英美短篇小说赏析

学期论文学期论文题目：EpiphanyinJamesJoyce’s“Araby”课程：英美短篇小说赏析学生姓名：祁守锁学号：201101014228院（系）：外国语学院班级：英语112班课程教师姓名：郭建学期时间：2013-2014-2（外国语学院制表）EpiphanyinJamesJoyce’s“Araby”OutlinePartI.............................................ThebackgroundofthestoryPartII..........................................................TheplotsofthestoryPartIII..................................AnalysisofthethemesofthestoryPartIV...........................................................................SummaryDublinerspublishedin1914,itisJamesJoyceyouthtocreateacollectionofshortstories,issetinDublin,vividlydepictedintheearly19thcenturyDublinstreetlifeofthepeoplewithavarietyofmentality,andalsorevealsinthesociallifeisakindofinsensitiveandlifeless.Arabyisthethirdpieceinthecollection,vividlydescribesachildtoobscuretheromanceofloveanddisillusionedpursuit.InthenovelthemostobviousfeatureisthespiritofJoyceuseanovelinsighttoshowcharactercomplexthoughtsandfeelings.LiveintheNorthRichmondStreet,aboyhopedtowinhisfriend’seldersister'sheart.Oneday,theboywitharomanticideatoMann’ssister,promisedtogototheeastbazaarandbringagiftforher.Afterunclepromisedmoney,theboyforafewdayshavebeenthinkingaboutgirlsandbringgiftsforher.Butonthatdaytothebazaar,unclecomehomeverylate,sowhentheboyarrived,marketisalmostclosed.Onlyafewstallssellthings.Boyslookatsomeofthegoods,feelthattheyareveryexpensive,beyondhisabilitytopurchase.TheboyinArabybazaarweredisappointed.Joycethroughthedescriptionofcharactermomentsoffinefeelingrightandvividlyrevealsateenager'sfirstlovefeelings.Everythingissosimpleandreal,butmakestheyoungyouthconflict,beautiful,rambling,andatthesametimethereaderintothehero'sinnerworld.Traditionalpsychoanalysiscriticism,literaryworksistheauthorofthedreamorsomethingsimilar,isthesymboloftheartist'sunconsciousfantasies,canrevealtheauthor'swritingattitudeandpsychologicalstate.Workistheleadingroleofthewriterstheexternalizationofthemselves.Therefore,inasense,wecansayArabyisJoyce’schildhoodexperiencesandemotions,isthefirstloveofJoyce.Firstloveisusuallygood.Thisfromthetitleofthearticlewecanseetheauthor'sintentions.ThewordArabycontainsquiterich.AsearlyaswhenNapoleonconquestofEgypt,ArabybecamesynonymouswithromanceintheMiddleEast,hasthedifferentregionamorousfeelingsofArabandtheinfinitecharmofOrientalworld.Joyceuseditasasubject,anditisnotonlyusedasthenameofashoppingmall,Dublinismoreuseofthenameofromanticwithgoodimaginationspacetous,alsosymbolizestheprotagonistexplorationandpursuitofthegoal.Heistoconstructanidealworld.Asaboldinnovation,effectiveexperimentalmodernwriter.JoyceinDublinersthestreamofconsciousnesstechniqueshasyettousetodescribecharacters.Butheusedakindofnovelanduniquecreativeskillsofthespiritofenlightenmenttoshowpeoplethewronghealdcomplexthoughtsandfeelings.Spiritualenlightenment,isakindofsenseofliteratureandthetechniqueofsuddenapparition,ortheperceptionofthemind.Epiphanymomentsismansuddenlywakeupatatime,toseetheirsituation,realizethetruemeaningoflife.Joyceisinterpreteditasakindofsuddenlygotthemessagejustafragment,butallcontainthemeaningoflife.Inthearticletheauthorfinallyhasthedescription:Althoughknowsthefemaletradersistheonlycommercialinstincttocareme.Istillwanderingatthecounterofherbefore.ThenIslowlyturnedaroundandwalkedintothemiddleofthehall.Letthehandoftwopennycoinslandonasixpencecoinspocket,whenIheardthevoiceofthelightsoutapassageway.Thewholehallbecamedark.itisastarkcontrasttothefrontoftheboy’smood.Joyceonceagainthroughtheobjectivedescriptionoftheprotagonistmovementandsensory,letthereaderfeeltheboy'spsychologyisveryfrustrated,theperformanceofallofthesearebecauseoftheherointhemomenttoseetheirplight.Beforethis,lackofawarenessofhissurroundings,wantedtoseekromanticthought.Atthemoment,theherofantasiesofArabythoroughlyburst.Theboypursuitsofromanticlove,actuallytoheexperiencedaself-knowledgeofspiritualjourney.Joyceusedthetechniqueofspiritualenlightenmentnotonlyvividlyshowsthesubtlepsychologicalchangecharacters,anditalsoshowsthatsuchaharshfact,namelyindeadDublinsociety,eventheinnocentchildrencannotgetridoftheshadowofparalysis.Inthisnovel,theheroisnotasurprisetocomprehendthespiritofenlightenment,butthecharacteritselfthroughgradually.Joycedidtheheroofspiritualenlightenmentorchestratedaperiodattheendofthenovel,istheclimaxofthenovel.IntheherowhenIfeelthetruthoflife,theworkheretoascreechinghalt,notonlyjustright,thespiritoftheprotagonist'sEpiphanyleftadeepimpressiononthereaders.Alsoleftavastspaceforimaginationtothereader.Theherofoundhowtocontinuehislifeafterthething,hewillbecomelikethepeoplearoundhim,orcontinuetolookfortheidealofhisheart.Allthistothereadertothink,makethepersonaftertaste.Epiphanyoftenneedsobjectivecorrespondingmotivationandcooperation,byacertainsituationorcertaineventstoarousepeople'sfeelings.Ourobjectivescorrelativethanwhatisstatedhere,imaginationofArabyismyidealsituation,andrealisticthanstimulatethehero'sheart.MadehimnotonlytotheArabyanditisforthewholeoftheworldinwhichhelivedwithafreshunderstanding.InArabytheboywasfeelsabouttheirenvironmentverynumb,becausehepassedthan