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Goodafternoon,everyone.Mynameis____.I’mhonoredtobeheretosharemypaperwithallofyou.Firstofall,IwouldliketothankmysupervisorprofessorQian.Thanksforherresponsibleinstructions,precioussuggestionsandinspiringencouragements.Withouther,Icouldn’tfinishmypaperintime.Next,Iwillintroducethemainideaofmypaper.Ihopeyoucanenjoyit.ThetitleofmypaperisSymbolisminMaryBarton.Mrs.GaskellisbestknownforhermasterpiecethenovelMaryBartonwhichhasattractedmuchpublicattention.SheisoneofthefirstEnglishwriterstodescribeinanoveltheclassstrugglebetweentheworkersandthecapitalists.AndMrs.Gaskelltriedtodescribetheworkers’miserablelifeandshowhersympathytothem.Althoughsomecriticshavemadeeffortstointerpretthenovel,itisstillfarfrombeingexhaustedespeciallyfromtheperspectiveofsymbolism.Mypaperattemptstoanalyzesomesymbolssuchasthetrainandthefireinordertounderstandthethemesofthewholenoveldeeply.Throughinterpretationsofthesymbols,peoplecannotonlyhavebetterunderstandingofthewholenovel,butalsoappreciateMrs.Gaskell’swritingstyleandtechniquebetter.Inthefirstpart,thewriters’backgroundinformationandthecontentofthenovelareclearlyshowed.Next,theinformationofIndustrialRevolutionisdescribed.MuchattentionisputtothesymbolicmeaninginMaryBarton.Lastly,thisthesisfocusesonthethemesrevealedbysymbolism.Allinall,thisthesisattemptstoanalyzethenovelinordertohelpthereadersbetterunderstandit.Ichoosethisasmytopicduetothefollowingreasons.Firstly,Iamfondofliteratureworks,especiallyEnglishliteratureworks.Secondly,IamfamiliarwiththisshortstoryandmysupervisorisanexporttostudytheworksofMrs.Gaskell.SoIcangetmoreandexpensiveinstructionsfromher.IhopebystudyingthisshortstorywecanknowmoreaboutEnglishliteratureandalsosymbolism.Ok,that'sall.Nowyoumayraiseyourquestions!Thankyouverymuch!