Modernist Characteristics in Joseph Conrad’s The Shadow-Line

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1、ModernistCharacteristicsinJosephConrad’sTheShadow-LineThesisSubmittedinFulfillmentoftheRequirementfortheDegreeofBachelorofArtsZhangYeNo.01124592EnglishDepartmentSchoolofForeignLanguagesIIContentsAcknowledgmentsIAbstract(inChinese)IIAbstract(inEnglish)IIIChapterI.Introduction1A.Significanceofthes

2、tudy1B.Thesisstatement3C.Organizationofthethesis3ChapterII.Literaturereview4A.Introduction4B.Literaturereview8C.Summary8ChapterIII.Modernism8A.Definitionofmodernism8B.Applicationofmodernism12ChapterIV.ModernisminTheShadow-Line13A.Modernisttheme131.Disillusionment132.Alienation153.Pursuitofself-i

3、dentity16IIA.Modernistsymbolism191.Character192.Image21B.Modernistnarration241.Unreliablefirst-personpointofview242.Distortionofnarrativetime27ChapterV.Conclusion29WorksCited31IIAcknowledgmentsFirstandforemost,IwouldliketoavailmyselfoftheopportunitytoexpressmygratitudetoMissZhangPing,mytutor,who

4、hastakenherprecioustimeofffromhertightschedule,readingmythesiscarefullyandofferingmeconstantencouragement,valuablesuggestionsandenlighteninginstructions,whichcontributedtothecompletionofmythesis.Iwouldalsoliketoacknowledgemyindebtednesstoalltheinstructorswhohavecontributedtheirtime,thoughts,skil

5、lsandencouragementtothisthesis.Iamalsogratefultoalltheclassmatesandfriendswhohavegivenmegeneroussupportandhelpfuladviceoverthepastfewyears.Finally,Iwishtodevotethisthesistomybelovedfamily,whohavegivenmelifeandlove,andhavebeensupportingmefor22years.II摘要波裔英国作家约瑟夫·康拉德被誉为英国最伟大的小说家之一，其作品中对现代主义写作手法的娴熟

6、运用，以及对人物内心世界的深刻探究为他赢得了现代主义文学先驱的赞誉。《影阴线》是康拉德写作生涯最后一个阶段的扛鼎之作。本论文力图从现代主义主题、现代主义叙事和现代主义象征主义的运用三个方面来展现《影阴线》中的现代主义特征，揭示现代人的异化困境，进而强调康拉德在现代人类生存颓废境地面前对人性价值的不懈追求。关键词：现代主义；象征主义；叙事方式；异化IIAbstractJosephConrad,aPolish-bornBritishnovelist,ishailedasoneofthemostnotedwritersinEnglish.Hiselaborateapplicationsofm

7、odernisttechniquesandrelentlessexplorationintothedarkchasmofpsychologyhaveearnedhimareputationastheprecursorofmodernistliterature.ThisthesisfocusesonthemodernisttechniquesappliedinConrad’sTheShadow-Line,themasterpieceofhisla