论《灰姑娘》中神力的象征意义.docx

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论《灰姑娘》中神力的象征意义

Abstract

CinderellaisacharacteroffairytalecreatingbyBrotherGrimm.Itisaboutadutifulandgood-heartedgirlwhoisabusedbyherstepmotherandsisters,andsheisworkinginkitchendayandnight.Afterwards,shegetsthehelpofdivinepowerbecauseofhertreatingfriendlyforanimalsandtouchingthegod.Aftergoingthroughtheobstructionofherstepmotherandsisters,shelivesahappylifewiththeprince.Later,peopleuse“Cinderella”todescribethosewhoarebeautiful,kindandloyal.ThisessayanalysesdeepsymbolismsfromtheprocessCinderellagettinghappylifewiththehelpofdivinepowerthatwecanexpoundthedeepersignificanceofCinderella’simagefromthreeparts,pursuingofmoralperfection,respectingfornatureandmakingupthedeficientfeelingofhumanbeings.

Keywords:

Cinderella;divinepower;symbolism;morality;nature

摘要

灰姑娘是格林童话中塑造出的童话人物形象，讲述的是一个孝顺且心地善良的女孩子，长期受到继母和姐姐们的虐待，在厨房里做女佣，每天都是灰头土脸脏兮兮的，后来由于善待小动物而且孝感动天，所以得到了神力的帮助，在历尽继母和姐姐们的阻挠后终于和王子快乐地生活在一起的故事。

后来人们常用“灰姑娘”这个词去形容那美丽、善良和忠诚的女孩。

本文在分析灰姑娘借助神力的帮助而获得幸福的过程中挖掘其深刻的象征意义，即从追求道德完善，尊重自然和弥补人类匮乏感三方面来解读灰姑娘更深沉意义上的形象。

关键词：

灰姑娘；神力；象征意义；道德；自然

1.Introduction

ThestoryofCinderellaiswell-knowninthetreasuretroveoffairytaleintheworld.Onceuponatime,therewasapoorgirl,hermotherdied.Cinderella’sfathermarriedastepmother,andshehadtwodaughters.Thetwodaughterswereveryabominable;theytookawaytheclothsfromthegirl,onlygivingclothesinragsforherandcallingher“Cinderella”.Oneday,herfatherwenttoadistantplaceandgaveherabranchofhazeltree.Sheplanteditinhermother’sgrave.Astimewentby,thebranchofhazeltreegrewup.Everyday,therewasastrangebirdparkinginthebranchtosatisfylittlegirl’swill.Oneday,thekingheldadancingpartyforchoosingawifefortheprince.But,stepmotherdidn’tallowCinderellatoattend,whileherdaughterswouldgo.Thebirdgaveaprettydressforherattendingpartywhenshewishedinhermother’sgrave.TheprincewasattractedbyCinderella.Finally,afterseveraltwistsandturns,Cinderellahasahappinesslifewiththeprince.Thebeautiful,kindness,hard-workingandloyalheroinewasthroughthehardlifeoftemperandwiththehelpofdivinetogetthefinalhappiness.

Fortheresearchofdivinepowerandthemeaningofsymbolinthisworkindomesticresearch,TheSymbolicSignificanceofDivinePowerinCinderellaofLinXiaowenismorecomprehensive.Asweknow,theprototypeofCinderellaisenjoyedpopularsupport.EveryonelovesandenviesCinderella.Theyimagethattheycangetprotectionbydivineandgainhappinesslifelikeheroneday.Atthesametime,Ialsowanttoknowdeeply:

WhyCinderellacangetthehelpofdivine?

Whythelovelybirdshelphersomanytimes?

Howthehazeltreescangivehersplendiddancingclothesandgoldendancingshoes?

Thisistheuniqueaestheticthinkingfairytalebringstous.So,thisessayattemptstoanalyzethedivinesymbolisminCinderellaforthethreepartsthatpursuitofmoralperfection,respectfornatureandmakeupthedeficientfeelingofhumanbeings,tellingpeoplethattheyshouldhandletherelationsbetweenhumanandhuman,humanandnature,humanandsocietycorrectly.

2.TheSymbolicMeaningofDivinePower

Fairytaleisakindoffantasycolorificfictionworksinchildren’sliterature.Also,fairytaleisthemostsymbolicmeaninginstyletype,anditssymbolandmetaphorbeautyisinnateestheticscharacteristics.Symboloffairytaleisexpressingbythefairytale’simageorthewholeactivitiesofpeopleeventhewholecontentsofthestory.Thelifereflectsinfairytaleisnotthereallifeitself.Thesymboliccharactersinfairytalesalthoughhavethesamefeatureinbeingasymbolofcharacters,thingshaveacertaincharacteristicsimilaritiestoeachother;inanysenseareappropriateandconsistentbynomeans.Wedon’tputthefeature,action,languageandsomedetailsoffairytale’simagesintosociallifesosimplyandaddassumptionandanalogytoit.Wedon’tthinksomethingmusthavereasonssothatdetermineoneimagetopresentoneperson,oneplotalludetoanything,evenlinksomepoliticalconceptswithclassrelationstogether.Infact,thesymbolicimageoffairytalecanonlygeneralizeacertaincharacter,notincludingthosewhoarethesymbolofall.Weshouldseethepurposeofthisfairytalefromtheimage,character,thewholemeaningdescribedaboutstoryofthefairytaleworks,andweseewhatitsings,whatitironies,whatithintsandwhatitreveals.Weshouldseewhetherauthorscancatchasymbolofimportantfeaturesandcharactersofsomepeopleandthings,andthesymbolismhehastakenhavepositivesignificanceornot.Onlyinthisway,canwecorrectlyunderstandthesymboloffairytales.Cinderellaistheclassicworkinfairytale,throughtherichimagination,fantasy,exaggerationandsymbolismwaytoshapeimage,reflectinglifeandconductingideologicaleducationofchildren.Thelanguageisvivid;storylineisoftentwistsandturns.

DivinepowerplaysanimportantroleinCinderella.Anditcancomefromitsownstrengththatcangetthroughtheirowneffortsorcongenitalconditions;divinepowercanalsocomefromtheextraordinarypowercreatingbyoutsideworld,withthehelpofdivinepower,peoplecangetwhattheyexpect.Inthefairytale,divinepowerhassymbolicsignificance.

Symbolisoneofthebasicartistictechniques.Itreferstoaparticularthinginexternalcharacteristic,containingsomeprofoundthoughtsofartistortheartisticmethodsexpressingsomerichandspecialsignificancereasons.Usingtheartistictechniquesofsymbolcanmakeabstractconceptmoreconcreteandvisualize,malethecomplexprofoundthingeasierandsingle.Itcanalsoextenddescribingtheimplication,createakindofartisticconception,inordertoarousepeople’sassociationandenhancetheworksexpressionandartisticeffect.（Todorov,2004:

26）

Asakindofaestheticsform,symbolismusuallyreferstoaunique,completeimagesystemasfoundation,thenperformorimplyabeyondthisimagesystemofrichanddeepaestheticsartisticconceptionasthewayofexpression.Therefore,thebasiccharacteristicsofsymbolicartisticshouldbe:

firstly,itshouldhasauniqueandcompleteimagesystem,notonlylocallyandevenisolateddetailimage;secondly,itshouldbeabletoperformorimplythatimageofsystembeyondarichanddeepaestheticsartisticconception.Thatistosay,itshouldnotbejustasimpleanalogyandone-wayimageinterpretation,musthavethemeaningofphilosophicalconnotation,andshouldbeofdeepintegrationbetweenfigurativeandabstract.

Generallyspeaking,“Cinderella”istheincarnationofbeauty,kindnessandloyalty.ButfromadeepersensetoreadtheappearanceofCinderella,especiallytheprocesssheobtainedthehappylifewiththehelpofdivinepower.Whatwecanexcavatethedeepsymbolicmeaningisthatifhumanwanttolivelongerandpeacefullyontheearth,weshouldhandletherelationshipcorrectlybetweenhumanandhuman,humanandnature,humanandsociety.Itissaidthatthepursuitsofmoralperfection,respectsociallaw,reachfortheharmonyamonghuman,natureandsocietyonthebasicofrespectingfornatureandunderstandingthelackofoneselfanddeficient.

3.PursuingtheIntegrityofMorality

Divinepowercancomefromitsownstrengththatcangetthroughitsowneffortsorcongenitalconditions.“Cinderella”istheincarnationofbeauty,kindnessandloyalty.Throughherowndivinepower,pursuingtheintegrityofmorality,andwarningpeopleshouldimprovethemselvesandtheirmoralcultivation.

Moralityisakindofsocialideologyinwhichpeoplelivetogetherandtheirbehavioroftheprinciplesandnorms,withthefivefunctionsofunderstanding,regulation,education,evaluationandbalance.Moralityoftenrepresentsthepositivesocialvalues,sincetheroleofjudgmentbehaviorjustifiedornot,however,differenttimesanddifferentclasses,itsmoralvalueswillchange.（WangHaiming,2001:

32）

Recognizedfromthecurrenthumannature,themoralresponsibilitiesofthingsdonotharmothersasacriterion.Inessence,menarebornnaturallywell,whichmeansmanisbornonlyinstinct,butnotadiscipline.So,everyoneneedsinstinctofexteriorrestrictionandinnerrestriction;exteriorrestrictionisalaw,butthefunctionoflegalsanctionsagainsthumaninstinctisonlyanattempttoharmothersincommunitysuchasthehumanaspectsofmajorhazards.Therefore,weneedinnerrestrictionthatismoralitytorestricttheinstinct,whileitisnotillegal.Nomatterpeoplearegoodnessorevil,theinfluencesofmoralitytopeopleareprofoundandlasting.Theevil,moralitypromptedhimtomuchfromgood;thegood,moralitypromptedhimtocontinuefromgood.Moralityasthenormtopeople’sbehaviors,oftenrepresentsthepositivesocialvalueorientation,playsaleadingandpromotingthefunctionofpeopletoperformgood.Itisbecauseofmoralstrength,oursocietywillbecomewarmandharmonious.ForfairytaleCinderellawithacycleofmysteryinthismoralpowerthatisdivinepower,itisregardedtoauthorsasakindofpowertopromotereligionatthepast.Butinouropinion,theteachingbeforehermotherdied“Dearchild,begoodandpious,andthenthegoodgodwillalwaysprotectsyou”,whichwastheessenceofauthororthefairytaleitselftocallingadeepandpursuinganardenthumangoodnessnature.

3.1Thephilosophiescomeinfairytale

Fairytaleistheproductthatcombingwithfantasyandreallife.Themostdistinctivefeaturesoffairytalefantasyissurreal,oneofthefantasyworlddoesnotexistinrea