原型理论视角下《米德尔马契》中多萝西娅的形象分析

本科毕业设计（论文）说明书ANARCHETYPALAPPROACHTOTHEIMAGEOFDOROTHEAINMIDDLEMARCH原型理论视角下米德尔马契中多萝西娅的形象分析学院外国语学院专业班级英语一班学生姓名学生学号指导教师提交日期2015年5月15日学位论文原创性声明本人郑重声明所呈交的学位论文，是本人在导师的指导下，独立进行研究工作所取得的成果。除文中已经注明引用的内容外，本论文不含任何其他个人或集体已经发表或撰写过的作品成果。对本文的研究做出重要贡献的个人和集体，均已在文中以明确方式标明。本人完全意识到本声明的法律结果由本人承担。学位论文作者签名日期年月日学位论文版权使用授权书本人完全了解华南理工大学广州学院关于收集、保存、使用学位论文的规定，即按照有关要求提交学位论文的印刷本和电子版本；华南理工大学广州学院图书馆有权保存学位论文的印刷本和电子版，并提供目录检索与阅览服务；可以采用复印、数字化或其它复制手段保存论文；在不以赢利为目的的前提下，可以公布论文的部分或全部内容。学位论文作者签名日期年月日指导教师签名日期年月日作者联系电话电子邮箱摘要乔治艾略特是英国19世纪著名的女作家，她的米德尔马契被认为是维多利亚时期最杰出的小说之一。米德尔马契主要讲述了三种不同的婚姻。其中一种是多萝西娅的婚姻。多萝西娅一直想要改革社会的不平等现象，但都是以失败告终。为此，她想帮助年龄比自己大很多的丈夫卡索邦完成他的伟业。但是，当多萝西娅从威尔那里知道她丈夫的写作的实情时，感到自尊心受损的丈夫以遗产的继承限制多萝西娅。多萝西娅选择了追求平凡生活和追捧爱的婚姻，她最终打破了传统婚姻观念，改嫁威尔。小说对女性人物角色的描写是无可超越的。小说女主人公多萝西娅一直以来都是艾略特研究界普遍争论的焦点。本文通过荣格的原型理论，分析出多萝西娅人格结构所体现出的小孩原型、反抗原型和重生原型。论文首先分析出多萝西娅早期生活中所表现的小孩原型和反抗原型导致其陷入人生和婚姻的困境，而卡索邦的死意味着多萝西亚的重生。从第一次婚姻的坟墓中解脱出来，重生原型下，多萝西亚逐渐成熟，渴望普通的婚姻和生活。通过这三种原型，可以分析出多萝西娅作为一个普通女性在婚姻和生活上自我探求的成长的形象，也可以得知她的行为选择是合理的。关键词米德尔马契；多萝西娅；荣格原型形象ABSTRACTGEORGEELIOTWASONEOFTHEMOSTOUTSTANDINGENGLISHFEMALEWRITERSINTHE19THCENTURYHERNOVELMIDDLEMARCHWASONEOFTHEMOSTACCOMPLISHEDANDPROMINENTNOVELSOFVICTORIANERAMIDDLEMARCHMAINLYTALKSABOUTTHREEDIFFERENTKINDSOFMARRIAGES,WITHONEBEINGDOROTHEASDOROTHEAWANTEDTOREFORMTHEUNFAIRPHENOMENONOFSOCIETY,BUTSHEALWAYSFAILEDHENCESHEWANTEDTOHELPHERHUSBANDWHOWASMUCHOLDERTHANHERTOFINISHHISGREATWORKWHENHERHUSBANDKNEWTHATDOROTHEAHADKNOWNABOUTTHETRUTHOFHISWRITING,HEFELTHURTINDIGNITYSOHETHREATENEDDOROTHEABYSAYINGHEWOULDWILLAWAYALLHERFORTUNEIFSHEREMARRIEDWELLLONGINGFORACOMMONLIFEANDAMARRIAGEFULLOFLOVE,DOROTHEABROKETHEMANACLEOFTRADITIONALIDEASANDMARRIEDWILLATLASTMIDDLEMARCHHASANUNSURPASSEDPORTRAITOFFEMALECHARACTERSDOROTHEA,THEHEROINEINMIDDLEMARCH,HASLONGBEENACONTROVERSIALFOCUSFORLITERARYSTUDYTHISTHESISINTENDSTOANALYZETHEIMAGEOFDOROTHEATHROUGHJUNGSARCHETYPETHEORY,INCLUDINGCHILDARCHETYPE,REBELARCHETYPEANDREBIRTHARCHETYPEATFIRSTTHETHESISPROBESINTOTHECHILDARCHETYPEANDREBELARCHETYPEINDOROTHEASEARLYPERIODOFLIFE,WHICHTHROWHERINTHEPLIGHTOFMARRIAGEANDLIFETHEDEATHOFHERFIRSTHUSBANDMEANSHERREBIRTHWITHREBIRTHARCHETYPE,DOROTHEA,FREEFROMTHETOMBOFMARRIAGE,WASBECOMINGMATUREANDCRAVINGFORNORMALMARRIAGEANDLIFETHROUGHTHEANALYSISOFHERTHREEARCHETYPES,WECANSEETHEPROCESSOFDOROTHEASSELFFULFILLMENTANDGROWINGCONSCIOUSNESSASACOMMONGIRLINHERMARRIAGESANDLIFE,ANDWECANALSOGETABETTERUNDERSTANDINGABOUTDOROTHEASMARRIAGECHOICEKEYWORDSMIDDLEMARCHDOROTHEA；JUNGIANARCHETYPESIMAGECONTENTS摘要IABSTRACTIIINTRODUCTION1PARTONETHECHILDARCHETYPE511CHILDLIKEATTITUDESTOWARDSMARRIAGE512THEWOUNDEDCHILD6PARTTWOREBELARCHETYPE921CRAVINGFORUNIQUENESS922CRAVINGFORREFORMANDEQUALITY10PARTTHREEREBIRTHARCHETYPE1331REBIRTHOFDOROTHEA1332AWAKENINGDESIREFORLOVE1433AWAKENINGDESIREFORCOMPLETELIFE15CONCLUSION17BIBLIOGRAPHY19ACKNOWLEDGMENTS20INTRODUCTIONGEORGEELIOT,WHOSEREALNAMEWASMARYANIVANS,WASONEOFTHEMOSTOUTSTANDINGENGLISHFEMALEWRITERSINTHE19THCENTURYWHENSHEWASYOUNG,SHEHASLEARNEDFRENCHANDITALIANSHEWASINTERESTEDINASTRONOMY,MATHEMATICSANDSOON,ANDSHEWASAGENIUSINHERCOUNTRYSIDEGEORGEELIOTHASWRITTENSEVENNOVELSFROM1859TO1876MOSTCRITICSDIVIDEDHERWORKSINTOEARLYSTAGEANDLATERSTAGETHEWORKSINEARLYSTAGEMAINLYTALKEDABOUTTHELIFEOFCOUNTRYSIDEINTHE19THCENTURY,ANDINTHELATERSTAGE,THEWORKSDISCUSSEDTHEIMPORTANTHISTORYANDPOLITICALEVENTSASTOTHELITERARYDEVICESINHERWORKS,THEWORKSINHEREARLYSTAGEEMPHASIZEDTHEDESCRIPTIONOFCHARACTERS,ANDINTHELATERSTAGETHEANALYSISOFTHECHARACTERSPSYCHOLOGYWASEMPHASIZEDMIDDLEMARCH1994ISASUCCESSFULWORK,NOTONLYINITSDESCRIPTIONOFTHECHARACTERS,BUTALSOINTHEANALYSISOFTHECHARACTERSPSYCHOLOGYMIDDLEMARCHWASSYMBOLIZEDANEWEPOCHOFNOVELSHEBELIEVEDTHATTHEIMAGINATIONOFPSYCHOLOGICALRESEARCHINMIDDLEMARCHWASPROVIDESAREALPERFECTREALISTICBACKGROUND1ANDBECAUSEOFGEORGEELIOTSPROFOUNDTHINKINGANDSUBTLEOBSERVATIONOFSOCIETY,SHEWASKNOWNASTHE“FEMALESHAKESPEARE”2SHELIVEDINTHEVICTORIANERAWHENTHEMOVEMENTOFFEMINISMSPRANGUPMOSTOFHERWORKSMAINLYTALKEDABOUTTHELIFEOFFEMALESBYSTUDYINGABOUTTHEBACKGROUNDOFFEMALESANDANALYZINGTHETROUBLES,GEORGEELIOTALWAYSDESCRIBEDEVERYWOMANBYUSINGTHEACCURATEANDUNIQUESIGHT,SOPEOPLECOULDUNDERSTANDTHEDEVELOPMENTANDTHECHOICEOFFEMALESFOREXAMPLE,SYMBOLISTHEFIGUREOFSPEECHGEORGEELIOTCOMMONLYUSEDINMOSTOFHERWORKS3ANDELIOTALWAYSUSEDMYTHOLOGYINHERNOVEL,ORSETHEROWNREALLIFEASTHESOCIALBACKGROUNDOFTHESTORYMIDDLEMARCH,ONEOFTHEMOSTACCOMPLISHEDANDPROMINENTNOVELSOFVICTORIANERA,ISHERWORKWHICHISNOTONLYTHEREPRESENTATIVEWORKOFSYMBOLISMBUTTHEREPRESENTATIVEOFFEMINISM“INMIDDLEMARCH,THEREAREONEHUNDREDANDFIFTY“FLAT”OR“ROUND”CHARACTERFEATURESALLOFTHEMAREARRANGEDINTOANINTEGRATEDSOCIALRELATIONSHIPBYTHEAUTHOR,ANDCOMPOSEANINTEGRATEDSOCIALCONNECTION”4FORTHISREASON,THEIMAGEOFPROTAGONISTINMIDDLEMARCHWOULDBECOMEARESEARCHHOTSPOTINTHESTUDYONGEORGEELIOTSFEMINISMASTHEGREATESTNOVELOFGEORGEELIOT,MIDDLEMARCHTELLSABOUTTHREEDIFFERENTMARRIAGES,ONEOFWHICHISDOROTHEASDOROTHEAWASABEAUTIFULLADYINTHEMIDDLEMARCH,ANDSHECHOSEAMARRIAGE,WHICHWASLACKOFLOVE,TOGETRIDOFHERIGNORANCESOSHEWASIMMERSEDINDIFFICULTPOSITIONINHERMARRIAGEANDWASDISAPPOINTEDATHERMARRIAGEANDLIFEWHENSHEREALIZEDTHATHERDREAMCOULDNOTCOMETRUEWITHTH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