从小说到电影-浅析《可爱的骨头》中苏茜的爱与恨_英语论文

From Novel To Film ---An Analysis of Susie’s Love and Hatred in The Lonely Bones

摘要

自小说改编和电影引起学者和观众的热议，两者的关系便相互联系相互依存。小说不再是唯一的一种能给读者带来精神享受的方式，由小说改编的电影更能带给观众视觉上的冲突。本文以美国作家爱丽丝·西伯德的畅销小说《可爱的骨头》以及彼得·杰克逊导演的同名电影为例，通过一系列研究方法，例如文献查阅法，对比与比较法和文本细读法，简要分析女主人公苏茜·萨蒙死后升入天堂，她对家人朋友的爱和对谋杀犯的恨意。其中苏茜以上帝的视角讲述整篇故事，区别于以往叙述方式，给读者和观众耳目一新的感觉。本文描写的重点在于透过苏茜的视野发现其生前死后的情感变化，以此表明发生在她身上的悲剧及情感的跌宕起伏都与她的心理紧密相关。读者通过对苏茜的心理透视，可以更加深刻地体会到小说和影片的深刻意蕴。因此《可爱的骨头》揭示了深刻的主题：当活着的人认识并珍惜彼此的感情时，生与死的牵绊终于消失。最后探讨并发掘人性的发展，旨在希望人们树立正确的善恶观。

关键词： 《可爱的骨头》；电影改编；上帝视角；爱与恨；人性发展

Abstract

The novel and adapted film have been interdependent since they became the hot topic for scholars and readers. The novel is not the only approach to bring the spiritual enjoy for readers any longer. In the matter of fact, the film can give the visual shock to audiences instead. In this paper, one of Alice Sebold’s bestseller ---The Lonely Bones and the same name movie directed by Peter Jackson are taken as the examples. By a suite of research methods, such as the literature review, contrast and comparison and text reading, the author makes a brief analysis of Susie Salmon’s love to her family and friends and the hatred to the murderer after she was raped. And the narrative way of the perspective of god is different from former narrative ways which renders readers and audience refresh feelings and profound meaning. But the most important portrait is the description from protagonist’s vision that her emotional change is connected with her tragedy and psychology. The Lonely Bones reveals the theme: when people are alive, they should cherish the present and the dead eventually disappear. The paper aims to explore the human nature and hopes people will establish the correct value of good and evil.                   Key words: The Lonely Bones; film adaptation; god perspective; love and hatred; human nature

Contents

Acknowledgements i

Abstract & Key words in English ii

Abstract & Key words in Chinese iii

Introduction1

1. Literature Review 2

  1.1 Former Overall Remarks on the Novel The Lonely Bones  2

  1.2 Film Adaptation Theory 3

2. An Analysis of Susie’s Love and Hatred in the Novel.3

  2.1 The Deep Meaning of the Lonely Bones 4

  2.2 The Functional Study of Perspective of God 5

  2.3 The Entanglement of Love and Hatred of Susie After Death.6

3. An Analysis of Susie’s Love and Hatred in the Film 6

  3.1The Specific Photographic Technique of Film7

  3.2 The Intertwinement of Love and Hatred of Susie8

4.The contrast between the novel and film8

  4.1The similarities with the novel and film8

  4.2 The differences with the novel and film.9

Conclusion 10

References 11