论乔治奥威尔《动物庄园》的象征主义英语本科毕业论文.doc

本科毕业论文 题 目 论乔治·奥威尔《动物庄园》的象征主义 学 生 学 号 指导教师 年 级 专 业 二级学院 On the Symbolism in George Orwell ′s Animal Farm By Li Yuan Supervisor: Associate Professor Xue Mei A Thesis Submitted to School of Foreign Languages Of Handan College in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirement for the Degree Of Bachelor of Arts Handan, China May, 2012 Acknowledgements I?am?glad?to?express?my?gratitude.?First?of?all,?I?would?like?to extend my most sincere gratitude to my teacher Xue Mei, for her constant encouragement and guidance. She has walked me through all the stages of the writing of this thesis. In this period she has given me much advices and useful suggestions on my thesis. I thank her for generously sharing her knowledge and time, for being patient with my questions. The?research?in?this?article?would?not?have?been?possible?without?her?help.?I am also thankful to other professors, who have taught me and enlightened me with their instructive lectures. What’s more, I am also thankful to my classmates, especially my roommates who have offered much help. And they have provided me with reference materials of great value. Last my thanks would go to my beloved family for their loving considerations and great confidence in me all through these years. I am grateful to my parents for their unfailing understand and considerate care. Abstract The famous novel Animal Farm is one of the works written by George Orwell. This novel is his masterpiece and published in England in 1945. Time magazine regards the book as one of the 100 best English-language novels. The various usage of symbolism in Animal Farm makes the novel as a famous work of the world. This thesis intends to analyze the symbolism in this novel. It is mainly divided into three parts. Chapter One mainly analyzes the author’s use of symbolism in the different characters. The animals of the main characters represent different people according to the story. Chapter Two focuses on the symbolism of th