多模态隐喻视角下《南方和北方》的象征意义_英语论文

Symbolic Meanings in North and South from the Perspective of Multimodal Metaphors

摘要

《南方和北方》是BBC于2004年十一、二月间推出的根据名著改编的系列剧情电影，讲述了成长于英国南部田园风光中的玛格丽特在父亲的决定之下离开小镇米尔顿，来到了完全陌生的北方工业城市。这家人努力地适应着北方的生活习俗，尤其是在遇见了傲慢的工厂主桑顿后。桑顿似乎瞧不起这家人的社会地位，但是随着对米尔顿生活理解的加深，玛格丽特逐渐认知到工人粗鲁暴脾气背后的温柔和疾苦。作者通过不同人物、不同风土人情和不同的环境描写来揭示南方与北方的不同。隐喻在揭示影片主题的过程中成为一个主要的表现方式。本文将从多模态隐喻的角度来分析这部电影，旨在分析南方和北方矛盾消除的过程以及两者是怎样实现融合的。

关键词：玛格丽特；桑顿；多模态隐喻；电影 

Abstract

North and South is a British television drama series which was produced by BBC and originally broadcasted on BBC One in November and December 2004. It depicts the story of Margaret Hale, a young woman from southern England who had to move to the North after her father decided to leave the clergy. The life became more difficult when they moved to a completely unfamiliar town. The family struggled to adjust themselves to the customs of the industrial town, especially after meeting Mr. Thornton, a proud owner of a family cotton mill who seemed to despise their inferior social position. Along with the deepened understanding of the workers of Milton, Margaret gradually realized that behind the rudeness and bad temper of workers are tenderness and sufferings. The movie reveals the big differences between the north and south by depicting different characters, customs, and local conditions. Metaphors stand out as a major means to reveal the theme of the movie. This thesis will analyze the movie from the perspective of multimodal metaphors, with an intention to point out the process of conflict eliminating between the south and the north and how the south and north realized the fusion.

Keywords: Margaret; Thornton; Multimodal Metaphor; Movie

Contents

1 Introduction1

2 Multimodal Metaphor1

2.1 Forcevill’s View about Multimodal Metaphor1

2.2 Multimodal Metaphor in Movie2

3 Symbolic Meanings in North and South2

3.1 Introduction to the Writer and the Movie2

3.2 Symbolic Meanings in the Movie4

3.2.1 Symbolic Meanings of the Roles4

  3.2.1.1 The role of Thornton4

  3.2.1.2 The Role of Margaret4

  3.2.1.3 The Role of Mrs. Thornton5

  3.2.1.4 The Role of Higgins6

 3.2.2 Symbolic Meanings of the Train6

 3.2.3 Symbolic Meanings of the Rose7

 3.2.4 Symbolic Meanings of the Colors7

 3.2.5 Symbolic Meanings of the Pictures8

 4 Conclusion9

 References10