Symbolism in Araby by James Joyce 英语专业毕业论文

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1、SymbolisminArabybyJamesJoyce中文摘要　　《阿拉比》是短篇小说《都柏林人》的第三篇，属于乔伊斯的早期作品。乔伊斯在创作《阿拉比》时笔法细腻，表现出福楼拜式的风格。他刻意追求细节描写高度准确，并赋予丰富的象征意义。叙事视角的交互使用，象征的巧妙使用和安排，是《阿拉比》的突出文体特征，它们赋予小说浓浓的诗意，使之成为现代短篇小说的经典。小说中的blind一词有多重含义：死胡同，百叶窗，同时也喻指盲目无知的状态。乔伊斯讲述了一个男孩浪漫幻想破碎的成长故事。关键词：阿拉比；死胡同；曼根的姐姐；意象；象征Keywords:Araby;bli

2、nd;mangen’ssister;symbolIntroductionInliterature,asymbolisathingthatstandsfororsuggestssomethingelsebyreasonofrelationship,association,conventionoraccidentalresemblance,especiallyavisiblesignofsomethinginvisible.[1]Sometimes,symbolsarecreatedbytheartistsintheirworks.Andbyusingthem

3、,theartistscaninterprettheobjectiveworldinasubjectiveperspective.Sosymbolismisanimportantmeansforawritertocreateexcellentworks.AsinthenovelAraby,JamesJoyceusedlargeamountsofsymbolicimageriestocreateatypicalsetting,helptheplotsdevelopandindicatethehero’scharacteristics.Byanalyzingt

4、hesymbolsinAraby,wecanhaveadeepinsightintothestoryandknowthemainthemeinDublinersbetter.Andthesymbolsareasfollows:1.Blind1.1TheNorthRichardStreetwas“blind”,and“I”usedablindtohidemyselffrombeingseenbyMangan’ssister.Thesearethetwo“blind”usedinthenovel.Thefirstoneisanadjective,whichme

5、ansthatthestreetisclosedatoneend.Asit’sablindstreet,peoplelivinginthestreetaredifficulttocommunicatewiththeonesoutside.Soitindicatesthestationofun-openupofDublinaswellasIreland.Butthepeoplelivinginthestreetareallpleasedwiththesituation.[2]Sotheboywishedtogetawayfromit.Thishelpsthe

6、plotdevelop.Asforthesecond“blind”,itisanoun.Byusingtheblind,Mangan’ssistercouldn’tseeme.However,theblindalsopreventedmefromseeingherclearly.Thisindicatesthattheboy’sdreamwasonlyachildishdream(Mangan’ssister);itishardtoberealizedfor“I”only“watcheditfromablind”.2.Mangan’ssisterManga

7、n’ssisterwasthegirltowhom“I”hadpaidlotsofattention;“I”watchedhersecretly;“Ikeptherbrownfigurealwaysinmyeye”;andwhen“I”wasdoingstrangerprayersthat“I”didn’tunderstand,hernamesprangtomylips.ThesearealltellingthatMangan’ssisteristheboy’sdream,orhisidol.Butinthewholenovel,thegirl’sname

8、hasn’tappeared.Why?Becausewhat“I”