Abstract

Harry Potter series of novels have been published in a high-profile,and Harry is a famous fairy tale character all around the world.However,there are also some roles well worth analyzing deeply behind Harry.Snape is the key figure of Harry Potter.He is a typical “anti-hero”. This article analyzes the complexity of Snape’s personality and the causes,such as his family background,school life experience,emotional setback and so on.It can not only help us know deeply about Severus Snape,but also to provide us concrete examples for us to understand that the theme of this novel is love.From him,we can see the complicated human nature.

Keywords: Severus Snape;anti-hero;human nature;complex

摘要

哈利·波特系列小说一出版就备受瞩目，哈利是风靡全球的童话人物，然而在哈利的背后也有许多值得分析的角色。斯内普作为贯穿哈利·波特整个系列的人物，是一个“反英雄”的典型。本文主要从他的家庭背景，校园生活，情感挫折和社会交往方面等分析他的复杂个性以及形成的原因，从而使得读者不仅能深入了解斯内普，也能通过斯内普的一生了解哈利·波特系列小说“爱”的主题。从他身上，我们能看到人性的复杂。

关键词：西弗勒斯·斯内普；反英雄；人性；复杂性