浅析《呼啸山庄》中的对比_英语论文

A Study of Contrasts in Wuthering Heights

摘要

艾米莉·勃朗特是十九世纪英国著名诗人和小说家，她的唯一一部作品《呼啸山庄》自问世以来就受到了不计其数的解读和诠释，尤其是近几十年更是引起中国文学界的广泛关注。

本文将在国内外众多学者的研究基础上，着重分析《呼啸山庄》中对比手法的运用。它们主要表现在三个方面。第一，呼啸山庄与画眉山庄的对比。呼啸山庄与画眉山庄截然不同的环境描写，反应出艾米莉爱荒原，爱自然，却又渴望回归文明社会的矛盾。第二，人物形象的对比。对比元素的运用使得小说中的人物形象更加丰满和立体。第三，上一代的爱情悲剧与下一代的美好结局的对比。对比元素的运用极大地丰富了人物形象，同时也深化了小说的主题。

关键词：《呼啸山庄》；对比；人物形象；主题

Abstract

 Emily Bronte, a brilliant English poet and novelist in the nineteenth century, whose only novel Wuthering Heights since published have received numerous interpretations, especially in recent decades has aroused Chinese literary world’s concern.

This thesis will be on the basis of many scholars at home and board research, digs out the various contrast in the novel and illustrates them in three aspects. First, the contrast between Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange, which not only reflects Emily’s love for wilderness and nature but also expresses Emily’s inner conflict to return civilized society. Second, the contrast between characters, makes the characters images in the novel more plump. Third, the contrast between the love tragedy of the previous generation and the happy ending of the next generation, which enriches the characters images and deepens the theme of the novel.

Keywords: Wuthering Heights; contrast; character; theme

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 2

3. Manifestations of Contrast in Wuthering Heights 3

3.1 Environment 3

3.2 The Major Characters 5

3.3 The love between the two generations 8

4. Artistic Effects of Contrasts in Wuthering Heights 9

4.1 Enriching the major character 9

4.2 Deepening the themes 10

5. Conclusion 11

Works Cited 12