A Comparative Study of“Wuthering Heights”and“Record of a Golden Lock”.doc

A Comparative Study of“Wuthering Heights”and“Record of a Golden Lock” 摘要:《呼啸山庄》和《金锁记》都是著名的小说。本文旨在从四个方面比较两部作品:金钱与爱情,人格扭曲与复仇,城市与乡村环境,希望与绝望。前两部分是关于两者的相同之处,后两部分是不同之处。作者艾米莉#8226;#8226;勃朗特和张爱玲在各自的作品中展现和分析了主人公西斯克里夫与曹七巧的内心世界。 关键词:《呼啸山庄, 《金锁记》 In 1847, English writer Emily Brontes single and unique work “Wuthering Heights” was published. In China, about a hundred years later, “Record of a Golden Lock”, considered to be Eileen Chang (Zhang Ailing)’s greatest achievement, came out in 1943. The two works were not recognized when they were published and all opposed at first, the value and meaning of them was developed and agreed until many years later. This article will study “Wuthering Heights” and“Record of a Golden Lock” in order to find a way of building bridges between people to communicate and develop deep understanding. There are four aspects: Money and Love, Personality Distortion and Revenge, Urban area and Rural area, Hope and Despair. The first two aspects are the similarities, while the last two aspects deal with the differences between the two works. The paper will compare the two works in these aspects. Money and Love It is difficult to give a definite relationship between money and love. Nowadays, it is also difficult to get both money and love. Catherine and Heathcliff form a kind of indispensable union and emotional bond, and Cao Qiqiao loves Jiang Jize with her life. But in making marriage choice, they all choose money first. “Wuthering Heights” and “Record of a Golden Lock” describe their struggle between money and love from different aspects. Catherine says:“My great miseries in this world have been Heathcliff? miseries, and I watched and felt each form the beginning; my great thought in living is himself. If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and, if all else remained, and he was annihilated, the Universe would turn to a mighty stranger. I should not seem a part of it.” (“Wuthering Heights” P 82) This sh