远大前程(最终版)

GreatExpectations•—CharlesDickensGroupMembers:DylanLisaCassieGreatExpectations《远大前程》ⅠAuthorⅢCharacterAnalysisⅣThemeandSymbolsⅡPlotⅤDoublesGreatExpectationsⅥsomethingaboutthetextFullName:CharlesJohnHuffamDickens(earlyalias:Boz)PlaceofBirth:No.1MileEndTerrace,Landport,PortsmouthEnglandParents:Father-JohnDickens(1785-1851);Mother-ElizabethDickens(1789-1863)Friday,February7,1812Thursday,June9,1870CharlesDickens查尔斯·狄更斯(1812—1870)◇LifeexperienceCharlesDickenswasbornonFebruary7,1812,andspentthefirstnineyearsofhislifelivinginthecoastalregionsofKent,acountyinsoutheastEngland.Dickens’sfather,John,wasakindandlikeableman,buthewasincompetentwithmoneyandpileduptremendousdebtsthroughouthislife.查尔斯·狄更斯生于1812年二月七日，九岁前一直生活在英格兰东南部肯特郡的沿海地区。狄更斯的父亲约翰是个和蔼可亲的人，但不善理财，一生为巨额债务所累。CharlesDickens查尔斯·狄更斯CharlesDickens查尔斯·狄更斯◇LifeexperienceWhenDickenswasnine,hisfamilymovedtoLondon.Whenhewastwelve,hisfatherwasarrestedandtakentodebtors’prison.Dickens’smothermovedhissevenbrothersandsistersintoprisonwiththeirfather,butshearrangedfortheyoungCharlestolivealoneoutsidetheprison.狄更斯九岁那年，随家人移居伦敦。12岁时，其父因债务问题被抓进债人监狱。他的母亲带着7个弟妹搬进监狱与父亲同住，却留狄更斯一人独自在狱外生活.CharlesDickens查尔斯·狄更斯(1812—1870)◇LifeexperienceOutside,heworkedwithotherchildrenpastinglabelsonbottlesinablackingwarehouse.Dickens’sfoundthethreemonthshespentapartfromhisfamilyhighlytraumatic.Notonlywasthejobitselfmiserable,butheconsideredhimselftoogoodforit,earningthecontemptoftheotherchildren.在外面他与别的孩子一起，在炭质颜料仓库给瓶子贴标签（炭质颜料是一种用来给火柴或肥料等产品做黑色素的人造煤烟）。狄更斯的工作不仅辛苦，而且他认为对他来说是大材小用，因而遭到其他孩子的白眼。狄更斯与家人分住了三个月，这段时间给他的心灵造成了巨大的伤害。CharlesDickens查尔斯·狄更斯(1812—1870)◇LifeexperienceAfterhisfatherwasreleasedfromprison,Dickensreturnedtoschool.Heeventuallybecamealawclerk,thenacourtreporter,andfinallyanovelist.Hisfirstnovel,ThePickwickPapers,(《匹克威克外传》)becameahugepopularsuccesswhenDickenswasonlytwenty—five.父亲出狱后，他重新回到学校。后来狄更斯先在一家律师事务所当职员，后来还做过法院书记官，最后才成为小说家。狄更斯25岁时完成了他的第一部小说《匹克威克外传》，并且取得了巨大成功。CharlesDickens查尔斯·狄更斯(1812—1870)◇LifeexperienceHepublishedextensivelyandwasconsideredaliterarycelebrityuntilhisdeathin1870.后来他发又表了大量的小说，被誉为文学界的泰斗。他于1870年病逝。HeliesburiedinthePoet’sCornerinLondon.Thewordsofhisgravereadasfollows:”byhisdeathoneofEngland’sgreatestwritersislosttotheworld.”他被埋在诗人角，他的墓志铭是CharlesDickens查尔斯·狄更斯(1812—1870)◇NovelsTheFirstPeriod(1836-1841)☆1836SketchesbyBoz«特写集»☆1836-1837ThePickwickPapers《匹克威克外传》☆1837-1838OliverTwist《雾都孤儿》☆1838-1839NicholasNickleby«尼古拉斯·尼克尔贝»☆1840-1841TheOldCuriosityShop«老古玩店»☆1841BarnabyRudge«巴纳比·拉奇»CharlesDickens查尔斯·狄更斯(1812—1870)TheSecondPeriod(1842-1850)☆1842AmericanNotes«美国札记»☆1843-1845MartinChuzzlewit«马丁·朱述尔维特»☆1843AChristmasCarol《圣诞颂歌》☆1844TheChimes《教堂钟声》☆1845TheCricketontheHearth《灶上蟋蟀》☆1846-1848DombeyandSon«董贝父子»☆1849-1850DavidCopperfield«大卫·科波菲尔»(Hisbestbook)CharlesDickens查尔斯·狄更斯(1812—1870)TheThirdPeriod(1851-1870)☆1852-1853BleakHouse«荒凉山庄»☆1854HardTimes«艰难时世»☆1855-1857LittleDorrit«小杜丽»☆1859ATaleofTwoCities«双城记»☆1860-1861GreatExpectations«远大前程»☆1864-1865OurMutualFriend(theworse,last)☆1870EdwinDrood)«艾德温·德鲁德之迷»(unfinished)ThestoryisdividedintothreephasesofPip’slifeexpectations.ⅠWhenPipwasyoung,hewantedtobecomeablacksmithlikehisbrotherinlaw.ⅡHismeetingwithHavishamchangedhisattitudetowardslife,andheadmiredhedecentwayoflivinglikeagentleman.HemetEstellaandfelllovewithher,buthecannotmarryherbecauseofhisinferiorstatusandhisexpectationschanged-raisehissocialstatusandtobecomeagentleman,getabettereducationandthenmarryEstella.ⅢPiprealizedthemoneyandsocialstatusisnotthemostimportantthinginlife.Whatisimportantisloveandloyalty.Man’struevaluehasnothingtodowithhismoneyandstatus.PlotPip皮普Magwitch马格韦契JoeGargery乔·葛吉瑞Mrs.JoeGargery乔·葛吉瑞夫人Biddy毕蒂Estella艾斯黛拉MissHavisham赫薇香小姐CharacterAnalysisimmature,romanticidealismandinnatelygoodconsciencePipHeroofthenovelImperiousmeanaggressiveMrs.JoeGargerythesisterofPipquiet,honest,simple,warm-hearted,kind,generous,considerate,etc.JoeGargeryPip’sbrother-in-law,afearsomecriminalPip’ssecretbenefactorgrateful,kindandgeneroustoPipMagwitchwealthy,eccentricmanicandoftenseemsinsaneanexampleofsingle-mindedvengeancepursueddestructivelyMissHavishamyoungbeautifulcruelcolduninterestedinPipEstellasimple,kindheartedgirl,representstheoppositeofEstella;plain,kind,moral,andofPip’sownsocialclass.BiddyThemoralthemeofGreatExpectationsisquietsimple:affection,loyalty,andconsciencearemoreimportantthansocialadvancement,wealth,andclass.SatisHouse(MissHavisham'shouse)AmagnificentGothicsettingsymbolizesPip’sromanticperceptionofupperclasses.MissHavisham’sweddingdressonherdecayingbodyisasymbolofdeathanddegeneration.Theweddingfeastandthestoppedclockssymbolizeherattempttosticktothatday;thebrewerynexttothehouseindicatestheconnectionbetweencommerceandwealth,forherfortuneisofarecentsuccessinindustrialcapitalism;thecrumblingdilapidatedstonesofthehouseanddarknessanddustsuggestthegeneraldecadenceofthelivesofitsinhabitantsandtheupperclass.ThemistsonthemarshesThemistymarshesareusedseveraltimestosymbolizedangeranduncertainty.WheneverPipgoesintothemists,somethingdangerousislikelytohappen.Significantly,Pipmustgothroug