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An Analysis of the Symbols in The Little Prince_英语论文
摘要
《小王子》是法国著名作家安东德尼·德·圣埃克絮佩利于1942年创作的著名儿童短篇小说。书中以一位飞行员作为故事叙述者,讲述了小王子在B612星球上的生活,在各个星球上的所见所闻,飞行员与小王子的相处过程以及小王子最终以死亡回归的故事。该书自出版以来畅销全球,被多次改编为话剧和电影,广受各界好评。
本论文分为三章:第一章分析《小王子》中主要人物的象征意义,包括揭示出人性消极一面的人物——六个星球上的居民,以及人性积极一面的人物——小王子和飞行员。第二章分析《小王子》中主要动物和植物意象,通过文本细读,结合已有研究文献,分析其中几个动物和植物的深层象征意义。第三章分析小王子与书中其他角色的互动以及其象征意义,包括小王子与飞行员之间的沟通,小王子与“大人们”之间的隔阂等。本文认为:《小王子》采用看似传统的童话故事结构,借助象征手法,以天真简洁的语言揭示了一个个掩盖于喧嚣生活表面下的深刻人生哲理。《小王子》的丰富象征及深刻内涵正是其深受各年龄段读者欢迎的原因所在。
关键词:《小王子》 象征意义 人生哲理
Abstract
The Little Prince is a well-known short novel of children literature, written by Antoine de Saint Exupery in 1942, a French renowned author. The pilot as a teller, this novel mainly narrates the life of the little prince on his own planet B612, what he sees and hears in other planets, the conversations between the pilot and the little prince and the little prince returns to his planet by the means of death eventually. This book became an instant success around the world since it was published. The movies and dramas adapted from The Little Prince are widely complimented all around the world.
This thesis consists of three chapters. In the first chapter, it analyzes the symbolic meaning of the main human beings characters, including the characters of showing negative human nature – the residents in the six planets and the characters of showing positive human nature – the little prince and the pilot. In the second chapter, it analyzes the main animal and plant symbols and their deep symbolic meanings by reading the book carefully, combining with the relevant research papers. The third chapter analyzes the symbolic meaning of interaction between the little prince and other characters, including the conversation between the little prince and the pilot and the gap between the little prince and “Adults”. Using traditional fairy structure and symbolism, this book reveals some profound philosophy of life covered up the hustle and bustle of life with innocent and succinct language. The abundant symbols and deep philosophy in The Little Prince is exactly the reason why it’s so popular among readers in different ages.
Key Words: The Little Prince; Symbolic meaning; Philosophy of life
Contents
1 Introduction 1
2 The Symbolic Meaning of Human Being Characters 3
2.1 The Chracters of Showing Positive Human Nature: the Residents in the Six Planets 3
2.2 The Chracters of Showing Negative Human Nature 5
2.2.1 The Pilot 5
2.2.2 The Little Prince 6
3 The Symbolic Meaning of the Plants and Animals 8
3.1 The Rose and Fox: Illustrating the Relationship of Love and Responsibility 8
3.2 The Snake: Indicating the Return of Purity and Love 10
3.3 The Sheep: Embodying the Constraining Force 11
4 The Symbolic Meaning of the Interactions between the Little Prince and Other Characters 13
4.1 The Communication between the Little Prince and the Pilot: the Child's Redemption for Adults 13
4.2 The Gap between the Little Prince and "Adults": the Polarity of Value Measure Standard 14
5 Conclusion 16
Bibliography 17
Acknowledgments 19