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虹的象征意义

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《Rainbow》symbolicsignificance

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English

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Class1Grade2006

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May11st,2011

吉林师范大学

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《虹》的象征意义

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2006级1班

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2011年5月11日

Abstract：

ThethesisisastudyofsymbolisminthenovelTheRainbowwhichiswrittenbyD.H.Lawrence,themostfamouswriterin20thcentury.Literarysymbolismisaveryfamousandimportanttopicinliteraturestudy.

Thenovelisoneofhisclassicnovelswhicharefullofsymbols.Throughanalyzingthenovel,thechangeofideasonmoralvalues,love,andreligionshowsclearly.Throughthestudyofthechange,theconflictbetweentraditionallifeandnewlifebecauseoftheIndustrialRevolutionandthedevelopmentofthesocietyisexpressedclearlybyLawrence.Lawrenceisgoodatusingsymbolisminnovelcreating.Throughtheanalysisofthesymbolsinthenovel,aprofoundmeaningisdiscovered.ThestudyofsymbolismisalsoaverygoodwaytostudyotherworksofLawrenceandtheinfluencefromLawrence.

Keywords:

industrialconflicts，symbolism，emotionalconflicts

摘要：

本论文是研究小说中的虹，这是由劳伦斯，在20世纪最著名的作家写的一个象征。

文学的象征意义是非常有名，在文学研究的重要课题。

这部小说是他的古典小说之一，通过分析小说，道德价值观，爱情，和宗教节目清楚观念的变化。

通过变化的研究，传统的生活和新的生活，因为工业革命和社会发展之间的冲突时明确表示。

劳伦斯善于运用象征主义小说创作。

通过分析小说的符号,发现具有深远的意义。

这项研究的象征意义也是一个很好的方法来研究劳伦斯和劳伦斯的影响的其他作品。

关键词：

工业冲突；象徵主义；情感冲突

Content

Introduction

DavidHerbertRichardsLawrence,bornon11September1885inEastwood,wasanEnglishnovelist,poet,playwright,essayistandliterarycritic.HeisthefourthchildofArthurJohnLawrence,whoisapoorminer.Heisatalentedwriter.Duringhis20yearsinliterarycreation,hewrotemorethantennovels,around800poems,threetraveloguesandsoon.AmonghisbestknownnovelsareSonsandLovers,TheRainbow,WomeninLoveandLadyChatterley'sLover.

TheRainbowwaswrittenin1915.ItismainlyastoryaboutthreegenerationsoftheBrangwenfamily.Histargetlinkedinthefamilialrelationshipsinthethreegenerations.ThestoryinthefirstgenerationisbetweenBrangwenandLydia.BrangwenisatraditionalBritishfarmerwho“hadnotthepowertocontroverteventhemoststupidargumentsothathewouldadmitthingsthathedidnotintheleastbelieve".Therewasnochangeinthevillageforcenturies.LydiaisaPolishwidowwithalittledaughter,Anna.Becauseofthecuriositytotheforeigncountry,Tomfellinlovewithher.ShemarriedBrangwenandbroughtherdaughterAnna.Atfirst,theyhadaveryhappylife.Astimegoesby,lovefadedaway.However,theconflictbasedondifferentculturebegantoshowup.ButfinallythemarriagechangedintoaveryplaintonealthoughBrangwenwantedtobedifferentbymarringaforeignlady.

ThesecondgenerationisAnnawhowasacharacterthroughoutthewholenovel.Anna'slovetiesinwiththecontinueddominanceofpatriarchalsysteminEnglishsocietyofthetime.Annawasagirlwholovedindependenceandfreedom.Shewantedtobecomeaproud,uncommonwomanwhenshegrewup.Shewasfullofrebelliontopurchaseherdreamsofbeingaproud,uncommonwoman.However,asthetimewentby,herdreamwentoutbecauseofthepowerfultraditionalcultureanddecrepitmainstreamthoughts.Thensheadjustedherdreamtoherparentsandfamily.ShefeltinlovewithhercousinWillandgotmarriedwithhim.WilliamBrangwenisTomBrangwen’snephew.HecomestoliveatMarshFarmwhileworkingatalocalfactoryWill’spassiveanddeferentialcharacteraretwoqualitiesthatsuitAnna.Heexpresseshisindividualityinhiswoodcarvingsandhisappreciationforchurcharchitectureandart.Aftergettingmarried,Anna’sdreamstoparentsandfamilyblewoutagain.WillandAnnahadtotallydifferentideastolifeandfaith.Willlikedrainbowsonthechurchdome.Heconsideredthatmorebeautifulthanotherrainbows.However,Annaconsideredtherainbowinnaturewasthemostbeautifulone.Willhadverytraditionalidealaboutmarriagewasforgivingbirth.ButAnnathoughtthatloveshouldbethebasisofmarriage.Aftersomequarrelsandconflictsbetweenthecouple,theybegantothinkwhatelseleftexceptsexbetweencouple.Whenthedreamwentout,AnnabecameatoolgivingbirthbabiesandWillchangedintoamanwhohadnootherideasexceptearningmoney.Theytriedtochangetheirlivesbutfailed.

Thethirdgeneration’srepresentisUrsulaBrangwen.Shewasfamiliarwithhermotherindreamsofindependentandfreelife.Buthercharactersonindependenceandfreedomweremuchstrongerthanhermother.Whenshewasalittlegirl,shewaslikehermotherwhowasrebellingtothetraditionallives.Butherideasaboutlifeweremorefantasticandhigherqualifiedthanhermother.Shehatedthenarrowroomandquarrelparents.Inthatcase,shedecidedtoleavehome.Shewantedtobeindependentpersonlikemen.Shestartedtoworkaftergraduationfrommiddleschool.Herideaaboutlifewasbeautifulbutalsobehitbycruelreality.Thefailureofherjobasatutorwasthefirsthitbyreality.Afterthatshedecidedtostudyincollege.Sheconsideredthatshewouldreachherideallifeincollege.However,herdreamwasshatteredagain.Afterthetwofailures,sheputherhopetoherboyfriendlikehermother.Butfinallyshebrokeupwithhim.Herdreamwentoutthirdly.Afterthethreetimesoffailures,shebecamematureandbegantounderstandtherealityofthesociety.Itwasjustalightringwhichcouldbeverybrightbylookingonthesurface.Exceptpartsofthecirclewasfullofdarknessandhopeless.

Thenovelisaboutfamilyrelationship.Thedescriptionofthenovelparticularlyfocusesontheemotionalandsexualdynamics.Becauseofthesexualdynamics,allcopiesofTheRainbowwereseizedandburnt.ThenovelwasnotallowedtobepublishedinBritainfor11years.

Symbolism,thatdoubleformofexpression,havinganativeandinnocentformforthelargerpublicandahiddenmeaningfortheintelligentinitiate,iswellknowntohavebeentheresourceofthemedievalfreethinkingteacherwhowasforcedtopickhiswaywiththeutmostcareamongtherocksoftheInquisition.Itlinkstwodifferentitemstogetherbyfreethinking.

InWinfried’sbooknamedHandbookofsemiotics,theauthorconsideredsymbolismisanindirectmeaningandanalogy.Jones’sdefinitionofsymbolismisstillwidelyaccepted,writesLegalin1991.Asymbolrepresentsthatthereisasymbolwherelanguageproducescompoundsignswhosemeaning,notcontentedwithdesignatingonething,designatesanothermeaningwhichcanonlyberealizedbyandfromitsowninternalorganizations[1].Symbolismisonekindofthewritingskills.Itindicatesthebeauty,andconveystheauthor’sthoughts,complicatedandsubtleemotionandfeelingscircuitouslythroughsymbols,hints,images,metaphor,associatefreeandthemusicalityofthelanguage.Therealityisdarkandvariable,illusoryandpainful.TheSymbolizationcanbeusedtohidetherealitybutleavinghintstoit.Inthatcase,theliteraturecannotleavethebasisofrealitybutalsokeepthebeautyofliterary.

ThereasononstudyingthenovelisjustthestudyingofLawrence’sSymbolism.TheRainbowisoneoftherepresentedworkstoD.H.Lawrencewhowashighlycontroversialin20thcentury.Lawrenceisfamousforpsychologicalanalysisandconflictsinindustrialsituation.Butmostoftimehedidnotspeakouthisideastraightly.Heusedalotofsymbolstoinstead.Asoneofhisrepresentedworks,therearealotofsymbolsusedinthenovel.Inthatcase,itisaverygoodchanneltostudyD.H.Lawrenceandhissymbolization.

Ⅰ.SymbolsofSocialConflictsandAnalysis

OneofthemostobviouscharactersofLawrence’sworksissymbolism.Hisworksarefullofsymbolswhicharedesignedinverycommonplots.D.H.Lawrence,whowasthefirsttopointoutthesomberstrangenessoftheseAmericanwritings,intheirownwayaspessimisticandmetaphysicalasthoseofVictorianEngland—turntothewordsymbolismtocharacterizeitsspirit.Thethemeisabouttheconflictsbroughtbyindustrialchanges.BecauseoftheIndustrialRevolutioninBritain,people’slivesbegantobechanged.ThenovelTheRainbowchoseavillagewhichwaschangedlittlebylittlebecauseoftheMinedevelopmentasthesceneforthestory.Therearealotofsymbolsinthisstoryaboutthetwoaspects.

1.1SymbolsofOldSocialLifestyle

Lawrencepaidalotofattentiontothechangeofpeople’slivesinindustrialdevelopment.Hisfatherwasaminerwhoknewnothingbutworking.Hismotherwasaladywhowaswell-educated.Lawrencegrewupinaveryunstablefamilyenvironmentwhichlethimthoughtalotaboutthetwodifferentclasses.Becauseoftheinfluencefromhisfamilyenvironment,Lawrencehadspecialsenseaboutlivesintheconflictofindustrydevelopmentandtraditionalsociety.

Inthenovel,thesymbolofthechurchisasymbolofGodandroyalty.Thereareseveralpartsmentioned.Atthebeginningofthenovel,thereisasimpledescriptionaboutthechurch:

“twomilesaway,achurch-towerstoodonahill,thehousesofthelittlecountrytownclimbingassiduouslyuptoit”.Itsymbolizesthetraditionallife.Highchurchtoweronthehighhillsymbolizesthehighsocialpositionoftraditionallife.Everyday,thosecommonpeoplewatchthechurchandpraytoit.“Heturnedagaintothehorizontalland,hewasawareofsomethingstandingabovehimandbeyondhiminthedistance”.FromthedescriptionofBrangwens’feelingonthechurch,theinfluenceoftraditionallifetothemisverydeeptoseveralgenerations.AndTomalso