成长奇遇记——《爱丽丝梦游仙境》中隐含主题的分析【毕业论文】.doc

1、（20_届）本科毕业设计英语成长奇遇记爱丽丝梦游仙境中隐含主题的分析THEANALYSISOFTHEUNDERLYINGTHEMEOFALICESADVENTUREINWONDERLANDI摘要爱丽斯梦游仙境这部童话小说行文不拘一格，充满了离奇的童真幻想。但是透过这些荒诞的想象、幽默的文字，我们却能发现小说中的象征意义和对现实社会的描写。本文试从对爱丽丝梦游仙境中的角色人物，情节线索，以及它们的象征三个方面的分析，揭示出文本中”成长”这一隐含主题，以及这本童话和其隐含主题对后世文学和当代文化的影响，体会这本童话小说带来独特与奇幻的“成长”旅程。关键词爱丽丝梦游仙境；隐含主题；”成长”IIABS

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