork,hewanderedthroughthestreetsofLondon,enthralledbythesightofthedockyards,thefilesofconvicts,andvastsectionsofthecityinhabitedbythepoor.Thesebitterdaysremainedinhismemoryandlaterfoundexpressioninhisworks.
Dickenswasabletoreturntoschoolbecauseasmalllegacyhelped
releasehisfatherfromprison.HewasanavidreaderandspentmuchtimeinthereadingroomoftheBritishMuseum.Althoughhelaterreturnedtoschoolforatime,theseexperiencesleftapermanentimprintonthesoulofCharlesDickens.Evenmanyyearslater,hehadbecomeasuccessfulauthor,hecouldnotbeartotalkaboutit,orberemindedofhisfamily'signominy.
Attheageoffifteen,Dickensbeganworkingasanofficeboyforalawfirm.HetaughthimselfandhebecameareporterforcourtsofDoctors'Commoiin1828.Thedullroutineofthelegalprofessionneverinterestedhim,sohebecameanewspaperreporterfortheMirrorof
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parliament,theTrueSun,andfinallyfortheMorningChronicle.(John
Forster,werelaterhisclosestfriendandbiographer,wasalsoemployedattheTrueSun.)Bytheageoftwenty,DickenswasoneofthebestparliamentaryreportersalltheEngland.
Bythistime,Dickenswasenjoyingtheluxuriouslifehehaddreamedofasachild.In1850,hepublishedthelastinstallmentsofDavid
Copperfield,apartlyautobiographicalnovelthatwashisfavorite.
1.2TheIntroductiontotheBackground
1.2.1Socialbackground
“LikesomanyparentsIhaveafavoritechildinmyheart,”wrote
CharlesDickens."AndhisnameisDavidCopperfield."Here,DickensmadegooduseofhisownlifeexperiencetoexposethesocialevilsthatwereprevalentinVictorianEnglandandwerethemiseriesofchild-labor,the
tyrannyinschools,thedebtors'prison,aswellasthecrueltyandimmortalityandthetreachery.Thusthenovelwasnotmerelyapersonalrecord,butabroadpictureofthesocietyoftheauthor'sday.
DavidCopperfieldwasanovelwritteninfirst-personpointofview.
Itwassometimesreferredtoasanapprenticeshipnovelbecauseit
centeredontheperiodinwhichayoungpersongrewup.ThetypeofnovelswaspioneeredbyJohannWolfgangvonGoethe(1749-1832)inhisnovelWilhelmMeistersLehrjahre(WilhelmMeister'sApprenticeship).Dickensbasedthebookinpartonthedifficultearlyyearsofhisownlife.Thenarrationchangednames,locales,andotherdetailsofDickens'slife.
Forexample,whenDickenswasonlyachild,hehadtoleaveschooltoworkinafactory.Inthenovel,DavidCopperfieldhadtoleaveschooltoworkinawarehousewashingandlabelingbottlesusedinthewinetrade.
David'sinitials(D.C.)were,ofcourse,thereverseofDickens's
(C.D.).
Dickenswasamasteratdrawingmemorablecharacters.Someweresimpleanduncomplicated,likeBarkis,Creakle,Murdstone,andClaraPeggotty.
Otherswerecomplex,likeDavidCopperfield.Throughoutthenovel,he
befriendedthewealthyandcharmingJamesSteerforth,ignoringhis
deviousandmalevolentside.Atthesametime,hebefriendedthe
good-heartedTommyTraddlesandthehumblePeggottys.Thesetwoworlds,theworldofSteerforthandtheworldofSteerforthandhisfamily,bothattractedDavid,andhisimmaturitydecidedwhatshouldconstitutehisownworld.Tobringhischaracterstolife,Dickensinvestedthemwithclearlydefiningvirtuesorvicesanddescribedthecharactersinawaythatenabledthereaderstopicturethematthescenesinwhichtheyappeared.
1.2.2Novel'sbackground
OfalltheDickens'novels,DavidCopperfieldreflectedtheevents
ofDickensownlifethemost.AsforDavid,sufferinginthepastwasadequatelymadeupforarich,happymarriageandasuccessfulliterarycareer,justlikeDickenshimself,andtheworldwasstillfullofhopeandsunshine.Theplotconstructionwasratherloose,butitalsoexcelledinitsvividimage.Thenarrationofnovelindetailwasalsoworthmentioning,whichgavetheworktruthfulnesstothereallife.
WhatwecouldaddtowasthewayinwhichDickenstimeandtimeagaindealtwiththeprogressofamaleherowho,aswithDavidinDavid
Copperfield(1849-50)andPipinGreatExpectations(1860-1),cameto
termswithworldasthemiddle-classvalues.Atthesametime,however,Dickens'heroesoftenhaveuncomfortabledoubles:
DavidCopperfieldwasshadowedbyHeepandSteerforth,bothofwhomrevealedthekindofdarksexualurgethatDavidattemptedtoconcealordenyinhisownlife.Itwasasif,inanewmiddle-classcode,Dickenswasequallyawareoftheprecariousnessorvulnerabilityofthenewrespectablesocialconceptionoftheself,oftheburiedlifethatwashiddenbeneaththeveneerofpolitemanners.
Duetotheearlysuccess,thepublicnotonlygaveDickensanassuraneethatmadesureincreasingpowersofpoeticexpressionandnarrativetechnique,butalsotheconfideneetodemonstratehisprioritiestoapointwheretheycontradictedthesocialassumptionsofmanyofhisreaders.Allhislaternovels,exceptATaleofTwoCities,presenteda
criticismofthemostfundamentalinstitutionsoftheVictorianEngland.
AlthoughDavidwasignorantofSteerforth'streachery,wewereawarefromthemomentwemetSteerforththathedidn'tdeserveofpraisewhichDavidfelttowardhim.Daviddidn'tknowwhyhehatedHeeporwhyhetrustedaboywithadonkeycartwhostolehismoneyandlefthimintheroad,butitwaspossibleforhimtorealizeHeep'sinherenteviland
theboy'srealintention.InDavid'sfirst-personnarration,Dickensconveyedthewisdomoftheoldermanimplicitly,throughtheeyesofachild.
Chapter2
LiteratureReviewoftheNovel
2.1SomeScholars'ViewsontheNovel
ScholarsbelievedthatDavidCopperfield'scareers,friendships,love
andlife,weremosthighlyinflueneedbyDickens'experiences,aswellashistimeworkingasachild.David'sinvolvementwiththelawprofessionandlaterhiscareerasawritermirrortheexperiencesofDickens.ManyofDavid'sfriendswerebasedonpeoplewhoDickensactuallyknew,andDavid'swives,AgnesWickfieldandDora,werebelievedtobebaseduponDickens'attachmenttoMaryHogarth.Dickenskeenlyfelthislackofeducationduringhistimeatthatfactory,andaccordingtotheForsterbiography,itwasfromthesetimesthathedrewDavid'sworkingperiod.
BritishwriterSomersetMaughamregardedthebookas"trulyamasterpieceofliteraryworks".
OneofAmericanliteratureconnoisseursrecommendedthenovelasone
hundredsofthe20thcentury,distinguishingEnglishnovel.
ThefamousRussianwriter,LeoTolstoy,saidthatthebookwasthebestoneamongalltheEnglishnovelsanditcouldhelppeopletobuildaperfectpersonality.
“DavidCopperfieldwasfilledwithcharactersofthemostastonishingvariety,vividness,andoriginality,”notedSomerset
Maugham.“Theyarenotrealisticandyettheyaboundwithlife.There
neverweresuchpeopleastheMicawbers,Pegg
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