呼啸山庄-英文版论文

湖北省高等教育自学考试英语专业毕业论文题目：简析《呼啸山庄》中爱情悲剧的必然性准考证号：学生姓名：王青翠指导老师：刘军平武汉大学外语学院制2009年10月BriefAnalysisLoveTragedies’InevitabilityonWutheringHeightsWangQingcuiTutor:LiuJunpingOctober2009论文摘要《呼啸山庄》——才华洋溢的女作家艾米莉·勃朗特唯一的小说，在英国十九世纪文坛的灿烂星群中放出独特的、闪着异彩的光辉。它被誉为“19世纪最奇特的小说”、“一出灵魂的戏剧”、“一个女作家所能写出的最好的散文诗”。真正意义上接触《呼啸山庄》是在英美文学课上，世人都为希斯克利夫与凯瑟琳那种撕心裂肺的爱而震撼。毛姆认为小说中最感人的就是希斯克利夫和凯瑟琳的爱情，他说“我从未读过像《呼啸山庄》这样把爱情的痛苦、强烈、残酷描写得如此逼真的小说”。他们的爱在震撼人的同时有给后人留下了更多的思考。爱情从其在人类精神中形成至今，始终带上了浓郁的悲剧色彩。它的悲剧总是滋生于有它所特有的社会根源与时代的局限性，主人公的个性特点、矛盾的心理是推动其发展的动力。他们的悲剧是一种必然性。本文主要揭示其社会根源与时代的局限性对《呼啸山庄》中的爱情的重大影响，同时考察了男女主人公在行动上、性格上和对待爱情和婚姻的态度及差异。最终指出他们的爱就像荒原上的北风一样，狂野、暴虐、无所阻挡，完全突破了既有的爱情模式，是超越现实的、非人类的爱情，是注定悲剧的。他们的爱情悲剧是社会的悲剧，是时代的悲剧，也是他们自我所造的悲剧。关键词：呼啸山庄；艾米莉·勃朗特；爱情悲剧AbstractWutheringHeights---thetalentedEnglishwriter'sonlynovel.Itreleasesunique,shiningandsplendidgloryinthebrilliantliteraryconstellationofthenineteenthcentury.Itisknownas19thcentury'smostpeculiarnovel,asoulofdramaandawritercouldwritethebestprosepoem.Onrealsignificance,it’sintheAnglo-AmericanliteratureclassthatIamfamiliarwithWutheringHeights.AllthepeopleareshockingbythiskindpiercingloveofHeathcliffandCatherine.SomersetMaughamthinksthatthemosttouchingthinginWutheringHeightsistheloveofHeathcliffandCatherine.AndhesaidhehasneverreadsucharealisticnovelasWutheringHeightsthatputsthepain,strongandcrueldescriptionintolove.Theirloveshockspeople,atthesametime;italsoleavesmanythoughtstoposterity.Lovehasalwaysbeentobringrichcolorstothetragedyfromitsformationofthehumanspirit.Itstragedyisalwaystheretobreedinthecharacteristicsocialrootsanditslimitationsofthetimes,andthehero'spersonalityandambivalencearetopromoteitsdevelopment.Theirtragedyisinevitability.Inthispaper,itwillrevealthatthesocialrootsandlimitationsmakequiteanimpactonWutheringHeightsanditwillstudytheheroes'differencesinactionandattitudetowardsloveandmarriage.Finally,itwillpointoutthattheirloveislikethenorthwindonthemoors,wildandviolent.Andthelovewhichisbeyondtherealisticbreaksthroughtheoriginalmodel.Itisdoomedtotragedy.Thetragedyisthesocialtragedy,thetimes'tragedy,butalsotheirself-madetragedy.Itisinevitability.KeyWords:WutheringHeights;EmilyBronte;LoveTragedy.BriefAnalysisLoveTragedy’InevitabilityonWutheringHeightsⅠ.IntroductionPublishedinl847,EmilyBronte’smasterpieceWutheringHeightscounteredwithcountlessunfavorablevoicesandutterances.Forseveralgenerations,theWutheringHeightshasbeenexertinggreatfascinationsoveritsreaders.AlthoughWutheringHeightsisheronlynovelbutitcertainlyproveshergeniusinrenderingcaptivatingdescriptionandsuperpassion.Ittellsastoryaboutloveandrevenge.Inthe19thcentury,onestrangeboynamedHeathcliffisbroughttoWutheringHeightsfromLiverpoolbyMr.Earnshaw.HeliveswithEarnshaw’ssonHindleyanddaughterCatherine.HindleyhatesHeathcliff,whileCatherinelikeshim.AfterEarnshawdied,HindleybecomestheleaderofthefamilyandheregardsHeathcliffasservant,soHeathcliffisinsultedandill-treated.However,CatherineandHeathcliffbecomegoodfriendsandloveeachothergradually.Mr.EdgarthenextdooroftenvisitsWutheringHeightstopursueCatherineandshealsoshowslovetohim,too.WhensheagreestomarryEdgar,Heathcliffgoesawaywithanger.Astimegoeson,Heathcliffbringslove,jealousy,hatred,andrevengeintotheEarnshawsandtheLintons.Itdoesnotbringhimrealcomforttoruinotherpeople’shappiness.Heathcliffisimmersedinmentalpainandeventuallyhedestroyshimselfanddiesofdespondent.InWutheringHeights,HeathcliffandCatherinerevoltHindley’spunishmentandruninthewilderness.Theyarelonelychildren.Onthispoint,theyareidenticalinspiritandsoul.WhenCatherinebetraysHeathcliffandmarriestoEdgar,theylostechoofsoulsandthusbothofthemsufferagreatpain.Finally,theyhadnochoicebuttodeathtonegatethephysicalseparation,inordertoachievethesoul.Theirloveisassociatedwiththeabnormalandtheabsurd.Ⅱ.Creativebackground2.1SocialoriginThelovetragedyreflectsthesocialbackground.Thesocietyisthesourceofthelovetragedy.Asweallknow,EmilyBrontelivedinVictorianTimesforthreedecades.ThosethreedecadesaretheeraofunrestsocietyintheUnitedKingdom.Thattime,theIndustrialRevolutionaffectedalltheEngland,eventhewholeworld:capitalismwasdevelopingandincreasingexposuretoitsinherentdefects.Followedbyaconflictbetweenworkersandcapitalists,thegovernmenthadissuedanumberoflawstoprotecttheinterestsoftherich,sothegapbetweenrichandpoorwasgrowing.Theunemployedworkerswereinpovertyandalargenumberofchildlaborhadbeenbrutallytorturedtodeath.ThiswasfollowedbytheoutbreakofthefamousCharterofmovement,andtheBritishGovernmenttookhigh-pressureondemocraticstruggleandthelabormovement.Thattime,everyEnglishman'smindwaslikegoingthroughahurricane,eveninnorthremoteareas,thelandownerscouldnolongerbelikebeforethathadnothingtosuffer.Ourwriter,EmilyBronte,wasborninthiseraofstruggle.2.2Theauthor'ssourcesfromherself2.2.1Theauthor'slivingenvironmentEmilylivedinaremotedesolateYorkshire.Inthewestofthehousetherewasanendlessmoor,coveredwithheather.Therewasalsoastalechurchyard.Shewasborninapoorfamilypriest.Whenshewasyoung,hermotherdied,andherlifewasdistress.Alloftheeducationwasmainlyfromhisfather.Inordertomaintaintheirlivelihood,heroldsisterC