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Horsedealer'sdaughterAsongmixedwithloveandRedemption----------DH.Lawrencegroupnumber:宁美玲、王颖、张婷、张巧丽、钟芬2011-11-06AbouttheauthorDavidHerbertLawrenceisaFamousBritishwriterandpoetinthe20thcentury.HeisBritain'smostuniqueandoneofthemostcontroversialwriterwhoisregardedasoneofthegreatestwritersinEnglishliteraryhistory.Hehasmanyexcellentmasterpiecesuchassonandlover,therainbow,awomaninlove.LawrenceisinflencedbyFreud'spsychologicalanalysis,theinfluenceoftheworksofhisfamilyandmarriage,andsexofthenuancedexplorationfortheloveofthedepthofthedescription,oncestirandcausedagreatdealofcontroversy,inthetwentiethcenturynovelwritinghadwidespreadinfluenceAboutthenovel•shortstoryhorsedealer'sdaughteriscreatedbyD.H.Lawrencein1916.ittoldatouchinglovestorybetweena27-year-oldgirlMabelandJackFerguson,theyoungcountrysidedoctor.Onthesurfacethenovelseemstobeanold-fashionedlovestory:withthewholefamilydeclining,thegirlhasunknowndestiny,shedicidedtogointotheunfathomabledepthsofwinterinthepondattemptedsuicide,thedoctorsavedher,andthentheybothfallinlove.brightandmovingtheendofthenovel,readerswillsoonhavereasontobelievethattwopeopleinmarriagethehall.•However,thisnovelisbynomeansjusttellingasimplelovestory.Asadescriptionofmodernlovelivingmaster,Lawrenceonceagaininthisshortofrepeatingthethemeofhissalvation:thesamesenseofpassionandlovecanredeemthemodernThathasbeenthesoulofhumanalienation,naturalresistancetostretchandtobreaktheshacklesofthesuffocatingmoralmanfromthedeadtothelivingconditionsintherescue.theperspectivewereadit1.themeafterourdiscussion,wethinktherearetwobasicthemesinthisstorya.loveandremedemptionmebellovesthedoctorandheloveshertoo.b.theso-calleddevelopedeconomycivilazationimposehugedepressiononhuman.WritingTechniqueTheauthorsuseawiderangeofpsychologicaldescriptivemethodstodevelopplot.therearethreehighlightsinthestory:•1.thefirsttimetheymeet.WhenjackpolitelyaskedMabelwhatsheintendtodo,Mabeljustglancedhimwithadangerouslook,whichmakedhimveryunsettled.heredangerouslookdoesn'tmeanmabelholdhostalitytojack,theauthoruseaveryspecialwordtotellreadersjackisafraidofbeingluredbythegirl,whichishisunconsciouswishdepressedbythesociety.•2.aftergirlcameover,mebalthoughtthedoctorlovedher.butthedoctordidnotintendtoloveher.buthewasafraidofpushinghertodeathagainifherefused.andinhisdeepestheart,heknewhelovedher.thistwoconflictideasfightedinhismind.theauthorusedagreatmanyofpagesdescribedthispsychologicalconflictwhichaddedvividrelish.•3.atthelastpartofthenovel.thedoctorkissedmabelafterhefeelverypainfultomabel'stearsandhesitacyofhisown.mabel'seyesarefulloftearsagain.butthistime,theyarejoyfultears.itimpliythatlovefinallyfalldownontwoyoungpeople.symbolism•considerablesymbolismisalsoasalientfeatureofthisnovel.•1.thehorsesymbolizemabel'sthreebrothors•.theyarelikeanimalscontrolledbygroom.Theyweretiedheadtotail,fourofthem,andtheyheavedalongtowherealanebranchedofffromthehigh-road,plantingtheirgreatroofsfloutinginthefineblackmud,swingingtheirgreatroundedhaunchessumptously,andtrottingafewsuddenstepsastheywereledintothelane,roundthecorner.Everymovementshowedamassive,slumberousstrength,andastupiditywhichheldtheminsubjection.thehorses'destinyisjustlikethefamily'sfutrue.•2.Thepondsimbolisednewbirthofthetwolovers.Inadeadplacesuchasthepondinacoldwinter,onecanfindsomethingthatisalivesuchaslove.Thispondsymbolizesthestartoftheirloveforeachother,sincetheyfallmadlyinloveafterwards.Thewatersymbolizesbaptismandrebirth,andwhenshestepsintoit,hertroublesarewashedaway.Itrepresentscleanlinessandthestartofnewlife.Herlifebeforefeltmeaninglesstoher,andshewantedtogetoutofit.Shehadnobodytoloveandcareforher,afterhermotherhaddied.Shenevertriesanythingnewandwhenshefinallydoes,somethingamazinghappenstoher.Dr.Fergusson'slifewasjustaspointlessasherswas.Hehadagoodjobworkingwithmanykindsofpeople,buthedidnotenjoyhislife.Hehadnoloveinhislife,andwithoutit,thereisnothingtolivefor.Thepondalsosymbolizesanewstartofhislife,sincehefindslove.Itbaptizesthemandtheybothgetanewsenseoflife.•thefiresymbolisedthepassionandlovebetweentwolovers•othersymbolismalsocanbesawinthenovelsuchasnewclothesanddirtyclothes.InstructivemeaningtomodernsocietyOurgroupreachthecommonagreementasfollows:1.Loveisoneofthemostwonderfultreasureintheworld,allofusdeserveit.don'tdepresstheneedforlove.2.Thepressureofbusymodernworkandlifealsoimposemuchuneasynessanddepressiononhuman.weThanksforyourattention!