爱玛性格分析

爱玛性格分析爱玛性格分析爱玛性格分析资料仅供参考文件编号：2022年4月爱玛性格分析版本号：A修改号：1页次：1.0审核：批准:发布日期：（2016）届本科生毕业设计（论文）题目SimpleAnalysisoftheCharacteroftheEmmaWoodhouse浅析爱玛伍德豪斯的性格特点专业英语院系外国语学院学号34姓名周静指导教师高建国导师2014年12月浅析爱玛伍德豪斯的性格特点学生姓名：周静指导老师：高建国摘要：《爱玛》是英国女作家奥斯汀6部作品中艺术思想最成熟的一部。它发表于1815年。爱玛，小说的主人公，21岁的富家小姐，漂亮聪明，生机勃勃，稍稍有些娇纵。她立誓不嫁，只想着为别人牵红线。不过在故事的最后，她意识到自己已经爱上了一直以来默默守护她的好友奈特利先生。本论文通过对小说《爱玛》的解读，浅析主人公爱玛伍德豪斯的性格特点。论文主要分为两大部分：通过论述小说主线，分析爱玛伍德豪斯的性格特点。关键词：爱玛；生机勃勃；娇纵；做媒；优点 SimpleAnalysisoftheCharacteroftheEmmaWoodhouseUndergraduate:ZhoujingSupervisor: GaoJianguoAbstract:EmmaisoneofthesixnovelswrittenbyJaneAusten.Itispublishedin1815,whichhasbeenpopular.ItisthelastcompleteworkinAustin’smatureperiod.Alotofpeoplecomment,EmmaisthebestrepresentativesofartstoJaneAusten’snovel.EmmaWoodhouse,atthestartofthenovel,sheistwenty.Sheisayoung,beautiful,witty,andrichwomanin

Regencyisveryinterestedinmatchmaking.Butattheendofthestory,sherealizedshehadfalleninlovewithhergoodfriendMr.Knightley.InthispaperthroughtheunderstandingofthenovelEmma,simpleanalysisofthecharacteroftheEmmaWoodhouse.Thepapermainlydividedintotwoparts:firstly,themainline;secondly,analysisofthecharacteroftheEmmaWoodhouse.KeyWords:Emma,vigour,faults,matchmaking,virtuesContents1.Introduction 42.BriefintroductiontoEmma........................................................................................4introductiontonovel’sbackground………...5Theintroductiontotheauthorandhernovel 53.ThecharacterofEmma 5ThereasonofEmmainterestedinmatchmaking 64.Conclusion 7Bibliography 8Acknowledgement 9IntroductionEmmaisoneofthemostsuccessfulnovelsbyJaneAusten.Itispublishedin1815.Thisnovelisdifferentfromherothernovelsforitsimperfectheroine:EmmaWoodhouse.EmmaisacomicstoryanditmainlynarratesthatEmmaandherfriend’semotionalproblemsandultimatelytheyallgetahappymarriage.EmmaWoodhouse,abeautiful,cleverandrichyoungwoman,withacomfortablehomeandhappydisposition,livedwithhersickfatherinHartfield.Hermotherdiedwhenshewasalittlegirl.Buthergoverness,MissTaylor,hasgivenhermaternalloveandfriendshiptoherforsixteenyears.When

Emmawas21yearsold,MissTaylormarriestotheneighbor,Mr.Weston.Emmatakesanavidinterestinmatchmakers,butcausesherselftoinvolveincomplexemotionalsituations.Emma

wants

to

makeamatchforHarriet,hergoodfriend,andMr.Elton,ayoungclergymanwhoisactuallyattachedtoEmma.Mr.Eltongoestoanothertownandquicklybringsbackagirltomarryafterhis

love

rejected

by

Emma,whileHarrietlivesasorrowlifeanddecidesnevertomarry.ButsheisfallinginlovewithMr.Knightley,athirty-fouryearsoldfriendofEmma.However,Mr.KnightleyhassecretlylovedEmmasinceEmmawasthirteen.Finally,

Harriet

accepts

thecourtshipofRobertMartin,afriendofMr.Knightley.EmmameetsFrankChurchill,Mrs.Weston’sson,atthefirsttimeandfindsthatsheandhehavealotincommon.BriefintroductiontoEmmaReadersarefondofthisspecialheroine-Emma.ThesuccessofthenovelistheEmma’svividcharacter.Emma’spersonalitybydescribingherdominationforothersmarriageandthematurityofherownemotion.EveryonewouldfallinlovewithEmma,forhervirtues,andforherfaultsaswell.SometimesEmmaisverymuchlikeaconceitedandimaginativechild.Shethinksalittletoohighofherselfandalwaysdoeseverythinginherownway,thereforesheoftenmakesmistakes.Shelikestobeamatchmaker,butthewayshefollowsisridiculous.Shemakesnosacrificestoseekahighersocial-classmanforanillegitimategirlwhoiscalledHarriet.Ingeneral,theresultsgocontrarytoherexpectations;sometimessheseemscruelassheinsultsMissBates.Andshefailsindiscoveringherownaffections.Whilewemaybeputoffbyhermistakesandflights,sheisalsohavemanygoodqualities,whichendearhertous.Throughhermistakes,weseeamorerealandhumanEmma.Hermistakesmakeherappearasarichlycharacter,andgetclosertothereaders.Wearehappysheiscapableoffantasy,andovercomesself-delusionduringthecourseofhernovel.Aftershediscoversherfaults,sheisbraveenoughtoadmitthemandtriesherbesttocorrect.Intheprocess,shegraduallybecomesamatureandselflesswoman,andeventuallyshefindshertruelove.Asaresultallherfaultsturnouttobenotfaults,buttheverycharacteristics,whichmakeEmmasouniqueas“thebeautyidealofthefemalecharacter”．TheintroductiontoEmma’sbackgroundEmma'sstoryisstillhappenedinthe19thcenturyBritishleisureandremotevillages,JaneAustinuseexquisite,elegantstyletoshapeone'scharacter.Lively,beautiful,self-conceitofEmma;thecalm,self-sustaining,personableofMr.Knightley,kindbutchatterBates.Andthemostcancausepeopletopayattentiontothesecharactersshouldbethebright,beautifulEmmaWoodhouse.TheintroductiontotheauthorandnovelJaneAustin(16December1775–18July1817)wasanEnglishnovelistwhoseworksofromanticfiction,setamongthelandedgentry,earnedheraplaceasoneofthemostwidelyreadwritersinEnglishliterature.Herrealism,bitingironyandsocialcommentaryaswellasheracclaimedplotshavegainedherhistoricalimportanceamongscholarsandcritics.JaneAustenwasthefirstrealisticallydepictingordinarypeopleindailyordinarylifenovelist.HernovelsreflectedtheBritishmiddleclasslifecomedy,showsthepossibilityofa"family"literature.Herexploretheyoungprotagonistfromlovetomarriageintheprocessofself-discovery.ThecharacterofEmmaMakingmistakesisthenatureofhuman．Nobodynevermakesamistake．However，noteveryonecouldfindtheirfaultsandhumblycorrectthem,likeEmma.Everytimeshemakesamistake,hermindisoverwhelmedbyself-examination．Shedoesnotputtheblameonotherpeopleorthesituations.Shewouldfindthefaultsoutandsparesnoefforttocorrect.Bytheway,thereasonwhyshemakesmistakesisusuallyattributedtoherardent,thereforetheycannotbecalledmistakesorfaults,butjustaflawinEmma’scharacter,whichcanbedividedintoherthreeself-revelations．Emma’sfirstself-revelationhappensbetweenHarrietandher.Fromthisincident，wecouldseeEmma’skindnatureandgoodness.Shehasanamazingardentinhelpingothersandwantstomakeherselfusefultopeoplearoundher.InEmma’sdailylife，besidesdrawing,playingmusicandtakingpartintheparties,shewillgoouttopayavisittosomepoorfamilieswithsomegifts.Sheregardsthisdeedasahabitbutnotbeingseizedbyawhim.Shedoeshavenoblethoughtsandfeelingsasshetakesserverpeopleforherwaytorealizeherself-value.Emma’ssecondself-revelationappearswhenMr.KnightleyreprimandsheraftershehasinsultedMissBates.ThisincidentitselfmayhavehurtMissBates,butitdoesnothaveanylastingconsequences.ItdoesnotleaveabadimpressionofEmmaonus，butweknowmuchmoreaboutEmma’ssuperiority,sincerity,andgenuineness.Inthethirdself-revelation,Emmaeventuallysloughsoffallherbadcharacters,hasgrowntobeamaturewomanandgainshertruelovewhichisattributedtofindouteachofhermistakesandherwillingnesstobeguided.WeappreciateEmmacanchangebetterandbetter,andcongratulateinthe“perfecthappinessoftheunionbetweenherandMr.Knightley．Theprocessofherself-revelationisalsoEmma’sthreeself-examinationsandherthreepromotions.Justthroughtheflaw,weareabletogainaninsightintoherinnerthoughtsandunexpressedfeelings.Themoreweknowher,themorewelikeher，includinghersmallflaw.Throughthethreeself-revelations,Emma’scharmsshowinfrontofus.ThereasonofEmmainterestedinmatchmaking.InEmma,theeffectofEmma’sunrestrainedfancyonthecourseoflovegivesthenovelitscomiccharacter.InordertoanalyzethereasonswhyEmmaisfascinatedwithinvolvingtheyoungmenandyoungwomeninthemazeofmarriage,wehadbetterbeatouristandpsychologistwhocantourthelandscapeofhermindandanalyzeherpersonality.First,sheschemestobreaktheattachmentbetweenRobertMartinandHarrietSmithandtomakeamatchinsteadbetweenHarrietandMr.Elton.HavingmadeHarrietfallsinlovewithEltonwhileMartinisstillinlovewithHarriet,EmmadiscoversthatElton’spassionsaredirectedtowardsherself.EmmathenencouragesHarriettoimagineherselfinlovewithFrankChurchill,butChurchillissecretlyengagedtoJaneFairfax,whomMrs.WestonimaginesisbeingsoughtafterbyMr.Knightly.ButHarrietmisunderstandsEmma’shints,thinkingshemeanttoencourageherinanattachmenttoKnightly.HarrietthusfindsherselfinlovewithMr.Knightly,whomEmmafinallyrealizessheisinlovewithherself.Thus,Emmaisshapedintoanunskillfulmatchmakerthoughsheisneithersimple,norwithoutsense,norissheoftendeficientincomprehension.”Thetraditionalimageofamatchmakerisamiddle-agedwomanwhoispassionateandinquisitive,therefore,itisabnormalthatawomaninherfloweragehasastrongpassionofmatchmaking.Emmaisbeautiful,wealthyandintelligentwhoisalwaysthetargetoflovechasers.ItseemsthatalltheseconditionsprovideproperprerequisiteforhertoparticipateintheactivitiesofEmmastylematchmaking.Hermindcandowithseeingnothing---nothingofmajorimport,ornothingsheneedstotakeoverthemanagementof,andit“canseenothingthatdoesnotanswer”.Seeingwhatshesees,interpretingassheinterprets,andrespondingasshedoestowhatfeellikechangesintheweather.Infact,thesearefewpeopleadmittedtogenuineintimacy.OnthedepartureofMissTaylor,andtherearemanyreasonsforthenovel’sbeginningatthatfirstdeprivationofEmma’sexperience.Inthebeginning,Emmaislonelyinthemind.Sheneedstofilltheemptyspaceswithactivity,projects.InEmma’sage,women’splaceinsocietyisconfinedtohome.Theyhavefewaccessestotheoutsideworld.AlthoughEmmaiswelleducatedandhasbetterfamilybackground,theplaceofheractivityarealsolimitedinhersmallvillage.Despiteherfather’sandsister’sobsessionwithupset,Emmaisneverill;sheisinhealth.Inherstateof“intellectualsolitude”shedoesneedanddeservecompanymorestimulatingthanherfather’s;andshedoesneedanddeservehorizonswiderthanthoseinHighbury,orevenBoxHill.ConclusionInJaneAusten’sworks,EmmaisregardedasthemostsuccessfulheroineforherminutedescriptionofEmma’smistakes.Throughoutthestory,Emmaismakingmistakesalltheway.Totally,theyaresummedupasthreemajormistakes,whichleadtoherthreerevelationsandself-examinations.“Errormakesaman.”Makingmistakes，thenfindingout,correctingandlearningfromthem.Thisisthemostcommonprocessandalsothemosteffectivewayofaperson’sgrowth.Infact,Emmaistherepresentativefigureofpeoplewhogrowtomaturityinthisway，anditprovesthatEmmaissuccessful.Bytheway,Emma’sfaultsallowustoseeherfromanotherviewpoint,seehergoodsideandherbadsideandappreciatewhatshehas.Emmais“faultlessinspiteofherfaults”.Herfaultsmakehermorerealandhumansimilartous.Throughherfaults,weseearichlycharacter,notassuperficialasothers.Themorewegainaninsightintoherthroughherfaults，themorewelikeher.SowebelievethatEmmaisperfectforherimperfection,andholdinesteemthatshedeservesthetitleofthebeautyidealofthefemalecharacter,assheshouldbe.Finally，bothofthemwerefoundtheonetheyloved．JaneAustinthroughEmmawarnedpeople,don'ttrytochangeothers,anddon'ttrytocontrolothers.Begoodatknowingyourselfandunderstandingothers,adapttothesociety.Peopleshouldbeself-knowledge.Ifrespecteachother,discoverothersstrengthsandlearnfromeachother,willbeharmoniousinterpersonalrelationship.ThisisthethemeoftheEmma.Ithaveextremelystrongrealisticmeaning.Bibliography[1]Austin,Jane.Emma[M].Beijing:ForeignLanguageTeaching&ResearchPress,1994.[2]Austin,Jane.E