The analysis of Pip’s character in Great Expectations 英语专业毕业论文.doc

The analysis of Pip’s character in Great Expectations Abstract Charles Dickens is the greatest novelist in 19th century, critical realism outstanding delegates. His novels not only a true reflection of the whole generation of life experience, but also vividly reveals the depth and breadth for beyond the contemporary most other works. Great Expectations, is Dickens’ thirteenth novel written in 1860. So it is considered one of his mature works. It is the story of Pip’s deterioration from an innocent boy into an arrogant gentleman and his redemption as a good-natured person. Pip is one of the most dynamic characters in Great Expectations. He has many character traits, which tend to develop and change as the novel progresses and shape the reader’s perception of the story. As a result, developing an understanding of Pip’s character is perhaps the most important step in understanding Great Expectations. In order to make people better understand this novel, the thesis of this paper is to analyze Pip’s different characters in four different stages of his life and what influences the three major people in Pip’s life make on Pip’s character. Through these analyses, we can get a conclusion that a person’s character is always changing for the changing of environment and different people he lived with. Key words: Charles Dickens; Great Expectations; 摘 要 狄更斯是英国19世纪最伟大的小说家，批判现实主义的杰出代表。他的作品不仅真实的而且生动的、深刻的反映了当时整代人的生活经历，从而超越了同时期的许多其他作品。 《远大前程》，狄更斯的第十三部作品，写于1860年。因此它被认为是狄更斯的成熟之作。这部作品是关于主人公皮普从一个无知的小男孩堕落到一位刚愎自用的绅士，再回归到其温和的本性的故事。皮普是远大前程中最具魅力的人物。在小说中，他有许多性格特征，通过小说的进展，他的性格也随之发展和变化。同时，他的众多性格也形成了读者对其故事的看法。因此，了解皮普的性格特征也许是理解《远大前程》最为关键的一步。 为了使读者更加深刻的理解这部小说，本论文旨在对皮普的四个不同人生阶段表现出的不同性格的分析和其人生中三个主要人物对他性格方面造成的影响。从这些分析中，我们会得到这样的结论：一个人的性格变化和其生存环境变化，生活中所接触的人是息息相关的。 关键词：狄更斯；皮普；性格；影响 Contents Abstract ……………………………………………………………………….Ⅰ 摘要 …………………………………………………………………………Ⅱ Contents………………………………………………………………………..Ⅲ Introduction……………………………………………………………………..1 Charles Dickens and Great Expec