《远大前程》中皮普性格的发展_英语论文

The Character Development of Pip in Great Expectations

摘要

查尔斯·狄更斯被认为是英国历史上最杰出的小说家之一，他的作品生动地揭示了维多利亚时期整个英国的社会风貌，其深度和广度远远超过了同时代的许多作品。

本文主要从《远大前程》中主人公皮普的性格发展的角度进行分析，以达到对作品深入理解的目的。小说《远大前程》主要叙述了主人公皮普在接受匿名者资助之后，追求上流社会生活的复杂过程。皮普为了追求他的绅士梦，在伦敦上层社会中逐渐迷失自我、丢失善良淳朴的美德。当匿名资助者的身份揭晓时，皮普的绅士梦破灭，他幡然醒悟，重新找回自我。

论文共分为五大部分：第一章是引言部分，简要介绍了小说《远大前程》和狄更斯的成就。第二章为文献综述，阐述了学者们从不同角度对《远大前程》的分析。第三章阐述了影响主人公性格发展的不同因素，即社会环境因素、家庭因素、教育因素和个人因素这四个方面。第四章详细分析了《远大前程》中皮普性格的发展，童年时期的纯真和天真无邪、青春期的堕落和任性以及青年时期的成熟和自我构建。最后一章为结论，总结了“远大前程”的真正意义以及它的深远影响。

关键词：查尔斯·狄更斯；性格发展；社会环境；教育意义

Abstract

Charles Dickens is regarded as one of the outstanding novelists in the history of Victorian England. His works vividly reveal the entire British society of Victorian age, and their depth and width are beyond comparison when compared with many contemporary works.

By analyzing Pip’s character development in Great Expectations, it is possible for people to have a good command about this novel. Great Expectations narrates the story of Pip’s pursuit of gentleman life with the help of an anonymous donator. To achieve his dream of being a gentleman, Pip gradually lost himself and abandoned his original virtues in London. It was until the appearance of the real donator that Pip’s great expectations failed, Pip regretted his deeds and found his identity again.

There are five parts in this paper. Part one is a brief introduction which introduces the author and Great Expectations. Part two is the literature review, presenting different explanations about Great Expectations. Part three discusses various kinds of factors which affect Pip’s character development, namely, social circumstances, family conditions, educational factors and personal reasons. Part four analyzes Pip’s character development in details, purity and innocence in childhood, degeneration and capriciousness in adolescence, maturity and self-construction in youth. The last part concludes the true meaning and far-reaching impact of Great Expectations.

Key words: Charles Dickens; character development; social circumstances; educational meaning

Contents

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Charles Dickens and his achievement 1

1.2 Great Expectations 2

2 Literature Review 3

3 The Factors that Influence Pip’s Character Development 4

3.1 Social circumstances 4

3.2 Family conditions 5

3.3 Educational factors 6

3.4 Personal reasons 7

4 Analysis of Pip’s Character Development 9

4.1 Purity and innocence in childhood 9

4.2 Degeneration and capriciousness in adolescence 10

4.3 Maturity and self-construction in youth 11

5 Conclusion 12

References 13