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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10、ROLLISTHEMOSTQUOTEDAUTHORINTHEWORLD,ANDTHAT,SHORTOFTHEBIBLE,THEALICEBOOKISTHEMOSTWIDELYANDFREQUENTLYTRANSLATEDANDPUBLISHEDTHROUGHOUTTHEWORLDLIUWEN,2010P31INFACT,THEBOOKSCHARACTERSANDLANGUAGEHAVEBECOMEAPRECIOUSPARTOFTHEENGLISHCULTUREITISMOREEVENSURPRISINGTOSEEHOWMANYPEOPLEHAVEDEVOTEDTHEIRRESEARCHINTO
11、CARROLLANDHISALICENEVERHASABOOKINTENDEDFORCHILDRENATTRACTEDSUCHAMULTITUDEOFRESEARCHERSANDCRITICSLOGICIANS,LITERARYCRITICS,PSYCHOLOGICALCRITICSANDPSYCHOLOGISTS,EXPERTSONCHILDRENSLITERATURE,SCIENTISTS,BIOGRAPHICALINTERPRETERSANDEVENDOCTORSATFIRSTGLANCELEWISCARROLLSBOOK,ALICESADVENTURESINWONDERLANDCANS
12、EEMTOBEFANCIFULNONSENSEONLYFITFORCHILDRENHOWEVERTHISNONSENSETHINLYVEILSVERYRELEVANTTHEMES,MANYOFWHICHWEREPROFOUNDLYCRUCIALTOVICTORIANSOCIETYANDITSLITERATUREWHILENUMEROUSTHEMESDOCOMEUPTHROUGHOUTTHEBOOK,THEMOSTIMPORTANTISTHESYMBOLISM,THEDIVIDEDSELF,ANDACRISISOFFAITHALLOFTHESETHEMESIMPACTALICEINDIFFERE
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22、URADULTWORLD,ALICEHASTOOVERCOMETHEOPENMINDEDNESSTHATISCHARACTERISTICOFCHILDRENAPPARENTLY,ADULTSNEEDRULESTOLIVEBYBUTMOSTPEOPLEADHERETOTHOSERULESBLINDLYNOW,WITHOUTASKINGTHEMSELVESWHYTHISLEADSTOTHEINCOMPREHENSIBLEANDSOMETIMESARBITRARYBEHAVIORTHATALICEEXPERIENCESINWONDERLANDWHENENTERINGWONDERLANDALICEEN
23、COUNTERSAWAYOFLIVINGANDREASONINGTHATISQUITEDIFFERENTFROMHEROWNADUCHESSISDETERMINEDTOFINDAMORALINEVERYTHINGANDTHETRIALSTHATSEEMTOBEVERYUNJUSTBUTDURINGTHEJOURNEYTHROUGHWONDERLAND,ALICELEARNSTOUNDERSTANDTHEADULTWORLDSOMEWHATMOREINFACT,SHEISGROWINGUPTHISISALSOREPRESENTEDBYHERPHYSICALCHANGESDURINGTHESTOR
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25、EADINGP44INTHEENDALICEHASADAPTEDANDLOSTMOSTOFHERVIVIDIMAGINATIONTHATCOMESWITHCHILDHOODSHEREALIZESWHATTHECREATURESINWONDERLANDREALLYARENOTHINGBUTAPACKOFCARDSATTHISPOINT,SHEHASMATUREDTOOMUCHTOSTAYINWONDERLAND,THEWORLDOFTHECHILDREN,ANDWAKESUPINTOTHEREALWORLD,THEWORLDOFADULTSINCONCLUSION,THEUNDERLYINGAN
26、DTHECENTERTHEMEOFALICESADVENTURESINWONDERLANDISGROWINGUP,INOTHERWORDS,ALICESSTRUGGLETOADAPTTOTHERULESOFTHISNEWWORLDSYMBOLICALLY,ITISALICESSTRUGGLETOADAPTTOTHESTRANGERULESANDBEHAVIORSOFADULTSSHE,INHERDREAM,WASCAPTUREDBYAWHIRLWINDOFCONFUSINGANDINTIMIDATINGSITUATIONSANDCIRCUMSTANCESHERMAKINGITTHROUGHWO
27、NDERLANDANDBACKINTOREALITYWASANACCOMPLISHMENTTHATEARNEDHERASTRONGER,MOREMATUREANDPREPAREDMINDWHILESTILLMAINTAININGHERCHILDLIKEINNOCENCETHROUGHOUTTHEBOOK,ALICEISCAUGHTINAWHIRLWINDOFCHALLENGESTHESETRIALSMAKEPOSSIBLEBOTHANOUTWARDANDINWARDGROWTHBECAUSESHEFINDSTHESTRENGTHTOPERSIST212THEREALADVENTUREEXPLO
28、RATIONOFTHEADULTWORLDINADREAMWORLD,THEDEFINITIONSOFREALITYSEEMTOBENOLONGERVIABLETHEYBECOMETWISTEDANDMULTIPLIEDEACHDEFINITIONCANBEMOLDEDINTOANEWFORMTHECONNECTIONSBETWEENOBJECTSANDTHEIRDEFINITIONSARELIQUID,ANDSEEMINGLYINAPPLICABLETOTHEWAKINGREALITYAND4YET,ASLEWISCARROLLPROPOSESINALICEINWONDERLAND,THED
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30、T,THESTORYABOUTALICEFALLINGTHROUGHARABBITHOLEANDFINDINGHERSELFINASILLYANDNONSENSEWORLDISFAIRLYGUILELESSASATALETHEUNDERLYINGSTORY,THEONEABOUTAGIRLMATURINGAWAYFROMHOMEINWHATSEEMSTOBEAWORLDRULEDBYCHAOSANDNONSENSE,ISQUITEAFRIGHTENINGONEALLTHETIME,ALICEFINDSHERSELFCONFRONTEDWITHDIFFERENTSITUATIONSINVOLVI
31、NGVARIOUSDIFFERENTANDCURIOUSANIMALSBEINGALLALONESHEHASNTGOTANYHELPATALLFROMHOMEORTHEWORLDOUTSIDEOFWONDERLANDLEWISCARROLLDESCRIBESTHEFALLINTOTHERABBITHOLEASVERYLONGANDHEMENTIONSBOOKSHELVESONTHESIDESOFTHEHOLEPERHAPSITISANESCAPEINTOLITERATUREHEHINTSATCARROLLISANEXPERTATPUNSANDIRONYTHEPARTWITHTHEMADTEAP
32、ARTYISONEOFTHEBESTEXAMPLESOFTHISTHERESALOTOFHUMORINTHEFIRSTALICEBOOK,BUTINTHESECONDTHEMOODGETSABITDARKERANDMOREMELANCHOLICTHETHEMEWITHALICEGROWINGANDSHRINKINGINTODIFFERENTSIZESCOULDREFLECTTHEUPSANDDOWNSOFADOLESCENCEWITHYOUNGPEOPLESOMETIMESFEELINGADULTANDSOMETIMESQUITETHEOPPOSITETHEHESITATIONSOTYPICA
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34、AYSHERBODYWORKSINHERFEELINGSAREMUCHSHAKENFROMHERADVENTURESANDSHECRIESQUITEOFTENWHENITSIMPOSSIBLETOOBEYTHERULESOFTHEWONDERLANDORISITADULTHOODEVERYTHINGISSOOUTOFTHEWAYDOWNHEREP10,ASALICEOFTENREPEATSTOHEROWNSELFALICEDOESNTLIKETHEANIMALSINWONDERLANDWHOTREATHERASACHILD,BUTSOMETIMESSHEGETSDAUNTEDBYTHERESP
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38、GSWILLREARTHEIRUGLYHEADTHEPRESENTPAPERATTEMPTSTOANALYSISTHESYMBOLISMSBEHINDTHECHARACTERS,THENTOFURTHERTHESTUDYOFUNDERLYINGTHEMEINTHEBOOK221ANALYSISOFTHESYMBOLICCHARACTERSALICEALICEISREASONABLE,WELLTRAINED,ANDPOLITEFROMTHESTART,SHEISAMINIATURE,MIDDLECLASSVICTORIANLADYCONSIDEREDINTHISWAY,SHEISTHEPERFE
39、CTFOIL,ORCOUNTERPOINT,ORCONTRAST,FORALLTHEUNSOCIAL,BADMANNEREDECCENTRICSWHOMSHEMEETSINWONDERLANDALICESCONSTANTRESOURCEANDSTRENGTHISHERCOURAGETIMEANDAGAIN,HERDIGNITY,HERDIRECTNESS,HERCONSCIENTIOUSNESS,ANDHERARTOFCONVERSATIONALLFAILHERBUTWHENTHECHIPSAREDOWN,ALICEREVEALSSOMETHINGTOTHEQUEENOFHEARTSTHATI
40、SSPUNKINDEED,ALICEHASALLTHEVICTORIANVIRTUES,INCLUDINGAQUAINTCAPACITYFORRATIONALIZATIONYETITISALICESCOMMONSENSETHATMAKESTHEQUARRELSOMEWONDERLANDCREATURESSEEMPERVERSEINSPITEOFWHATTHEYCONSIDERTOBETHEIRADULTIDENTITIESCERTAINLY,ALICEFITSNOCONVENTIONALSTEREOTYPESHEISNEITHERANGELNORBRATSHESIMPLYHASANOVERWH
41、ELMINGCURIOSITY,BUTITISMATCHEDBYRESTRAINTANDMODERATIONSHEISBALANCEDINOTHERWAYS,TOOTOCONTROLHERGROWTHANDSHRINKING,SHEONLYSAMPLESTHECAKELABELEDEATMEANDNEVERISTHEREAHINTTHATSHEWOULDSEEKTOUSEHERSIZEADVANTAGETOCONTROLHERFATEANDSETDICTATORIALRULESOFBEHAVIORFORWONDERLANDTHECATERPILLARTAKESOFFENSEWHENSHECOM
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