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"DavidCopperfield"aNovelofself-education

ThethemeofDavidCopperfield

Introduction:

TheCharlesDickens’snovelDavidCopperfieldisanovelwritteninfirst-personpointofview,whichportraystheDavidCopperfieldgrown-upcourse.Thenovelimpliedtheauthor’sunusuallifeexperience.Meanwhile,DavidCopperfield’destinysymbolizedthemiddle-classintelligentsiaquestingforroadsdevelopmentin19thCenturyBritishsociety.

Body:

ThestorydealswiththelifeofDavidCopperfieldfromchildhoodtomaturity.DavidCopperfieldwasbornonEngland,andsixmonthlaterhisfatherdied,whichdestinedhismiserylife.

Whenhewassevenyearsold,hismothermarriedanotherman,andthatmanbroughtadaughter.Hestruggledagainsthisstepfatherandhismiserydestiny.Tillthenhismotherdied.Andnow,DavidhasnobodylefttocareforhiminLondon,anddecidestorunaway.HewalksallthewayfromLondontoDover,tofindhisonlywell-knownrelative,JosephRichardBaker.ThestoryfollowsDavidashegrowstoadulthood,andisenlivenedbythemanywell-knowncharacterswhohemeetsinCanterbury.AlsohisstepfatherwantstogethisguardianshipforDavidCopperfield,butfailed.

Inthewholestory,theauthorportraysthegrowthofDavidanddepictsothercharacters.Whenhewasyoung,hehadtofightagainstthestepfatherabuse.Afterhegrownup,heneededtofightforliving.Throughtheseportrayals,thethemeofexploitationwasexhibited.

Ineverysociety,therearethosewhoexploitthepoorandtheweakformaterialorsocialgain,orforperversepleasure.Suchexploitationwasaseriousproblemin19thCenturyBritishsociety,andDickenscallsattentiontoitinmanyofhisnovels,includingDavidCopperfield.AnotableexampleofsuchexploitationisEdwardMurdstone’semploymentofchildreninthewarehouseheoperateswithGrinby.DavidCopperfield,MickWalker,andMealyPotatoes–thoughnotevenadolescents–mustworklong,hardhoursformeagerpay.Mr.Creaklealsoexploitschildren,forhetakespleasureininflictingpainonthedefenseless.SteerforthexploitstheinnocentEmily,usinghisworldlycharmtopersuadehertorunawaywithhim.

Atthemeantime,theauthorshowedthespiritofperseveringagainstadversity.PerseverancewithhumorandhopeenablesDavidCopperfieldtoovercomeformidableobstacles.WilkinsMicawberalsoprevailsagainstadversity,thankstohisundyingoptimism.Inaddition,DanielPeggottydoesnotgiveuponEmilyeventhoughshehasbecomea"fallen"woman.

Conclusion:

Critically,thenovelisconsideredasaBildungsroman,anovelofself-cultivation,andwouldbeinfluentialinthegenre.Generallyspeaking,theauthordevotesallhisefforttopresentthemiddle-classintelligentsiaquestingforroadsdevelopmentin19thCenturyBritishsociety.

TheOedipusComplexin"SonsandLovers"

TheOedipuscomplexhasbeenwidelyregardedas“deeplyrootedandwasreflectedwithpassioninthenovelsonsandlovers”（Tian,1998;He,2007;Zhou,2007）.IbelievethatthenoveldidreflecttheOedipuscomplex.However,IdonotthinkitissoundtojudgePaulhasthiscomplextowardshismotherwhenhewasalittleboy.Thepsychologicalfeaturesofchildrenshouldalsobeconsideredintheanalysis.

Sonsandlovers,themostpopularmasterpieceofd.h.Lawrence,islargelyautobiological.NumerousresearchershaveexploredthecomplicatedrelationshipsamongthecharacterswiththehelpofFreud’spsychologicaltheory.TheprevailingopinionisthatPaulandhismother’srelationshipisbeyondthenormalson–motherrelationship,whichiscalled“Oedipuscomplex”accordingtoFreud’stheory.

ThenameOedipuscomplexwasgivenbyFreudbasedontheGreekstoryofOedipuswhokilledhisfatherandmarriedhismother.Thegreatpsychologistemployedthisnametodescribethephenomenonthatachild’sattachmenttotheopposite–sexparentbecomessexualized,sothatthechildwishestoposseshimorherandgetridoftheotherparent（Tian,1998）.Afterreadingtherelativearticles,IfoundmostoftheresearcherscountedlittlePaul’sattachmenttohismotherwhenhewasaboutsixyearsoldastheresultoftheOedipuscomplexandIdon’tthinkitisright.Inthefollowingsections,Iwillstatemyopinionwiththepresenceofsomefragmentsfromthenovel.

ManyresearchersusedthefollowingfragmenttoexplainthatlittlePaulhastheOedipuscomplextohismother.Thefragmentswillbedividedintotwoparts.ThefirstisaboutlittlePaul’sloveforhismotherandthesecond,hishatredtohisfather.

First,theloveforhismother.

However,tome,littlePaul’sattachmenttohismotherandhatredtohisfatherstillwithinthenormalson–motherrelationship.

First,Iwillexpressmyviewonhisattachmenttohismother.Inthenovel,littlePaul’sagewasaboutsixtotenyearsold.Asadedicatedchild,hewasnaturallyreceivedmorecarefromhismother.So,hespentmostofthetimewithher.Itisachild’snaturetoinclinehisfondnessandreliancetotheonewhonurseshimforthelongesttime.Itisalsoprobablythatwhenoneisweak,especiallythechildren,hefeelslikehavingsomeonetonursehimgently.Therefore,itwasreasonableforsicklittlePaultolongforhismother’stendandcomfortinsteadofthetouchyfather’sandhisrejoicingwhensleptwithhismother.However,thesewereregardedasPaul’ssexualrealizationtowardshismom.What’smore,inachild’seye,theonewhotendshimisthemostbeautifulcreaturesunderthesun,justaswecallourmotherthemostbeautifulandgreatestpersonintheworld.Inthissense,itisnotsoundatalltojudgelittlePaullookedathismotherwithalover’seyeinthescenePaulwassickandliedonthebed.

Second,myviewonhishatredtohisfather.Hypersensitiveashewas,Paulwasabletosensewhatwastheoriginofhismother’sanxietyandunhappiness.Helovedhismotherandwantedtoprotecther.Therefore,hewouldnaturallyhatethecauseofallhismother’smisfortunes---hisfather.ThemadnessofhisfathercamebackhomedrunkenlydidnotonlyhurtMrs.Morelbutspeciallythechildren.Wecanpicturehowalittlesensitiveboyfeelswhenthedrunkenfathercamehomewithsevereness,insultingandbeatinghismother,scoldingthemchildrenforevenslightestmatters.Theatmospherewasoppressedwhenthefatherwashome.Thisofcauseinjuredthelittleboy’ssensitiveheart.Theimperfectorwecanevencallitbrokenrelationshipbetweentheparentshurtthelittleboyunconsciously.Inthisway,wecouldnotignorethattheinjurebroughtbyhisfatheralsocontributedasamaindirectfactortothehatredofthesontothefather,notmerelyjust“thelovetohismotherandsothatwishedhisfatherdie”（Tian,19898）.However,mostofthearticlesdidn’tmentionthis.TheysimplyemployedthesefragmentsastheresultofOedipuscomplex.

SonsandLoversissuchagreatnovelthatitarousesboththepsychologistsandtheliteraturecritic’s’interests.Differentreadersseeitwithdifferentversions.Superficialasmineis,it’spleasuretohaveitturnedintolettersandsharedwithothers.

"JaneEyne"

FormybookreportIreadabookcalledJaneEyre.ThisstorybeganwhenJaneEyrewastenyearsold.ThemaincharacterisJaneEyre,wholivedwithherauntMrsReed,becausehermotherandfatherbothweredead.ThemainproblemishowcanJaneEyrebeveryresolute?

JaneEyrelivedwithherauntMrsReedandhercousins,onedayJaneEyrewasdisagreewithhercousins,MrsReedtookherawaythehouse,thenbroughthertoaschool.Schoollifewassohard,whenshegrewupshefoundajobasatutor.JaneEyreworkedforMrRochester,whoownedalargecountryhouse,andthereJaneEyreteachesalittleFrenchgirl,Adele.Adeleenjoyedherlessons,andJaneEyreenjoyedtoteachingher.Theybothworkedveryhard.

MrRochesterhasawife,afterthewed,MrRochester’swifebecameverystrange.Slowly,shebecamemadanddangerous.Shelivedinhishouse’sattic.Butnobodyknewthat.JaneEyrelovedMrRochesterandwantedtomarryhim,whenJaneEyreknewthatsheranaway.Shedidn’tbringanymoney,shewaspoor.Afamilyhelpher,andshelivedthere.Somedayafterthat,ToJaneEyresurprise,thethreepeoplehelpedherwashertwocousinsistersandcousinbrother!

JaneEyrewasveryhappy,butshealwaysmissedMrRochester,shedecidedtogobackandfoundhim.

Now,isthestory’sclimax,shewentbackbutnoonelivedinthehousenow!

JaneEyreaskedaman,hetoldherwherewasMrRochesterandhisstory.AfterJaneEyreranaway,MrRochester’swifemadethehouseabigfireanddead,butMrRochesterwasblind,andlostonehand.JaneEyrefoundMrRochester,afterthreedaysJaneEyrebecameMrRochester’swife.Twoyearsaftertheymarried,MrRochesterbegantoseeagainwithoneeye.HecanseeJaneEyreandtheirchild.Theywereveryhappytogether.

JaneEyreisagoodheartedpersonwithstrongsenseofrightandwrong.Butshealsohasdeepfeelings.ThemanydifficultiesshefacesdonotshakeherloveforthemysteriousMrRochester.Theirstorywasastrangeandsadone,andterriblethingshappenedtothem,butnowatlasttheyarehappytogether.

MyfavouritecharacterisJaneEyre.Sheisapoorperson,whenshewasachild,hermotherandfatherwerebothdead.Atherschool,sheevendidn’tgethappiness.Theschoolprincipalwasabadman,hedidn’tgivethemenoughfoodandclothes.WhenJaneEyregrewup,shegotshortquietlifewhenshewasatutorinMrRochester’shouse.Aftersomequietdays,JaneEyre’sterribledaysbeganagain.WhensheknewMrRochester’swife’sstorysheranaway,i