【英语论文】维多利亚时期的小说《呼啸山庄》（英文）

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1、WutheringHeightsasaVictorianNovel维多利亚时期的小说《呼啸山庄》WutheringHeightsisinthesameethicalandmoraltraditionastheothergreatVictoriannovels.ItscriticismofsocietyisasfierceasCharlotteBronte'sorDickens'....[Much]ofthesamespiritinterfusesthenovelsofCharlotteandEmilyBronte.Forbothwriters,societyandwhatpass

2、esforcivilizationaresynonymouswithselfishness.Bothshowfamilylifeasasortofopenwarfare,adeadlystruggleformoneyandpower.BothseeorganizedreligionasineffectiveorhypocriticalorsocoldandharshastobeinhumaneanddeflectedfromtrueChristianideals.ThecharactersinCharlotteBronte'sfirsttwonovelshavetofaceman

3、yofthesameproblemsconfrontingthecharactersinWutheringHeights,andtheyreachthesameconclusions.BothWilliamCrimsworth(inTheProfessor)andJaneEyrerejectthemaster-slaverelationshipasstaticandstultifyingandcometotheteacher-pupilrelationshipastheonethatallowsforgrowthandthefulfillmentofhumanpotential.

4、Similarly,CatherineLintonandHaretonEarnshawseethefutilityofHeathcliff'sdesireforrevengeanddomination(hisseeingtheworldsolelyintermsofthemaster-slaverelationshipwhenlovefailshim)andaffirmcivilizationandcivilizedvaluesintermsoftheteacher-pupilrelationship.AttheoutsetHeathcliffismuchliketheorpha

5、nsinotherVictoriannovels--OliverTwist,orJaneEyre,orPip.Heisalone,anoutcast,asmuchan"alien"or"interloper"amongtheEarnshawsasJaneEyreisinGatesheadHall.ThefamilyhereisdefinedmuchasCharlotteBronteportraysitinJaneEyreorinherthirdnovel,Shirley.First,thefamilyclosesagainstthestranger.JustastheReedsf

6、earJanesimplybecausesheisdifferentfromeveryoneelseandthusseemstoposeathreat,sotheEarnshawsarerepelledbyHeathcliff'sappearance.Helookslikea"gypsybrat"...andMrs.Earnshawisreadytoflinghimoutofthehouse.JustastheReedsforceJanetoknowher"place"bymakingherlivewiththeservants,theEarnshawsattempttodehu

7、manizeHeathcliff.Heisan"it"tothem...,anobject,notaperson.Heisgivenafirstname,notalastname,asthoughtoemphasizethathecanneverbepartofthefamily....HeathcliffisasmuchadiscordamongtheEarnshawsasJaneEyreisamongtheReeds.Thechildrenarejealousofhim.Ol