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呼啸山庄英文版论文
呼啸山庄-英文版论文
湖北省高等教育自学考试英语专业
毕业论文
题目:
简析《呼啸山庄》中爱情悲剧的必然性
准考证号:
学生姓名:
王青翠
指导老师:
刘军平
武汉大学外语学院制
2009年10月
Abstract
WutheringHeights---thetalentedEnglishwriter'sonlynovel.Itreleasesunique,shiningandsplendidgloryinthebrilliantliteraryconstellationofthenineteenthcentury.Itisknownas"19thcentury'smostpeculiarnovel","asoulofdrama"and"awritercouldwritethebestprosepoem".
Onrealsignificance,it’sintheAnglo-AmericanliteratureclassthatIamfamiliarwithWutheringHeights.AllthepeopleareshockingbythiskindpiercingloveofHeathcliffandCatherine.SomersetMaughamthinksthatthemosttouchingthinginWutheringHeightsistheloveofHeathcliffandCatherine.AndhesaidhehasneverreadsucharealisticnovelasWutheringHeightsthatputsthepain,strongandcrueldescriptionintolove.
Theirloveshockspeople,atthesametime;italsoleavesmanythoughtstoposterity.Lovehasalwaysbeentobringrichcolorstothetragedyfromitsformationofthehumanspirit.Itstragedyisalwaystheretobreedinthecharacteristicsocialrootsanditslimitationsofthetimes,andthehero'spersonalityandambivalencearetopromoteitsdevelopment.Theirtragedyisinevitability.
Inthispaper,itwillrevealthatthesocialrootsandlimitationsmakequiteanimpactonWutheringHeightsanditwillstudytheheroes'differencesinactionandattitudetowardsloveandmarriage.Finally,itwillpointoutthattheirloveislikethenorthwindonthemoors,wildandviolent.Andthelovewhichisbeyondtherealisticbreaksthroughtheoriginalmodel.Itisdoomedtotragedy.Thetragedyisthesocialtragedy,thetimes'tragedy,butalsotheirself-madetragedy.Itisinevitability.
KeyWords:
WutheringHeights;EmilyBronte;LoveTragedy.
BriefAnalysisLoveTragedy’Inevitabilityon
WutheringHeights
Ⅰ.Introduction
Publishedinl847,EmilyBronte’smasterpieceWutheringHeightscounteredwithcountlessunfavorablevoicesandutterances.Forseveralgenerations,theWutheringHeightshasbeenexertinggreatfascinationsoveritsreaders.AlthoughWutheringHeightsisheronlynovelbutitcertainlyproveshergeniusinrenderingcaptivatingdescriptionandsuperpassion.
Ittellsastoryaboutloveandrevenge.Inthe19thcentury,onestrangeboynamedHeathcliffisbroughttoWutheringHeightsfromLiverpoolbyMr.Earnshaw.HeliveswithEarnshaw’ssonHindleyanddaughterCatherine.HindleyhatesHeathcliff,whileCatherinelikeshim.AfterEarnshawdied,HindleybecomestheleaderofthefamilyandheregardsHeathcliffasservant,soHeathcliffisinsultedandill-treated.However,CatherineandHeathcliffbecomegoodfriendsandloveeachothergradually.Mr.EdgarthenextdooroftenvisitsWutheringHeightstopursueCatherineandshealsoshowslovetohim,too.WhensheagreestomarryEdgar,Heathcliffgoesawaywithanger.Astimegoeson,Heathcliffbringslove,jealousy,hatred,andrevengeintotheEarnshawsandtheLintons.Itdoesnotbringhimrealcomforttoruinotherpeople’shappiness.Heathcliffisimmersedinmentalpainandeventuallyhedestroyshimselfanddiesofdespondent.
InWutheringHeights,HeathcliffandCatherinerevoltHindley’spunishmentandruninthewilderness.Theyarelonelychildren.Onthispoint,theyareidenticalinspiritandsoul.WhenCatherinebetraysHeathcliffandmarriestoEdgar,theylostechoofsoulsandthusbothofthemsufferagreatpain.Finally,theyhadnochoicebuttodeathtonegatethephysicalseparation,inordertoachievethesoul.Theirloveisassociatedwiththeabnormalandtheabsurd.
Ⅱ.Creativebackground
2.1Socialorigin
Thelovetragedyreflectsthesocialbackground.Thesocietyisthesourceofthelovetragedy.Asweallknow,EmilyBrontelivedinVictorianTimesforthreedecades.ThosethreedecadesaretheeraofunrestsocietyintheUnitedKingdom.Thattime,theIndustrialRevolutionaffectedalltheEngland,eventhewholeworld:
capitalismwasdevelopingandincreasingexposuretoitsinherentdefects.Followedbyaconflictbetweenworkersandcapitalists,thegovernmenthadissuedanumberoflawstoprotecttheinterestsoftherich,sothegapbetweenrichandpoorwasgrowing.Theunemployedworkerswereinpovertyandalargenumberofchildlaborhadbeenbrutallytorturedtodeath.Thiswasfollowedbytheoutbreakofthefamous"Charterofmovement",andtheBritishGovernmenttookhigh-pressureondemocraticstruggleandthelabormovement.Thattime,everyEnglishman'smindwaslikegoingthroughahurricane,eveninnorthremoteareas,thelandownerscouldnolongerbelikebeforethathadnothingtosuffer.Ourwriter,EmilyBronte,wasborninthiseraofstruggle.
2.2Theauthor'ssourcesfromherself
2.2.1Theauthor'slivingenvironment
EmilylivedinaremotedesolateYorkshire.Inthewestofthehousetherewasanendlessmoor,coveredwithheather.Therewasalsoastalechurchyard.Shewasborninapoorfamilypriest.Whenshewasyoung,hermotherdied,andherlifewasdistress.Alloftheeducationwasmainlyfromhisfather.Inordertomaintaintheirlivelihood,heroldsisterCharlotteBronte,heryoungsisterAnneBronteandshehadtobeateacher,whichsufferedfromhumiliation,feelingofdiscriminationandloneliness.Thisisherliterarysourceofpessimism.
2.2.2Theauthor'swayoflife
Thebarren,remote,gloomyandeccentriclivingenvironmentandthenaturalsilencemadeEmilyisolated.EmilyseldomleftthegloomyYorkshiremoorsthatbeyondone'simagination.Sheandhersistersoftengotothewestofthewildernesstotakeawalk.But,inadditiontothechurchandtogowalking,shealmostgoeswithoutleavinghome.It'sanenclosedenvironment,makingherworkshowrareoriginalityandsendoutafreshandnaturalauthenticityoftheartisticcharm.Whenshecouldnotrestrainastrongemotional,writingbecameheronlyexpressionofemotion.Itwasalongtimetogetthemindforherselfsinceshebeguntoseekcompensationfromcreativityandimagination.It’sthesourceofWutheringHeights.
2.2.3Theauthor'spersonality
EmilyBrontewasgrowingupwithfather'stoughandindifference.Sheisprematurelossofthemother'saffectionandprotectionandshouldfightbackhisfather'sharshandcold.Emilyhasthesenseofinferiority,timidandintrovertedduringchildhood.Sheisineptandunwillingtobegregarious.Shelongsforlove,buthasn'tlove;shedesirestobeunderstood,butnottobeunderstood.Thewayoflifeabove-mentionedmakesherdeveloptheappearanceofcalmandtheinneroffirmness.Theclosedcharactermakesherbecomedepressed,stubborn,headstrong,sullen,andintolerance.SheportraysthecharacterofHeathcliffjustlikeherself.ShehasinvestedthewholeherselftotheHeathcliffdevotingherstrongpassion,angerandnon-violentstruggle.WecanseethatHeathcliffisEmily'sself-soul.
2.3Summary
Emily,whoownedaveryintrovertedcharacter,livedinanextremelysmallspaceandindulgedinfantasiestemperamentthatshegraduallyindulgedintheliteraryimaginationofitsownconstructedworld.Shesufferedfrompovertyofphysicalworldandhelplessnessofspiritualworld.Lonelinessmadeherthephysicalandemotionalworldwasfullofasenseofextremedisappointmentandshattered.
InWutheringHeights,thereisno“I”;thereisnofamilyschoolmarmandthereisno“landlord”.Thereis“love”;however,itisn’tthelovebetweenmanandwoman.Emilyisurgedbysomecommonviewsandsheputthemtogetherinonebookfromthedamagedworld.
Therefore,Emilydesiredtoexpressherfeelingthroughthelovetragedyofrichandintensefantasyfeatures,andexpressedherstrongdissatisfactionwithsocialreality.ThesejustcreatedtheconditionsforthebirthofWutheringHeights.
Ⅲ.Tragedy’sReason
3.1DirectReason
Theclassdifferenceisthedirectcauseoftheclasssociety,whichleadtotheirlovetragedy.Livinginthatsocietywherewasfulloftheviewofclassdifferences,CatherineandHeathcliff’stragicfatewasinevitable.Theyweredestinedtobecomethevictimsofclasssociety.
CatherineandHeathcliffhadtobeartheoppressedfromtheMansions.CatherinewasthedaughterofWutheringHeights,andHeathcliffwasagypsyboy,whowasabandonedfromhisearlyage.Theyareinthedifferentstatus.TheclassdifferenceisthefirstMansions.Catherinefailedtobreakthroughit.ThenextMansionisHindley.Hindleycoulddowhateverhewantedtodo,becauseCatherineandHeathcliffwhowerethesubordinatestatusandwereinthelowlevel.Theyhadnopropertyandnorighttochoose,therefore,inthefightagainstthetyrannyofHindley,theywereclosedtotheother.Catherinesaid,"IamHeathcliff".However,inthesocietywhichfullofprejudiceandstrongsenseofclassdifferences,thiskindoflovewasfragileandCatherinerealizedtheirpoorsocialstatusandeventuallymarriedtoEdgar.
ForCatherine,theonlywayoutwastocomplywithsocialvaluesandmarriedtoamanwhohadalmostthesamestatuswithher.Shewantedtobeagoodwifeandagoodmother.SheandHeathcliff’slovewassimplynotsociallyacceptable.ForHeathcliff,inordertoraisethestatusofhisown,hecontinuedtoclimbupandcarriedoutcrazyrevengetotheEarnshawsandtheLintons,atthesametime,hebetrayedhisownneedsandaspirations,destroyinghisrelationshipwithCatherine.Therefore,wecansaythattheirloveissplitupbytheprevailingprejudicesofthebourgeoisclass.
3.2IndirectReason
3.2.1Catherine’scharacter
It’snowonderthateachherohasitsowncharacterflawsandCatherineisnotanexception.Sheismixedwithmanycharacter
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