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The Narrators Who Grow up in the Heroes’ Tragedies

Author: DingZuoZuo
Tutor: WangZuo
School: PLA Foreign Languages ??Institute
Course: English Language and Literature
Keywords: Narrator Grow up Starting point Emotion
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Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2007
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Conrad's masterpiece, \Fitzgerald's masterpiece \Novel published laid Fitzgerald's position in American literature. The famous American poet, literary critic, Nobel Prize winner in literature Eliot's words, \These two works, critics have applied various theoretical tools of multi-angle, multi-level of analysis, reviews, books and articles too numerous to mention. However, the use of the theory of archetypal criticism to conduct a comparative analysis of these two works narrator - Mallory and Nick grew up, no one so far to get involved. As a the literary prototype mitzvah mostly followed the some common creative model: the story often from the young protagonist experiencing some kind of encounter or witnessed some evil lost innocence-old; these experiences so that their hearts had been shaken by know what to do from the beginning to gradually adapt from escapism to face life. They are coming to understand how to survive in this complex world lost its original splendor. Wilfred L. Guerin et al write literary criticism Methods Manual \returned (return); hero leave the familiar environment he grew up alone to a strange environment, began his journey of growth, in a strange environment, he will face never encountered problems withstood the initial life setbacks, even in the face of danger. The reality will correct his naive understanding of the world, crushing his naive ideal. In this growth journey, his outlook on life with the revelation of the truth of life and gradually change the final completion of the first metamorphosis of his life, and then to return to their homes. Chose the narrator compare these two works, mainly for two reasons: First, the two works of narrative structure and narrative skills there are many similarities. For example, these two works have taken \an important figure in the novel, or reviews of novel, spokesperson for the entire plot of the story development plays a vital role, and so on; Second, the two works are about the narrator's growth story. Western fairy tales often this episode: a warrior left home to go on a safari or a treasure hunt, sometimes triumphant return after experiencing a setback, but usually become more wise. \However, another type of novel, the hero of the story, that the perpetrators did not grow spectator of the story but never the hero's experience in the study and understanding of the truth, the moral and psychological growth. \In these two works, the narrator of the story get a sense of growth, and the hero of the story is a rigid flat figures, they just play the role of the mirror in the growth process of the narrator. Therefore, this article is intended prototypes critical theory and comparative analysis of the process of growth experienced by the main narrator in \The growth here is not generalized from childishness to maturity \In this paper, Mallory growth for his understanding of the essential aspects of colonialism devastated human growth; Nick growth is the growth in the understanding of the illusory nature of the American Dream. As the core text to Mallory and Nick's \multiple functions. Text both narrator, is also the story of the witnesses; both important figures, and reviewers. The first part discusses the Mallory and Nick growth process in common, namely three stages. The first stage is the \So left home alone to the eastern and seek development. The second stage is the \He gradually realized that the imperialists claimed to bring civilization to the backward areas \understanding of the nature elevated to another level; Nick east, very envious of the success of the people around the money, and grew to like the city on New York, but then he gradually found in the eastern part of high society represented by Tom and Daisy selfish and callous, especially Gatsby's death made him have a deep understanding of the American Dream. The third stage is the \Gatsby the end, Nick returned to his birth and growth of the Midwest, but he lives in the eastern part of the experience was such a nightmare lingering in his mind, \get a glimpse of the human heart, a tremendous honor \The second part discusses the two differences in Mallory, and Nick growth process. First at the starting point they began to grow: Mallory shortly after the start Africa tour began gradually became aware of the essence of imperialism, the the two witches Huiyi woman seen at the entrance of the company so he outset ominous feeling, then, along the way, he witnessed the eerie sight of the African bush in foreign colonialists plundered under: cottage languished, hungry and die of hunger everywhere, locked issued by the chains of servitude rhythm clangor; the starving natives fall by the wayside dying: scarred corpse still sported bullet holes. Mallory had never even seen Klotz, the dream has been shattered half Klotz's death just to enhance his understanding of imperialism to new heights; Nick's situation is different, he arrived in New York after \after the death of his selfish and cold fishes of the eastern part of the high society people represented by Tom and Daisy and the \The second difference is that their evolution protagonist feelings: Mallory Klotz Evolution doped little worship curiosity to disgust, at first, he was eager to see Bates just out of curiosity, feel very shocked and disgusted when he saw Klotz the local indigenous buried Klotz, he did not go to a; Nick is different he Gatsby emotional evolution experienced a \The turning point, that is curious - disgusted - identity (friendship). At first, he is also out of curiosity close to Gatsby. Know Gatsby, he disagreed with Gatsby many practices. But then, in-depth exchanges with Gatsby, he gradually found a body Gatsby's glittering; he admires Gatsby \perseverance; near the end of the novel, he told the Gatsby shouting: \after, he is the only one left who back him care of the funeral, and these show that the ultimate Nick put a deep affection for Gatsby. Conclusion that Mallory and Nick difference in growth starting point: imperialist ideals and the \Mallory and Nick difference in the emotional investment of each hero that: Conrad critical the imperialist attitude the Bi Feici critique of the American Dream Gerrard attitude to strengthen much, Fitzgerald critique of the American Dream At the same time, also its illusions, and this is also reflected in his other works. Fitzgerald, in a letter to one of his friends Ludlow Fowler explained his own views on Gatsby: \illusion to make this world seem vibrant, as long as they have with some magical sheen. \Fitzgerald dream this comment to a large extent, also shows us the modern American spiritual world. Although the goal of the American Dream small or even insignificant, and in the face of harsh reality, have been thwarted time and again, but there are still cherished the dream of a variety of so many people in the United States. So an ideal of the American dream is the American society is indispensable, even if this ideal can never become a reality.

The Narrators Who Grow up in the Heroes’ Tragedies

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